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The map shows the movements of seven different wolves over the course of a season.
It doesn’t matter what you’re reading, as long as you’re reading.
The Bajau people’s nomadic lifestyle has given them remarkable adaptions, enabling them to stay underwater for unbelievable periods of time. Their lifestyle, however, is quickly disappearing.
An orangutan has settled into a Florida home after a court granted her personhood rights. But what is the basis for personhood?
The British economic anthropologist Jason Hickel proposes “degrowth” in the face of recession.
When it comes to cryptocurrency, Bitcoin has long been the king of the hill thanks to its status as the founder of the young industry and its first-mover appeal. A […]
We found 10 video games that kids will love (and they’ll secretly be learning, too).
Can we ever be really sure we’ve learned everything about nature?
Scientists still don’t fully understand how abstaining from animal products affects the body.
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“Nothing but naked people: fat ones, thin ones, old, young…”
In his new book, The Deep History of Ourselves, Joseph LeDoux explains where we come from.
Fionn Ferreira will receive $50,000 for winning Google’s annual student competition.
One often-neglected result of climate change is ocean acidification. If this process continues, we may start to see fewer fish and more jellyfish.
The bid to buy Greenland is unlikely to become seriously considered.
Why a 400-mile enclosure around the North Sea is not as crazy as it sounds
For many, 2020 will not be remembered as a “best of” much. We don’t need to repeat the reasons here; it’s sufficient to point out that a 100-year pandemic was […]
A gift guide of the hottest educational toys for your budding scientist, engineer, or mathematician.
Researchers discover government agencies use facial recognition software on photos from local DMVs.
To get a sense of faraway places, these ‘atlases’ let the locals give you their perspective.
Most of the Moon’s effects on Earth are small and imperceptible. But for the grunion, it’s absolutely essential. Although it’s the closest astronomical body to Earth, the Moon is still […]
If economic growth knowingly increases mass-scale suffering, can we stop chasing it?
Although they may be healthier in many ways, more ethical, and better for the environment, restrictive diets don’t come without their challenges.
What if patience, and maybe other personality features too, are more a product of where we are than who we are?
A new report argues that we stand to gain a lot economically by investing in 5 key areas.
Most elderly individuals’ brains degrade over time, but some match — or even outperform — younger individuals on cognitive tests.
It’s only the second pocket shark specimen ever discovered.
Advances in satellite imagery are shining a light.
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