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The process of digging into hard questions makes the moment of discovery all the more satisfying.
Archetypes of creation and the origin of all things.
Superposition, entanglement, qubits, and Google’s big announcement.
New research provides insights on the effect of the lunar cycles on wildlife behavior.
The view from way out there really puts things in perspective.
Lucy in the Sky film doesn’t deliver what it implies, but is a wacky docudrama instead.
While the blockbuster franchise might have given us a distorted view of science’s capabilities to address species extinction, new research might come close to “resurrecting” lost species’ DNA.
For now, artificial intelligence is nothing to fear. But as it rapidly develops in the years ahead?
A lifelong fan on why she’s drawn to the magnificent gas giant.
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A study at the University of Oregon puts a longstanding myth to rest.
In his book, Earth Emotions, Glenn Albrecht coins “psychoterratic.”
Objects coming into our solar system have an origins story to tell.
So much for rest in peace.
From Newton to today’s scientists, we’re only seeing part of the story unfold.
Barbara J. King on animal emotions, anthropomorphism, and the future of the planet.
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Can we ever be really sure we’ve learned everything about nature?
An extinction events expert sounds a dire warning.
The third in a three-part series on the history of research on the origin of life.
The second in a three-part series on the history of research on the origin of life.
The first in a three-part series on the history of research on the origin of life.
Can nicotine keep Alzheimer’s at bay? Dave Asprey explains how natural drugs can create super humans.
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Cognitive psychologist Donald Hoffman hypothesizes we evolved to experience a collective delusion — not objective reality.
Atop hundreds of bus stops, rest stops for bees.
Our antipathy toward the natural world is bad. But it’s not too late to change.