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Scientists Are Mapping the Boundaries of What Is Knowable and Unknowable

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine.The French scholar Pierre-Simon Laplace crisply articulated his...

Welcome to the Worst Allergy Season Ever

This story originally appeared on Vox and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.The warming spring air...

SpaceX Took a Big Step Toward Reusing Starship’s Super Heavy Booster

SpaceX is having trouble with Starship's upper stage after back-to-back failures, but engineers are making remarkable progress...

How U.S. public health cuts could raise risks of infectious diseases

At 6 a.m. on March 25, Philip Huang, director of the Dallas County Health and Human Services...

The ozone layer shields life on Earth. We’ll soon lose a key way to monitor its health

Humankind will soon lose a great deal of vigilance over the ozone layer, which shields life on...

Gila monsters may struggle to survive climate change

For Gila monsters that live in the warming Mojave Desert, relocating to beat the heat may not...

Torpedo Bats and the Physics of the Sweet Spot

In any sport, having the best gear can make all the difference. Swimmers want a suit with...

A shingles vaccine may also help reduce dementia risk

People who receive the live-attenuated shingles vaccine may have a lower likelihood of being diagnosed with dementia...

Fermenting miso in orbit reveals how space can affect a food’s taste

McKenzie Prillaman is a science and health journalist based in Washington, DC. She holds a bachelor’s...

Skin cells emit slow electric pulses after injury

Wounded skin cells scream with slow-motion electric pulses. Such electric spikes are a surprise because only nerve...

This Startup Says It Can Clean Your Blood of Microplastics

This is a non-exhaustive list of places microplastics have been found: Mount Everest, the Mariana Trench, Antarctic...

In Search of the Last Wild Axolotls

axolotls are critically endangered. According to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, these aquatic monsters—a national...
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