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Scientists are people too, a new book reminds readers

The Shape of WonderAlan Lightman and Martin ReesPantheon, $28 One of my closest friends is a...

A Super-Energetic Neutrino That Reached Earth in 2023 Has Been Confirmed to Be Real. But Where Did It Come From?

In February 2023, a cosmic particle detector housed deep in the Mediterranean Sea recorded the arrival of...

An Ancient Penis Worm With Rings of Sharp Teeth Has Been Discovered in the Grand Canyon

About 500 million years ago, the Grand Canyon was a great sea, and among the creatures it...

The West Texas Measles Outbreak Has Ended

A large measles outbreak in Texas that has affected 762 people has now ended, according to an...

These female divers spend more time underwater than any other humans

The Haenyeo women who dive deep into the East China Sea to harvest sea urchins and shellfish...

Astronauts need oxygen. Magnets could help

Senior physics writer Emily Conover has a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Chicago. She...

The End of Handwriting

People often credit my good handwriting to my Catholic school education—like a nun with a ruler and...

The Plan to Turn the Caribbean’s Glut of Sargassum Into Biofuel

IN the Caribbean, summer is supposed to be the season of sun, sand, and crystal clear waters—for...

What Is the Electric Constant and Why Should You Care?

It's fun to think about the fundamental physical constants. These are special values used in our models...

AI Is Designing Bizarre New Physics Experiments That Actually Work

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine.There are precision measurements, and then there’s the...

UN Plastics Treaty Talks Once Again End in Failure

This story originally appeared on Grist and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.Diplomats from around the...

Ancient hominids made long road trips to collect stone for tools

Starting at least 2.6 million years ago, East African toolmakers became tech-savvy road warriors. Those hominids, perhaps...
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