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Scientists are getting serious about UFOs. Here’s why

For millennia, humans have seen inexplicable things in the sky. Some have been beautiful, some have been...

She’s the New Face of Climate Activism—and She’s Carrying a Pickax

The atmosphere is more festival than crime scene. There’s an accordionist, and two men in beanie hats...

Hundreds of snake species get a new origin story

The ancestors of cobras and related snakes first emerged in Asia roughly 35 million years ago. Many...

Public Health Experts Want Coca-Cola and the Olympics to Break Up

The Coca-Cola Company is the longest-standing sponsor of the Olympic Games—a relationship dating so far back that...

‘Then I Am Myself the World’ ponders what it means to be conscious

Then I Am Myself the WorldChristof KochBasic Books, $30 The human brain is the most...

Why a small seabird dares to fly toward cyclones

Tropical cyclones are synonymous with destruction. But at least one seabird may take advantage of them as...

Pheromone fingers may help poison frogs mate

During mating, some male poison frogs embrace their partner’s face in a love-potion-laced hug.  The amorous amphibians...

Mountain Bikers Are Rewilding Land by Paying the Government to Do It

The dark spaces beneath the conifers make it feel as if the mountain bikers are emerging from...

Climate change is driving the extreme heat baking France’s Olympics

Il fait trop chaud. The Paris Olympics officially opened on July 26, just in time for athletes...

Jane Goodall Thinks It’s Not Too Late to Save the World

Jane Goodall understands better than most the impact humans have had on the planet. The world, the...

‘Gem’ of a Proof Breaks 80-Year-Old Record, Offers New Insights Into Prime Numbers

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine.Sometimes mathematicians try to tackle a problem head...

See the Perseids and Southern Delta Aquariids in a Stunning Double Meteor Shower

Get ready to see a double meteor shower featuring one of the biggest and brightest meteor showers...
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