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Woman with cat
Life

Cats moved in with us thousands of years ago and now number in the billions. A biologist explains how they did it without even evolving

By Jonathan Losos and The Conversation
August 5, 2023
Man eating bagel and working on smartphone
Life

‘Social jet lag’ is damaging people’s diets, scientists warn—but there’s one thing you can do to avoid it

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August 2, 2023
Artistic rendering of a person who has money on his mind
Features

Inside the brain of the billionaire visionary: narcissism, risk, and disordered personality traits

By
July 30, 2023
Greenland ice sheet
Environment

The scientists who figured out exactly when Greenland was ice-free reveal what it shows about our warming planet

By Paul Bierman, Tammy Rittenour and The Conversation
July 24, 2023
Phoenix tortoise
Environment

A paleoclimate scientist explains why he cringes at the 100,000-year heat—and how far back in prehistory it was really this hot

By Darrell Kaufman and The Conversation
July 23, 2023
Marc Tessier-Lavigne
Success

Stanford’s president is resigning, retracting 3 papers and correcting 2 others after investigation of misconduct claims

By Janie Har and The Associated Press
July 19, 2023
Engineers build a small home using disposable diapers in Indonesia
Commentary

Engineers build a small home using disposable diapers in Indonesia

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July 13, 2023
The first connectome of an adult animal brain.
Tech

Scientists just used A.I. to map a fruit fly’s brain. Here’s why it’s a ‘turning point in neuroscience’

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July 8, 2023
aging man
Health

Anti-aging is a ‘double-edged sword,’ says a biologist who studies how your cells and molecules just get more tired as you get older

By Ellen Quarles and The Conversation
July 7, 2023
Orangutan
Health

I study orangutans and found that wildfires made them sound like heavy smokers. They also got lazier and started binge-eating

By Wendy M. Erb and The Conversation
June 25, 2023
Lab-grown meat
Health

‘Lab-grown’ meat gets first ever nod from US regulators: ”The most common response we get is, ‘Oh, it tastes like chicken”

By Jonel Aleccia, Laura Ungar and The Associated Press
June 21, 2023
David Herskowitz
Lifestyle

Blood residue on caveman weapons over 13,000 years old reveals how humans hunted mammoths, giant sloths and other megafauna during the Ice Age

By Christopher R. Moore and The Conversation
June 17, 2023
Glass blower
Lifestyle

Glass isn’t a liquid or a solid, and scientists are still discovering new aspects of the millennia-old material

By John Mauro, Katelyn Kirchner and The Conversation
June 14, 2023
A.I. researchers: ‘If we want A.I. to be good, we must nurture it like we would a child’
Commentary

A.I. researchers: ‘If we want A.I. to be good, we must nurture it like we would a child’

By Tero Ojanpera, Timo Vuori and Quy Nguyen Huy
June 14, 2023
Joseph Dituri
Success

Florida man who calls himself ‘Dr. Deep Sea’ resurfaces after spending 3 months and 9 days underwater to extend ‘human tolerance for the underwater world’

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June 10, 2023

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