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“She’s Bouncing the Ball!” On the Uncanny Way Octopuses Play

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Secrets in Amber: How Trees Help Preserve Essential Prehistory

Secrets in Amber: How Trees Help Preserve Essential Prehistory

Daniel Lewis on the Millennia-Long History of Insects, and What It Can Teach Us

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Avian Teachers: On What We Can Learn from Birds

Avian Teachers: On What We Can Learn from Birds

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A Betrayal of Instinct: What Happens to Human Body When It Stops Eating

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John Oakes on the Scientific and Biological Processes Behind Fasting

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The Man Who Remembered Everything—and Thought It Was Normal

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