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What Fascination With UFOs Reveals About Conspiratorial Thinking in America

What Fascination With UFOs Reveals About Conspiratorial Thinking in America

Adam Kirsch Explores the Intersection of Belief in Aliens and Lack of Trust in Institutions and Experts

By Adam Kirsch | September 16, 2026

How I Learned to Love My Dog By Observing His Behavior

How I Learned to Love My Dog By Observing His Behavior

Anna Heyward: “If I watched and waited, open to what Freddie could show me, something would become clear.”

By Anna Heyward | September 10, 2026

What Peatlands Can Teach Us About Time

What Peatlands Can Teach Us About Time

Jennifer de Mooy on the Carbon Under Our Feet

By Jennifer de Mooy | September 9, 2026

Is Time Even Real? Does It Even Flow?

Is Time Even Real? Does It Even Flow?

Jim Al-Khalili on the Physics that Make the Universe Tick

By Jim al-Khalili | September 4, 2026

What the World’s Nightscapes Reveal About Our Dependence on Artificial Light

What the World’s Nightscapes Reveal About Our Dependence on Artificial Light

Sara B. Pritchard on the History and Future of Days and Nights Across the Globe

By Sara B. Pritchard | August 25, 2026

How Orchids Inspired the Groundbreaking Work of Charles Darwin

How Orchids Inspired the Groundbreaking Work of Charles Darwin

Rowan Hooper on the Hidden Life of a Remarkable Flower

By Rowan Hooper | August 20, 2026

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On Good Fat, Bad Fat, and the Problems With BMI

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Where Does the Will To Live Come From... in Humans and Nonhumans Alike?

Where Does the Will To Live Come From... in Humans and Nonhumans Alike?

Melanie Challenger on the Mysteries of Sentient Agency

By Melanie Challenger | August 14, 2026

“We Live Inside the Sun.” Who Studies the Universe Changes How We See the Universe

“We Live Inside the Sun.” Who Studies the Universe Changes How We See the Universe

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For 50 Years the Major Oil Companies Have Known They’re Destroying the Planet

For 50 Years the Major Oil Companies Have Known They’re Destroying the Planet

James Crawford on Why Big Oil Chooses Profit over Preservation

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What Barriers Do Women in Science Face When Trying to Publish?

What Barriers Do Women in Science Face When Trying to Publish?

Jennifer Rubin Grandis on Confronting Systemic Bias in Academic Publishing

By Jennifer Rubin Grandis | July 27, 2026

Why “Shifting Baseline Syndrome” Makes It Harder to Save the Planet

Why “Shifting Baseline Syndrome” Makes It Harder to Save the Planet

Jason Dove Mark on the Ways Environmental Amnesia Influences Our Perception of the Natural World

By Jason Dove Mark | July 15, 2026

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