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On the Long Debated Origin Story of Domestic Chickens

On the Long Debated Origin Story of Domestic Chickens

Gina G. Warren Considers the History of the Backyard Bird

By Gina G. Warren | June 1, 2021

On the Public Health Consequences of the Palm Oil Revolution

On the Public Health Consequences of the Palm Oil Revolution

Jocelyn C. Zuckerman Looks at How the Industry Has Affected the Developing World

By Jocelyn C. Zuckerman | May 27, 2021

Wildfires and Climate Lies: On the Myth of the “Tidy Forest”

Wildfires and Climate Lies: On the Myth of the “Tidy Forest”

Chad Hanson: We Need Our Old, Messy Woods

By Chad Hanson | May 27, 2021

How Science Has Revealed the Inner Consciousness of Invertebrates

How Science Has Revealed the Inner Consciousness of Invertebrates

Jonathan Balcombe Considers the Captivating Mental Lives of Insects

By Jonathan Balcombe | May 25, 2021

On the Evolutionary Uses of Storytelling

On the Evolutionary Uses of Storytelling

How Counterfactual Realities Make Us Better Thinkers

By Kenneth Cukier, Viktor Mayer-Scönberger, and Francis de Véricourt | May 24, 2021

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Does a Color Exist If We Don’t Have a Name For It?

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The Truth is Out There: On the Wild and Divisive World of Cryptozoology

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Objectophilia: On the People Who Fall in Love with Inanimate Things

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