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Dust, Desolation, and Awe: Rebecca Boyle on Would It Be Like to Return to the Moon

Dust, Desolation, and Awe: Rebecca Boyle on Would It Be Like to Return to the Moon

The Author of “Our Moon” on the Gritty Business of Survival on a Distant Rock

By Rebecca Boyle | February 8, 2024

How an Icelandic Bird Led to the Discovery of Human-Caused Extinction

How an Icelandic Bird Led to the Discovery of Human-Caused Extinction

Gísli Pálsson on the Undersung Work of the Naturalists John Wolley and Alfred Newton

By Gísli Pálsson | February 7, 2024

On What We Do (And Don’t) Understand About Tornadoes

On What We Do (And Don’t) Understand About Tornadoes

Nell Greenfieldboyce on the Science and Mystery Behind One of Weather’s Great Spectacles

By Nell Greenfieldboyce | February 1, 2024

Of Unborn Ghosts and Ancestral Murder; Or, Celebrating the Chaos That Led to Us

Of Unborn Ghosts and Ancestral Murder; Or, Celebrating the Chaos That Led to Us

Brian Klaas Considers the Fragile Foundations of Our Individual and Collective Existence

By Brian Klaas | January 24, 2024

How a 20th-Century Czech Play Influences Our Understanding of Science and Humanity

How a 20th-Century Czech Play Influences Our Understanding of Science and Humanity

Jitka Čejková Commemorates the Centennial of Karel Čapek’s R.U.R.

By Jitka Čejková | January 16, 2024

Between Anxiety and Hope: On the Cautious Optimism of Lewis Thomas

Between Anxiety and Hope: On the Cautious Optimism of Lewis Thomas

Sukhada Tatke Remembers the Essayist and His Scientific and Creative Vision

By Sukhada Tatke | December 20, 2023

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Making Sense of Santa, as a Science Reporter and a Parent

By Nell Greenfieldboyce | December 13, 2023

Colonizing Plants: How Bougainvillea Conquered the World

By Shahnaz Habib | December 6, 2023

Space Pastoral: Finding a New Literary Genre in the Slow Death of the International Space Station

By Samantha Harvey | December 5, 2023

The Ability to Transform: On Wolves Becoming People, and People Becoming Wolves

The Ability to Transform: On Wolves Becoming People, and People Becoming Wolves

Sonja Swift Considers Lupine Representation and Demonization Across Cultures

By Sonja Swift | November 17, 2023

John Vaillant’s “Fire Weather” has won the Baillie Gifford Prize for nonfiction.

John Vaillant’s “Fire Weather” has won the Baillie Gifford Prize for nonfiction.

By Jonny Diamond | November 16, 2023

Not Everyone Agreed with Albert Einstein—Including Children, Schrödinger, and Heisenberg

Not Everyone Agreed with Albert Einstein—Including Children, Schrödinger, and Heisenberg

Samuel Graydon on Three Moments in the Life of the Scientist

By Samuel Graydon | November 16, 2023

Magnets, How Do They Work? On the Magic of Magnetic Force

Magnets, How Do They Work? On the Magic of Magnetic Force

Roma Agrawal Explains the Technology Behind Telegraphs, Touchscreens, and More

By Roma Agrawal | November 16, 2023

The History of Writing is the History of Humanity

The History of Writing is the History of Humanity

Walter Stephens on Lost Books, Rediscovery, and Ancient Wisdom

By Walter Stephens | November 10, 2023

What To Do When Your Period Comes... In Space

What To Do When Your Period Comes... In Space

Kelly Weinersmith and Zach Weinersmith Consider the Mechanics of Menstruation in the Cosmos

By Kelly Weinersmith and Zach Weinersmith | November 8, 2023

Magical and Essential: On the Mineral and Metallic Bases of Our World

Magical and Essential: On the Mineral and Metallic Bases of Our World

Ed Conway Explores Chile's Salar de Atacama, the World's Richest Source of Lithium

By Ed Conway | November 8, 2023

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