By measuring inflated helium nuclei, physicists have challenged our best understanding of the force that binds protons and neutrons.
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How the wager between a neuroscientist and a philosopher will keep paying off.
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Ionized air and wires may take headphones to the next level.
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They’re not all magical and entangled. These fungi will kill you.
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Why colonists on the Red Planet are bound to become a new species.
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Lunar soil is rich with clues about our origin and future home in space. Scientists can’t wait to get their hands dirty.
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Risky and stressful ceremonies help crystallize who we are—and heal us, too.
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Michael Levin is uncovering the incredible, latent abilities of living things.
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Researchers are studying their extraordinary flight patterns to help us build tiny aircraft and protect global ecosystems.
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For cyclists, it’s a drag when you don’t shave your legs.
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