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The Genetic Secrets of Sperm Warfare

How some genes can rig the system

March 13, 2026

Why Cats Always Land on Their Feet

It takes a lot of backbone

March 13, 2026

What Doomsday Prophecies Say About Us

An interview with medieval studies scholar and apocalypse expert Matthew Gabriele

March 13, 2026

Here’s How Snakes Defy Gravity to Stand Up

It’s a lot more kinetically impressive than slithering

March 13, 2026

The Travels of Straight-Tusked Elephants in Europe, Written in Their Teeth

… and their travails as they encountered early humans

March 13, 2026

Money Can’t Buy You Youth

An off-Broadway drama shows what happens when billionaires take center stage in science

March 13, 2026

Humans Can Read the Expressions and Feelings of Our Primate Cousins

Just like our primate cousins can read human expressions

March 12, 2026

The Science Behind the Perfect 3-Point Shot

The difference between a satisfying swish and an embarrassing air ball

March 12, 2026

How Flowers Transformed Planet Earth

An interview with biologist David George Haskell about his new book

March 12, 2026

Scientists Grow Chickpeas in Lunar Soil

It’s one giant leap for moon hummus

March 12, 2026