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The Confabulations of Oliver Sacks
A neurologist reckons with recent revelations about the celebrated doctor and author
Your Favorite Zoo Animals Are Getting Old
Humans aren’t the only mammal species with aging populations
Tiny Mars has a Big Impact on Our Climate
New research shows the red planet plays an outsized role in Earth’s climate
The “Far Side” Had It All Wrong—Cows Really Can Use Sophisticated Tools
Upending Gary Larson’s premise that cows are too daft to use tools
How Having Kids Makes Parents Disgust-Proof
All those dirty diapers make it pretty hard to get grossed out about anything else
Spaceflight Prematurely Ages Astronauts
New research looks at the effects of spaceflight on biological age
Why the Do Nothing Challenge Doesn’t Do Much for You
Boredom lab researcher James Danckert says our collective obsession is misplaced
How Coastlines Shape the Extinction Risk for Marine Invertebrates
Invertebrates that lived on north-south coastlines had better chances of survival
In Pursuit of a Psychedelic Without the Hallucination
Making magic mushrooms not quite so magic
As Biodiversity Dwindles, Mosquitos Turn to Human Blood
We may not be tastier, but just more abundant these days
