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Who Keeps Spreading the Seeds of This Parasitic Plant?
Cockroaches are just the half of it
Researchers Return to a Forgotten Forest Experiment 30 Years Later—With “Astounding” Results
A new look at the trees revealed an overlooked “win-win-win” scenario for forest maintenance
An Astrobiologist’s Guide to the Best Sci-Fi Reads
Cosmic lesbian necromancers, cyberpunk Canterbury Tales, and so much more
Why the Perseids Are the Most Famous Meteor Shower
The past, present, and future of this brilliant display
Why Doctors Telling Patients Their Symptoms Are “Normal” Can Backfire
It can discourage patients from pursuing treatment
Here’s the Crater SpaceX’s Rocket Left on the Moon
The crater could measure 100 feet in diameter
Turtle Sex Determination Just Got a Lot Weirder
Tiny antenna-like cell appendages play an outsized role
30 Minutes, 3 Exercises: A Routine for an Aging Brain
And you thought you were done with the three Rs
When Dreaming Gets Your Heart Moving
Deep dreaming may be more in tune with the body than we thought
This Supernova Death of a Star Broke All the Rules
An unexpected way to go for a star 20 times the size of our sun
Taxi Drivers Rarely Die of Alzheimer’s—How Complex Mental Maps and Spatial Reasoning Protect Your Brain
Working with and living in spatially complex environments may help delay cognitive decline, though more research is needed
