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Early Humans Made Animated Art

How Paleolithic artists used fire to set the world’s oldest art in motion.

February 28, 2014

20 Ways to See the Light

The meaning of light through history in science, religion, philosophy, and culture.

February 28, 2014

A Lexicon of Light

Since the universe formed, photons have affected everything.

February 28, 2014

Why Physicists Make Up Stories in the Dark

In unseen worlds, science invariably crosses paths with fantasy.

February 28, 2014

Drowning in Light

Technology has fed our addiction to light, and might help us end it.

February 28, 2014

Is It Normal to Hoard?

Hoarding shows us at our best, and worst.

February 19, 2014

What the Deer Are Telling Us

The ecological fate of our home.

February 11, 2014

This Valentine’s Day, Go Public or Go Home

Ken Kraaijeveld unveils ancient secrets of seduction from the animal kingdom.

February 10, 2014

The Stories That Galaxies Tell

Peculiar shapes were the key to realizing that galaxies merge.

February 6, 2014

Can Science Breed the Next Secretariat?

How a “speed gene” test is stirring up horse racing and athletics.

How We Make Gods

Taking lessons from the rise and fall of divinity in online games.

February 6, 2014

Before There Were Stars

The unlikely heroes that made starlight possible.

February 6, 2014