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Loyalty Nearly Killed My Beehive

My queen was a dud, and her replacement had been murdered.

July 31, 2014

Zombie Sponge Reefs Are Lurking at the Bottom of the Sea

The resurrection of glass sponge reefs proves extinction doesn’t have to be eternal.

July 31, 2014

This Is Where Your Childhood Memories Went

Your brain needs to forget in order to grow.

July 31, 2014

This Is Your Brain on Silence

Contrary to popular belief, peace and quiet is all about the noise in your head.

July 31, 2014

Postcards From the Edge of Consciousness

Sensory deprivation goes from CIA torture manuals to a yoga studio near you.

July 31, 2014

Take Two Sugar Pills and Call Me in the Morning

Genetic tests can predict when placebos may be the best medicine.

July 31, 2014

What’s 250 Million Light-Years Big, Almost Empty, and Full of Answers?

Astronomers are using new tools in their search for cosmic voids.

July 31, 2014

The Bridge From Nowhere

How is it possible to get something from nothing?

July 31, 2014

Is the World Making You Sick?

The chemicals in our everyday lives are, argues immunologist Claudia Miller.

July 17, 2014

How To Price a Forest, and Other Economics Problems

A Cambridge economist discusses wealth, health, and disaster.

July 2, 2014

Why the World Cup Suddenly Has So Many Goals

NASA engineer Rabindra Mehta explains the aerodynamics of the World Cup soccer ball.

June 30, 2014

The First Day

One man’s walk to his own cremation.

June 30, 2014