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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.
This Is Your Brain on Silence
Contrary to popular belief, peace and quiet is all about the noise in your head.
Postcards From the Edge of Consciousness
Sensory deprivation goes from CIA torture manuals to a yoga studio near you.
Take Two Sugar Pills and Call Me in the Morning
Genetic tests can predict when placebos may be the best medicine.
What’s 250 Million Light-Years Big, Almost Empty, and Full of Answers?
Astronomers are using new tools in their search for cosmic voids.
Is the World Making You Sick?
The chemicals in our everyday lives are, argues immunologist Claudia Miller.
How To Price a Forest, and Other Economics Problems
A Cambridge economist discusses wealth, health, and disaster.
Why the World Cup Suddenly Has So Many Goals
NASA engineer Rabindra Mehta explains the aerodynamics of the World Cup soccer ball.











