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The high technology that could help us live through the sun’s inevitable transformation.

Tantalizing evidence suggests that brain activity shifts to increase wisdom as we age.

How stars and UFOs set one astrophysicist on her path.

The increasingly complex border between science and society is changing both.

Treating my cat for depression caused me to question the state of anxiety in animals and us.

How biological invaders challenge our idea of self and other.

Henri Bergson’s debate with Albert Einstein reached and swayed the 1921 Nobel committee.

Physics is not just what happens in the Department of Physics.

Moving from naive to purposeful practice can dramatically increase performance.

Apps that make it easy to invade kids’ privacy are a recipe for arrested development.

The idea of empathy for all ignores the limits of human psychology.

How the chili pepper got to China.