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A pictorial map of the genes that unite all life.

Seeing meaning in the stars is a vital part of the scientific story.

Why we still see the world like the mathematician and poet who first mapped it.

A revolution in archaeology is happening just when we need it most.

New evidence the neural rules of navigation are universal.

Hit the trail with the Mars rovers, on the hunt for water and life.

We’re mapping the brain in amazing detail—but our brain can’t understand the picture.

Earth’s tremors can tweak your GPS coordinates.

Humans may have one thing that advanced aliens don’t—consciousness.

The results of galactic colonization models are a mixed bag for SETI optimists.

Bringing the Drake Equation up to date.

If there’s life beyond Earth, the genetic code might be our common bond.