“Scientists and philosophers studying the mind have discovered how little we know about our inner experiences.”
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Recreating the Smells of History
“Using chemistry, archival records and AI, scientists are reviving the aromas of old libraries, mummies and battlefields.”
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Let This Darkness Be
“Losing self and finding sanctuary under Montana’s night sky.”
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Baby-Making on Mars
“In the depths of the Cold War, scientists from the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. joined forces to answer a still-urgent question: Can mammals reproduce in space?”
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An Exclusive Look Inside the Largest Effort Ever Mounted to Keep the Great Barrier Reef Alive
“Australia is doing absolutely everything to protect its most iconic ecosystem — except, perhaps, the one thing that really matters.”
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How Plate Tectonics Revolutionized Our Understanding of Earth
“And how scientist Tanya Atwater was at the center of it all.”
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Meet the Oldest Rock in the West
“Wyoming’s 3.5 billion-year-old geologic history reminds us that Earth is ever-changing.”
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I Tried to Be the Government. It Did Not Go Well.
“My five-month quest to monitor the weather, track inflation, and inspect milk for harmful microorganisms.”
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An Act of Cosmic Sabotage
“How Donald Trump tried to ground NASA’s science missions.”
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The Real Da Vinci Code
“Scholars on a quixotic quest to identify Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA achieve a milestone.”