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Putting the Public at Risk
The Trump Administration is undoing a legacy of science-based protections
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Paleo Profile: Currie's Alberta Hunter
Sometimes a single bone can give away the presence of an unknown dinosaur
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When Older Drugs are Better Drugs
Pharmaceutical firms want doctors to use the newest medications on the market—but that’s not always the right choice
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How to have hot sex, according to science
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The Supracranial Sinus of the Horned Dinosaur Skull
There’s a giant, weird space in the skulls of big horned dinosaurs—haven’t you heard?
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Chasing Consciousness, and the Information Revolution
A new institute gains steam, together with a new set of ideas on matter, life and information
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What Would It Take to Get an Effective Alzheimer's Drug?
Clinical trial failures kick off a search for new approaches
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Paleo Profile: The Crown Tooth
A 30-million-year-old whale reveals how filter feeding came before baleen
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How Can We Cultivate Grit and Imagination in the Classroom?
Innovative Educator's Summit focuses on the intersection of grit and imagination in the classroom
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On the Trail of a Dinosaur Sail
A mysterious skeleton in Venice is a reminder how important it is to take good field notes
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ReadPutting the Public at Risk
The Trump Administration is undoing a legacy of science-based protections
ReadPaleo Profile: Currie's Alberta Hunter
Sometimes a single bone can give away the presence of an unknown dinosaur
ReadWhen Older Drugs are Better Drugs
Pharmaceutical firms want doctors to use the newest medications on the market—but that’s not always the right choice
ReadThe Science of Passionate Sex
How to have hot sex, according to science
ReadThe Supracranial Sinus of the Horned Dinosaur Skull
There’s a giant, weird space in the skulls of big horned dinosaurs—haven’t you heard?
ReadChasing Consciousness, and the Information Revolution
A new institute gains steam, together with a new set of ideas on matter, life and information
ReadWhat Would It Take to Get an Effective Alzheimer's Drug?
Clinical trial failures kick off a search for new approaches
ReadPaleo Profile: The Crown Tooth
A 30-million-year-old whale reveals how filter feeding came before baleen
ReadHow Can We Cultivate Grit and Imagination in the Classroom?
Innovative Educator's Summit focuses on the intersection of grit and imagination in the classroom
ReadOn the Trail of a Dinosaur Sail
A mysterious skeleton in Venice is a reminder how important it is to take good field notes
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