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When Einstein Was Bohemian
His brief sojourn in Prague saw him working on early versions of general relativity and engaging with writers, philosophers and politicians
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The Illusion of Genetic Romance
Matchmaking based on “DNA compatibility” may sound intriguing, but the underlying science is hardly convincing
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The Cancer Industry: Hype vs. Reality
Cancer medicine generates enormous revenues but marginal benefits for patients...
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Paleontologists Dig Into a Giant Sloth Boneyard
Ancient drought and unfortunate bathroom habits may have doomed some ice age sloths
Flour, Butter, Science, Eggs: Recipes as Science Communication
Part protocol, part memoir, recipes can bring together the how and why...
On Earth: Stardust from 7.5 Billion Years Ago
Deep inside a 1968 meteorite fall are grains from an entirely different cosmic era
A Vision of Ephemeral Ice
Artist Shoshannah White views the endangered Arctic ice through a unique lens
The Peril and Power of Following the Evidence
The author, a climate scientist, faced a political controversy, along with a personal crisis, more than two decades ago, bringing lessons that resonate today
Should We Alter the Human Genome? Let Democracy Decide
We need greater scientific and moral clarity on germ line editing
Introducing the February 2020 Issue
The mind’s social maps, the mystery of aerodynamic lift, killer robots, and more
Why Premature Claims of Life on Mars Hurt Science
Bogus beetles, nonexistent giant sculptures and other “discoveries” on the Red Planet distract us from the exciting research that’s actually going on
What Did Dinosaurs Smell Like?
Smell was certainly an important part of dinosaur life. What do we know about it?
Once More, With Turning
The Gauss-Bonnet theorem is a mathematical favorite
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