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In a first, researchers film treetops glowing during thunderstorms

Laid off from The Washington Post, the critic Ron Charles turns to books that ask a fundamental question: Do I matter?

AI to help researchers see the bigger picture in cell biology

The Left Turns to Class Warfare

Researchers Map Uranus’ Atmosphere in Stunning Detail

New Blood Test Could Predict When Alzheimer’s Symptoms Will Present

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Can People in Frog Costumes Beat Fascism?

We lavish minimally competent fathers with unearned admiration. The concept deserves a name: oppressive praise

Stablecoins Are Raising New Risks for Emerging Markets

Penny, a Doberman pinscher, wins the Westminster dog show

The Retiree Who Inspired the Wright Brothers to Take Flight

AIs are biased toward some Indian castes — how can researchers fix this?

AlphaFold can help African researchers to do cutting-edge structural biology

Daily briefing: Fusion reactor pushes plasma past crucial limit

Daily briefing: The neural circuit that can make it hard to start a difficult task

Six steps to protect researchers’ digital security

"You don’t need a penis to read Infinite Jest, but you might need a dictionary." David Foster Wallace's divisive novel turns 30

The Tortoises That Inspired Modern Robotics

Daily briefing: Explore 2025 with Leif Penguinson

Sleep is subjective and lonely. What if it turns out we’re not alone in the bad dreams that plague us?