How the Narwhal Got Its Twisted Tusk

X-rays add new twist to narwhal's spiral tusk

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Double spiral inside narwhal tusks may explain their resistance to bending

Today in Supreme Court History: August 16, 1933

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Trump’s Last Loyal Constituency

Brickbat: Running With a Rough Crowd

Trump Administration Announces New "Hacking Back" Program

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The Tantalizing Possibility Of Locating Consciousness In The Brain

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The Global Land Agenda’s Moment of Truth

OpenAI says its AI model ‘went rogue’: What do we know?

MIT selected to lead new NSF materials research center

First Legal Challenges to Trump's New Birthright Citizenship Executive Order

Ancient DNA confirms historical accounts of how smallpox got to the Americas

Head Start Has Never Worked

<em>Science</em> investigation casts doubt on genes hailed for warding off Alzheimer’s disease

"Professors' Speech in Class Has Not Been Regulated; It Has Been Hired"

How art invented humanity

Today in Supreme Court History: August 14, 1935

The Trump Administration's Secret YIMBY Grant Proposal