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Science & Technology

Dense group of mangrove trees

Plants & Animals

The Magnificent, Maligned Mangrove

The mangrove is essential to ecosystems, but is in danger of becoming extinct.

A hand holding a palm oil fruit in front of a bushel of the fruit

Sustainability & The Environment

The environmental scourge of palm oil

Why Palm Oil is dangerous for the environment

Young man holding a basketball over a ravine

The Magnus Effect: More Than a Viral Video

What is the concept of the Magnus effect?

Saharan Silver Ants capturing a beetlea

Plants & Animals

Mad dogs, Englishmen, and Silver Ants Go Out in the Midday Sun

Several species have managed to adapt to the harsh, unforgiving environment of deserts.

Pizza-making robot

Pizza-Making Robots, Coming in 2018

The Robot Dymamic Manipulation (RoDyMan) Project aims to create pizza-making robots.

View of the lower part of an airplane

Sustainability & The Environment

Fly the Friendly Skies in a Grease Powered Jet

A United Airlines jet is the first to take off using only fuels made from discarded fat.

Close-up of a brown centipede

Plants & Animals

Journey to the Center(pede) of the Earth

The deepest living centipede has been discovered in a Croatian cave.

Shark fin protruding out of water

Plants & Animals

Shark Attacks: A History of Hype

A history of shark attacks and public response to them.

Packaging for Munsell Crayons from the early 1900s

Natural Science

Color Us Munsell-Nickerson

The history of the Munsell-Nickerson color system.

Young man with trauma of the head

Despite New Attention, Concussions Remain Mysterious

Despite decades of progress, successful treatment of concussions has been elusive and difficult.

Editors' Picks

James Baldwin and Nikki Giovanni in Conversation

In 1971, two legends of Black letters discussed Black manhood, white racism, the role of the writer, and the responsibility to teach.

Science & Technology

Can We Build a Better Facebook?

Is it time to turn our back on Facebook? And if so, what social network could possibly replace it?

Science & Technology

The Anatomists of Ancient Alexandria

Cultural forces under the Ptolemaic dynasty briefly allowed scholars like Herophilus to practice dissection—and possibly vivisection—on human subjects.

Politics & History

The Genocide Before the Shoah

For a century, Jews in Turkey have maintained a strategic silence when it comes to recognizing the Armenian genocide. Could that be changing?

Politics & History

Wilhelm Reich: Twice Burned

A psychoanalyst and physician, Reich fled the Nazis only to be detained by the US as an “enemy alien” during World War II. And then came the sexual revolution.