Early morning sunlight bathing an inlet on Florida's Emerald Coast
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Microbots, Swamps, and the “Chitlin Circuit”

Well-researched stories from Knowable Magazine, Slate, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a mid-level solar flare – as seen in the bright flash in the middle –on Dec. 16, 2014 shortly before midnight EST.
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Face Mites, Casanova, and Apocalyptic Disasters

Well-researched stories from The Guardian, The New Yorker, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Self-portrait with Her Daughter by Elisabeth-Louise Vigée Le Brun
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Smiles, Pollen, and James Baldwin

Well-researched stories from Aeon, Teen Vogue, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Genghis Khan and his wife, Börte
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Mongol Women, Mass Shootings, and Playful Rats

Well-researched stories from Atlas Obscura, Pysche, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Colored Musicians Club, Buffalo, NY
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Buffalo Music, the End of Smallpox, and Unnamed Species

Well-researched stories from Black Perspectives, Open Mind, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
An advertisement for Jell-O Salad
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A New Kind of Language, Moon Plants, and Jell-O Salads

Well-researched stories from The New Yorker, Ars Technica, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
A closeup portrait of a golden retriever dog playfully holding a stick in his mouth.
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After Roe, Bendable Phones, and Nurdles

Well-researched stories from Black Perspectives, Recode, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
A double exposure of a spooky half transparent hooded figure layered over a foggy path in the countryside
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Murder, Memory, and Normalcy

Well-researched stories from The Cut, Grist, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
A NASA computer generated images of objects in Earth orbit that are currently being tracked. Approximately 95% of the objects in this illustration are orbital debris, i.e., not functional satellites.
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Space Junk, Science with Monks, and Imposter Syndrome

Well-researched stories from Science Alert, Vox, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
an illustration of bananas
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Losing Bananas, Fighting Malaria, and Naming Objects

Well-researched stories from Salon, The New Yorker, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.