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Why Some Easter Island Statues Are Where They Are

Many of the statues not along the coast are in places that featured a resource vital to the communities that lived and worked there.

The Timeless Journey of the Möbius Strip

After the disaster of 2020, let’s hope we’re not on a figurative one

Serena Alagappan | Opinion

The Problem with Protesting Violence with Violence

Empirical studies have shown that nonviolent movements are more successful than violent ones at bringing about positive social changes...

John Horgan | Opinion

5 Tips for Faster Mental Multiplication

The Math Dude: Quick & Dirty Tips to Make Math Simpler

Math Dude Jason Marshall

Darwin, Expression and the Lasting Legacy of Eugenics

If evolution is seen as the study of unseen development, the camera provided the illusion of quantifiable benchmarks—an irresistible proposition for the advocates of eugenics...

Jessica Helfand | Opinion

Miraculous Microbes: They Make Holy Statues "Bleed"--and Can Be Deadly, Too

A sinister bacterium implicated in Catholic miracles and "blood"-tainted polenta also kills coral, insects, and are even are up to no good in your contact lens case

Jennifer Frazer

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Sexuality, Gender and Justice

Sexuality, Gender and Justice

This Pride Month, discover the science supporting equality and antidiscrimination

Videos

These Dinosaurs Had a Complicated Air Conditioner in Their Skull

Cooling 5,000-pound, armor-plated giants was no small feat.

July 21, 2021

Biology

What Is CRISPR, and Why Is It So Important?

June 22, 2021

Evolution

At the Bottom of Lake Huron, an Ancient Mystery Materializes

June 1, 2021

Space & Physics

Space & Physics

Decoded: What Are Black Holes?

May 25, 2021

Space & Physics

Space & Physics

Experience Seven Minutes of Terror in New Perseverance Mars Rover Landing Video

February 22, 2021

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