For years, a quiet burial ground in northern Poland has been offering an unusual glimpse into the anxieties of people who lived centuries ago ... What has drawn wider attention is the way dozens of those individuals were laid to rest.
Back in 2012, the famous geneticist George Church wrote that it may be feasible to clone a Neanderthal, provided an “extremely adventurous female human” agreed to act as a surrogate mother. The rest of this article is behind a paywall.
Some 40 years ago, physicists noticed certain metals were conducting electricity in a bizarre way no one could explain. New answers to how and why this happens are forcing us to question how electricity flows ... .
by Tim Westall offers readers a rare and unforgettable look inside the mind of a patient recovering from a near fatal heart attack ... His survival depended on intensive medical care, powerful medication, machines, and the support of his family.
Every person carries the same weight ... [From the November 2025 issue ... If nothing else, I hope that the strange, contentious history of equal might help us reframe our political disagreements in a more transparent and constructive way.