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Why Field Research Remains an Essential Part of Scientific Inquiry and Inclusion

Why Field Research Remains an Essential Part of Scientific Inquiry and Inclusion

Sarah Boon on the Trailblazing 19th-Century Women Who Fed Her Passion For the Natural World

By Sarah Boon | June 25, 2025

AI will make you a dumber writer, says science.

AI will make you a dumber writer, says science.

By James Folta | June 24, 2025

Interdisciplinary Magic: What the Humanities Can Reveal About Scientific Pursuits

Interdisciplinary Magic: What the Humanities Can Reveal About Scientific Pursuits

Robert P. Baird on His Transformative Academic and Literary Journey From Engineer to Writer

By Robert P. Baird | June 16, 2025

What Submersibles Reveal About the Violent Underbelly of the Human Psyche

What Submersibles Reveal About the Violent Underbelly of the Human Psyche

Matthew Gavin Frank Explores the Dark Side of Our Desire to Explore the Ocean’s Depths

By Matthew Gavin Frank | June 12, 2025

Dad Books: a flowchart.

Dad Books: a flowchart.

A Father's Day flowchart.

By Brittany Allen | June 11, 2025

The Scientific Detective: How Luis W. Alvarez Pursued Theory Through Practice

The Scientific Detective: How Luis W. Alvarez Pursued Theory Through Practice

Alec Nevala-Lee on the Nobel Prize-Winning Physicist's Experimental Approach to Scientific Inquiry

By Alec Nevala-Lee | June 11, 2025

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Defeating Death: On the Motivations and Methods of People Who Want to Live Forever

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Mushroom Cloud Over Manhattan: What Would Happen in the First Few Hours of Nuclear War

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It’s the Most Important Muscle in Your Body and You Don’t Even Know What It’s Called

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Henry Abbott on the Essential Anatomical Role Played By the Enigmatic Psoas

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