Following Up on ‘A World Without Us’
An excerpt from “Countdown: Our Last, Best Hope for a Future on Earth?”
Like That Wine? You Might Thank an Earth Scientist
Geologist Kevin Pogue helps winemakers pick out top vineyards based on the region’s terroir, which entails environmental attributes such as soil, climate, and rock composition.
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Modern Humans Still Evolving, and Faster Than Ever
Recent evolution has given humans the ability to break down starch and digest cheese. Bon appetit!
Chasing Time Machines: A Photographer Turns High Energy Physics Into Art
Stanley Greenberg takes pictures of giant structures used to study tiny particles.
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Science Fairs 2.0
A report card on the state of science fairs today, and a look into the future.
Small Talk with Scientists: The Ig Nobel Prize Winners Unwind
Here’s what it’s like to party with researchers whose work might first make you laugh, then make you think.
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SciFri Snapshot: Monty Hall
The Monty Hall Problem: using probability to win a car…or a goat.
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Diagnosing Self-Destruction
Scientists still have little idea what spurs people to take their own lives.
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Ancient Beads with an Otherworldly Origin
Iron beads made from meteoric metals predate the Iron Age.
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Rebooting Science Museums for the 21st Century
Science museums aren’t just dioramas and dusty skeletons anymore.