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‘Stupid Hot’: Heat Waves Muddle the Minds of Animals and Humans as Confusion and Aggression Seem to Rise With the Temperature
Wide-ranging research suggests that as temperatures increase, some creatures pick fights while others struggle to learn. The findings hint at consequences that may ripple through ecosystems Marta Zaraska, Knowable...
In the Early 1900s, a Young Ecologist Shot a Wolf and Watched the Life Leave Its Eyes. That Changed His Position on Conservation
America at 250: The Revolutionary Spark A Smithsonian magazine special report Aldo Leopold’s writing reconsidered the place of humans in the natural world and challenged people to be less...
A Blip on a Telescope in a Colorado Parking Lot Bolstered a Space Mission That Has Found Thousands of Planets … and Counting
America at 250: The Revolutionary Spark A Smithsonian magazine special report The Kepler telescope changed how we saw the sky. It’s just one of the devices we’ve sent out...
Melinda French Gates Is Donating $215 Million to Women’s Health
In midlife, I would say we both don't have enough knowledge or tools. The research should have been started more than 50 years ago. We should have had many,...
Trump Admin Scraps $1.8 Billion ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’ After Backlash
Still, several Republicans said they needed to hear a clear promise to abandon the fund before they would move forward with the bill. Senate Republican leaders are now pushing...
Trump Reportedly Calls Netanyahu ‘Crazy,’ Pushes Israeli Leader to Back Down on Beirut Attack
Trump later described the call, in a post on Truth Social, as “very productive,” noting that he’d also spoken with representatives of Hezbollah and that both sides had agreed...
The Boulder Tragedy One Year Later
On May 7, nearly a year after the attack, I stood in the courtroom as the man responsible was sentenced to life in prison. Survivors stood before the judge...
Trump’s Doctor Says He’s In ‘Excellent Health,’ Recommends Losing Weight
A separate Economist/YouGov poll released in April found that 48% of U.S. respondents believe that Trump is too old to be in the White House, and a Reuters/Ipsos poll...
Why Has Rep. Tom Kean Been Absent From Congress for Months?
Kean, who is unopposed in the Republican primary for his seat on June 2, confirmed in his interview with the Globe last week that he is still running for...
What Was the Biggest Dinosaur? Fragmentary Fossils Make It Hard to Tell
Pinning down the most titanic of the large sauropod dinosaurs is not an easy task, since the odds were generally against the biggest ones being buried and preserved Riley...
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AI systems that communicate with patients, nudging them to take their medications, show promising results. Using a tool called Nuna, Lateef said his institution found that of the first...
Brazil Lost 80 Percent of Its National Museum Collection in One Night. Here’s How It’s Fighting to Rebuild
Ever since a 2018 blaze destroyed priceless artifacts and scientifically important specimens, museum staff have devoted themselves to reopening its doors to the public Joel Balsam May 26, 2026...