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Monkey See, Monkey Do, Monkey Connect
The most profound bonds between people begin in our bodies with imitation and synchronized movements.
by Frans de Waal
A Tumultuous Year at the LHC
Physicist Lisa Randall describes the turbulent first year after the collider's premature celebration.
Brain-Like Chip May Solve Computers' Big Problem: Energy
The future of computing may depend on embracing the chaos that defines human thinking.
Will Our Universe Collide With a Neighboring One?
Our universe may be one of a multitude—and it may bear the scars of past run-ins with its neighbors.
The Sea Change That's Challenging Biology's Central Dogma
For decades, RNA was seen as a simple slave to DNA. Newer research shows it has an active and critical role in every disease from Alzheimer's to cancer.
The Man Who Discovered What Killed the Dinosaurs
Geologist Walter Alvarez describes how rocks tell the story of Earth's history.
Who Killed All Those Honeybees? We Did
The great bee die-off is not such a mystery after all: Industrial agriculture has stressed our pollinators to the breaking point.
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Think Tech: The Best Gadgets to Buy This Month
The Search for Aliens Gets Harder—But More Encouraging
Saturn's surprising moons have broadened scientists' ideas about where extraterrestrial life might be found.
by Andrew Grant
Vital Signs: Confusing Cues
A spreading rash signals something far more dangerous than a skin condition.
by Stewart Massad
20 Things You Didn't Know About... Sugar
We eat it, we love it, and it may have been a chemical precursor to life on Earth.
by Rebecca Coffey
Numbers: Plastics, From Manufacturing to Recycling to Long Death in a Landfill
Future Tech: Doctor on-Call? Cell-Phone Cameras Can Diagnose Disease
Developing nations often have a lack of medical facilities but good cell phones. The CellScope turns the latter into the former.
by Rebecca Day
Visual Science: Vulcan Awakes
The Brain: Where Does Sex Live in the Brain? From Top to Bottom.
Neuroscientists explore the mind's sexual side and discover that desire is not quite what we thought it was.
by Carl Zimmer
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