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Objects in Brain May Be Bigger Than They Appear
Scientists still don’t know what causes the mysterious Alice in Wonderland Syndrome, in which people, usually children, suddenly see things change size.
Why the Sparrow’s Beak Is an Evolutionary Puzzle
For biologists, new findings about bird bills yield additional mysteries: An Object Lesson.
Why Don’t Doctors Recognize Cardiac Arrest?
If your heart stops beating, you may be more likely to survive in a casino or on an airplane than in a hospital.
Tar Balls, the Beach’s Fossil-Fuel Flowers
Globs of black goo occur on beaches both naturally from ocean seeps and artificially from oil spills. An Object Lesson.
Fly larvae help scientists understand and treat diseases. An Object Lesson.
For centuries, lightning rods have tamed the heavens, more or less unchanged. An Object Lesson.
Cottage Cheese Is the New Greek Yogurt
Americans’ dairy consumption is about to get a lot more cultured. An Object Lesson.
“Just the Hint of Something Coming Here Terrorizes You”
Hurricane Irma radically changed how Lynda and Tom Ciano think about global warning.
The Emotional Weight of Water Stress
The lack of clean, available, accessible, and reliable water affects not only people’s physical well-being — it affects their mental health, too.
How Environmental Generational Amnesia Affects Our Mental Health
Each generation largely accepts the environment they are born into as nature’s norm, no matter how degraded that environment may be.
By sharing as many wildlife reference genomes as possible, can the Zoonomia Project provide early warnings about animals in danger of extinction?
Terraced Craters: Windows in Mars’ Icy Past
It was a “crazy-looking crater” on the face of Mars that caught Ali Bramson‘s eye. But it was a simple calculation that explained the crater’s strange shape.
Sound Expectations: Mouse Prediction-error Neurons May Offer Insight Into Auditory Hallucinations
Recognizing when something sounds wrong is key to learning — and it may provide researchers with insight into the development and detection of psychiatric disorders, like schizophrenia.
“Do not hoard what seems good for a later place in the book, or for another book; give it, give it all, give it now.”
— Annie Dillard
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