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A literary scholar explains how ancient myths shape modern AI

Nov 28, 2025

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A literary scholar explains how ancient myths shape modern AI

How oil money haunts the Gaia Hypothesis

Oct 31, 2025

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How oil money haunts the Gaia Hypothesis

Andor Shows the Power and Peril of High-Tech Minerals

Sep 26, 2025

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Andor Shows the Power and Peril of High-Tech Minerals

Sci of Fi: The Trash-pocalypse

Jul 18, 2025

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Sci of Fi: The Trash-pocalypse

Making our fossil record a better place

Jun 13, 2025

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Making our fossil record a better place

How a videogame taught my generation that Earth is alive

May 30, 2025

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How a videogame taught my generation that Earth is alive

The real science behind Star Trek: Lower Decks 'quantum reality drive'

Feb 21, 2025

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The real science behind Star Trek: Lower Decks 'quantum reality drive'

'Absolution' reminds us nature is not what it seems

Jan 25, 2025

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'Absolution' reminds us nature is not what it seems

The fascinating fungal science behind 'The Last of Us'

Dec 28, 2024

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The fascinating fungal science behind 'The Last of Us'

What trippy worm ooze can teach us about saving nature

Nov 30, 2024

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What trippy worm ooze can teach us about saving nature

Meet the cosplaying paleontologist who teaches Jurassic Park fans about dinosaurs

Mar 29, 2024

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Meet the cosplaying paleontologist who teaches Jurassic Park fans about dinosaurs

An epidemiologist explains how science fiction has taught us—and misled us—about pandemics

Jan 20, 2024

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An epidemiologist explains how science fiction has taught us—and misled us—about pandemics

An exclusive interview with Star Trek science advisor Erin MacDonald

Dec 30, 2023

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An exclusive interview with Star Trek science advisor Erin MacDonald

Multiverse madness

Nov 24, 2023

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Multiverse madness

Fake crystals with awesome powers

Oct 20, 2023

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Fake crystals with awesome powers

An inside look at SimEnvironment, Maxis' long-lost toxic waste simulator

Sep 5, 2023

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An inside look at SimEnvironment, Maxis' long-lost toxic waste simulator

Mining the ocean is controversial. Could the Enterprise do it right?

Jul 14, 2023

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Mining the ocean is controversial. Could the Enterprise do it right?

What exactly is the 'Eye of Aldhani' in Andor?

Jan 14, 2023

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What exactly is the 'Eye of Aldhani' in Andor?

The darkest form of environmentalism

Dec 9, 2022

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The darkest form of environmentalism

A fantasy-themed bar brings the magic of chemistry to life

Jul 16, 2022

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A fantasy-themed bar brings the magic of chemistry to life

How Star Trek changed NASA, helped save the whales, and more

Jun 25, 2022

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How Star Trek changed NASA, helped save the whales, and more

Are hydrogen-hungry microbes everything the body needs?

May 21, 2022

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Are hydrogen-hungry microbes everything the body needs?

How fungi can help feed future space colonies

Apr 30, 2022

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How fungi can help feed future space colonies

A pan-African utopia in the stars

Apr 16, 2022

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A pan-African utopia in the stars

The Godzilla science guide you didn't know you needed

Apr 2, 2022

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The Godzilla science guide you didn't know you needed