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In Praise of the Inherent Queerness of Nature

In Praise of the Inherent Queerness of Nature

Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian Asks Us to Consider the Possibilities of a More Egalitarian Relationship With the Natural World

By Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian | May 28, 2025

When Bees Discover the Scientists Who Dedicated Their Lives to Studying Them

When Bees Discover the Scientists Who Dedicated Their Lives to Studying Them

From Peter Kuper’s Illustrated Natural History, “Insectopolis”

By Peter Kuper | May 16, 2025

On Zoë Schlanger’s The Light Eaters"> Science in America is Going Dark: <br

Science in America is Going Dark: <br

On Zoë Schlanger’s The Light Eaters">

On Zoë Schlanger’s The Light Eaters">Science in America is Going Dark:
On Zoë Schlanger’s The Light Eaters

Gabrielle Bellot Ponders the Death of Original Thinking in a Country That’s Lost Its Way

By Gabrielle Bellot | April 25, 2025

What Makes the Octopus So Worthy of Our Eternal Fascination

What Makes the Octopus So Worthy of Our Eternal Fascination

Drew Harvell Explores the Otherworldly Oceanic Lives of Cephalopods

By Drew Harvell | April 22, 2025

The Forest For the Trees: How “Backyard Biology” Can Lead to Scientific Breakthroughs

The Forest For the Trees: How “Backyard Biology” Can Lead to Scientific Breakthroughs

Thor Hanson on the Joys of Slowing Down and Discovering the Unknown In the Familiar

By Thor Hanson | April 3, 2025

What the Science of Gene Inheritance Reveals About the Humans Behind It

What the Science of Gene Inheritance Reveals About the Humans Behind It

Dalton Conley Explores the Infinite Possibilities and Gross Misuses of Advances in Genetic Research

By Dalton Conley | April 2, 2025

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Do Dolphins Give Each Other... Names?

Do Dolphins Give Each Other... Names?

Arik Kershenbaum on What It Means When Dolphins Whistle To Each Other

By Arik Kershenbaum | August 9, 2024

How Japanese-American Scientist Eugenie Clark Spearheaded the Study of Sharks

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Jasmin Graham on the Unsung Contributions of Women of Color to Marine Biology

By Jasmin Graham | July 18, 2024

Finding the Glow Within: What Biology and Fiction Writing Have In Common

Finding the Glow Within: What Biology and Fiction Writing Have In Common

Janie Kim on the Pursuit of Open-Ended Questions in Science and Literature

By Janie Kim | July 8, 2024

How White Sharks Became the Serial Killers of the Sea

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John Long on the Hunting Tactics of One of Nature's Most Feared Predators

By John Long | July 2, 2024

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