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Last laugh

Last laugh

What evolution can tell us about why we laugh

Night falls and I’m still in bed. The sheets are hot and damp from two days of fever, and if I’m getting any better, I can’t feel it. When a good friend of mine calls and asks how I’m doing, I admit I am miserable. More…

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Are you a super seer?

Are you a super seer?

Why some people see fewer colors than others and why women are more likely to be super seers

Caged boredom

Caged boredom

With nothing to do, mink turn to lounging and binging

Man’s true best friend?

Man’s true best friend?

Some are benign, some are beneficial, some are bad. But the one thing microbes have in common? They’re everywhere.

Dental records

Dental records

A new study explains why whales have such unusual teeth

Mollusk medicine

Mollusk medicine

Cone snail bacteria may yield new opportunities for drug development

Science through a different lens

Science through a different lens

Scientist? Filmmaker? Alexis Gambis welcomes both labels

Sauropods turning heads

Sauropods turning heads

What a new discovery can tell us about the necks of the largest dinosaurs