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Perri Thaler • April 3, 2025
Violinists play less smoothly when they're performing emotional pieces, according to new research. A professional violinist disagrees.
K.R. Callaway • January 16, 2025
How noise from cruises is harming Arctic wildlife and what we can do to stop the noise
Jenaye Johnson • June 13, 2024
How a floating wetland in the middle of the Chicago River has put nature and cleaner water back on the map for city residents
Kohava Mendelsohn • April 2, 2024
What was the robotic police officer in Times Square station doing?
Gayoung Lee • March 15, 2024
The inside scoop on a mathematics fever dream turned artistic playground for all math lovers (and haters too)
O. Rose Broderick • February 17, 2023
A local New York City nonprofit is working to make the region a shellfish haven after decades of declining oyster populations
Madison Goldberg • February 10, 2023
Scientists say the "ghost dams" scattered throughout the country's waterways pose ecological risks
Hannah Loss • August 22, 2022
Immune systems of rhesus macaques aged two years after Hurricane Maria, suggesting humans could also age more quickly after natural disasters
Niranjana Rajalakshmi • April 8, 2022
Road expansion in West Africa is threatening the critically endangered western chimpanzee population
Hannah Loss • March 8, 2022
Eco-theater offers an outlet for creative expression and scientific communication
Kharishar Kahfi • March 3, 2022
One’s perception of being heard by others might be as important as their speech motor system, a study suggests
Emily Harris • February 22, 2022
The draw of group exercise might be rooted in unique changes in the brain that occur during team flow
Allison Parshall • February 17, 2022
These master musicians use the fundamental principles of sound to sculpt their overtone harmonies
Maiya Focht • February 15, 2022
The mass-produced and over-consumed cycle of fast fashion has taken a serious environmental toll on the planet. But there are ways to fight back
Daniel Leonard • February 10, 2022
The universe is probably heading towards a “Big Freeze.” Here’s what that means, and why it’s way too early to worry