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AddSamples collected from asteroid Ryugu contain the four genetic “letters” of DNA, reinforcing the hypothesis that the chemical origins of life were present when…
World War II has faded into movies, anecdotes, and archives that nobody cares about anymore. Are we finally losing the war?
Why did Joan Didion love Barry Goldwater but hate Ronald Reagan? Historian Sam Tanenhaus helps make sense of Didion's conservatism.
Talkspace has amassed “one of the largest mental health data banks in the world,” according to reports to investors, containing 140 million message exchanges.
The violent response to an attempted murder would have happened regardless of Musk, Lee Hurley writes.
Mismanagement and political campaigning have sucked the joy out of an event meant to bring people together
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Mark Zuckerberg built a future that nobody wanted. Tech bosses are repeating his mistake
To HIV researchers, I am an ‘elite controller’ – someone whose immune system has enabled them to live for decades without symptoms or medication. I hope that one day science will understand this tiny but lucky minority
Five Italian divers died in a cave at 55 m. Before anyone delivers a verdict, here are the questions Just Culture demands we ask first — and why their sequence matters.
The H5N1 virus has now reached every continent on the planet. What does it mean for some of the world’s unique species?
Artemis II astronauts updated the iconic 1968 image during their 2026 loop around the Moon.
By Lee Vinsel
I'm reposting this essay I wrote in 2021 because the online blogging platform Medium has apparently changed its policies and people are having trouble accessing the original. Hopefully, I'll find a better, more durable solution soon. I'm reposting it unaltered, even though I would unsurprisingly do some