Every day, your immune system performs a delicate balancing act[1], defending you from thousands of pathogens that cause disease while sparing your body’s own healthy cells. This careful equilibrium is so seamless that most people don’t think about it
‘Whisper networks’ don’t work as well online as off − here’s why women are better able to look out for each other in person
Whisper networks[1] are informal channels that women use to warn each other about sexual harassment, abuse or assault. The reason they work isn’t because they are secret – they work because they are contextual.
The informal protective communication shared
A billion-dollar drug was found in Easter Island soil – what scientists and companies owe the Indigenous people they studied
An antibiotic discovered on Easter Island in 1964 sparked a billion-dollar pharmaceutical success story. Yet the history told about this “miracle drug” has completely left out the people and politics that made its discovery possible.
Named after the
Who invented the light bulb?
Curious Kids[1] is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. [2]. Who invented the light bulb? – Preben, age 5, New York City When people name the most
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A massive eruption 74,000 years ago affected the whole planet – archaeologists use volcanic glass to figure out how people survived
If you were lucky 74,000 years ago, you would have survived the Toba supereruption[1], one of the largest catastrophic events that Earth has seen in the past 2.5 million years.
While the volcano is located in what’s now Indonesia, living organisms across
What causes muscle cramps during exercise? Athletes and coaches may want to look at the playing surface
For athletes across all sports, few experiences are as agonizing as being forced to leave competition with a sudden muscle cramp. These painful, uncontrolled spasms – formally known as exercise-associated muscle cramps[1] – have frustrated athletes, coaches
The futurism of early 20th-century Europe
In “The Singularity is Nearer: When We Merge with AI[1],” the futurist Ray Kurzweil[2] imagines the point in 2045 when rapid technological progress crosses a threshold as humans merge with machines, an event he calls “the singularity.”
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