Heat waves worsen coral reef metabolism — even when they don't bleach
Read now →Reefs are feeling the climate crisis through more than just well-studied bleaching
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.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=faces&fit=crop&fm=jpg&h=600&q=70&w=900 "The Springville Hotshots brought fire down a dozer line and tied into Road 81 just north of the Mammoth Pools Trailer Park in the evening of September 10, 2020 as efforts continue to contain the Creek Fire on the Sierra National Forest.")
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T. rex walked as slowly as a human, and may have used its tail as a suspension system
Read now →In prehistoric times, you could have strolled down the street and chatted with your friendly neighborhood T. rex without even breaking a sweat
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The Human Pangenome
Watch now →When the human genome was announced as completed, it wasn’t. The “finished” genome was filled with gaps, and was not representative of humanity’s genetic diversity. Now, the job is being finished and the end is in sight.
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The Eclipse that made Einstein Famous
Watch now →Sir Arthur Eddington's observations of an eclipse in 1919 catapulted Einstein to fame
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This mysterious substance is accelerating the expansion of our Universe
Watch now →Join an Oxford cosmologist in an animated exploration of dark energy
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Naked mole rats and ant colonies have more in common than you think
Watch now →They both demonstrate something called 'swarm intelligence'
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Meet Grete Hermann, the philosopher of quantum physics
Watch now →She changed how we thought about truth not only in science, but in politics and ethics, too