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In 2018, the ecologist and writer Suzanne Simard was conducting research in the forested Caribou Mountains of western Canada when a thunderstorm rolled in. She was…

[CLIP: Theme music]Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman.Last February, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., was sworn in as the…

Neuroscience is the most represented field on the life-sciences preprint server bioRxiv.Credit: TEK Image/Science Photo LibraryA comprehensive analysis of submissions to the preprint server bioRxiv has…

Jumping to a new research topic is intimidating but can enable diverse teams and creative breakthroughs.Credit: GettyIn science, careers are often imagined as linear: a direct…

If AirPods are “fire” and other brands are “mid”, does this mean they’re good? If a fab Lululemon jacket gives your kid “drip”, should you consult…

For many of us, the weekend is the time to unwind from the work week, but for Timothée Chalamet, it appears to be the ideal time…

From the viral six-seven trend to Italian brainrot memes, tweens are hard to figure out. This is perhaps especially true during the holiday season, when you’re…

Moms do such a good job finding gifts for the rest of us, it can feel intimidating to find great gifts for Mom. Don’t just get…

We know this year has been anything but typical for educators. It’s been marked by uncertainty, from massive changes at the federal level to economic disruptions…

Donald Trump is offering nine top universities a deal in which they would agree to advance conservative ideas on their campuses and commit to a range…