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Dirty Little Secret
Meet the wee, multilegged chefs behind the world’s most sought-after loaves.
The Microscope That Wants To See Europa
The microscope that could look for life on Jupiter’s moon.
The Masterpiece On A Slate Gray Day In
In 1970, Bruce Kirby created the perfect single-person sailboat. What made the laser so unbeatable?
The Chemical Weapons Detectives
Toxic Substances, In War And Assassination, Are Hard To Trace. Elite Chemists Are Helping Id The Perps.
Deadliest Catch
Venoms That Can Kill Can Also Cure
Guardian Of The Galaxy
LISA PRATT WAS NEARLY 2 MILES BELOW GROUND IN A SOUTH African gold mine when the lights went off and the air stopped moving.
What You Take With You
Death might be life’s natural and unavoidable conclusion, but humans have ensured that what happens to our bodies afterward is anything but.
An Ecologist Maps Trees From 7,000 Feet
On the big island of Hawaii, a fungus called ceratocystis is murdering ‘ohii‘a trees—at least 1 million in the past eight years.
Sand
A tale of innovation, war, and glory.
The Winding, Heated, And Absurdly Technical Oral History Of The Ginger Emoji
In November 2014, a tech-industry consortium announced a new set of emoji that would diversify the physical appearance of the pictograms.EMMA KELLY, editor and founder of the site Ginger Parrot: I checked and saw that redheads were just not on there. I wondered, has no one brought this up? Is there no one at Apple with red hair? Has everyone forgotten about Ed Sheeran?
Compressed Camp
WHEN YOU’RE CLIMBING A STEEP, rocky trail on the side of a mountain, a bulky pack catching on branches or scraping against boulders will slow your ascent.
Where The Wild Things Are
TRACKING WILDLIFE HAS improved our understanding of animal activities such as migration and hunting. Yet most species remain invisible to biologists. Transmitter devices that exceed 5 percent of an animal’s body weight can negatively impact its behavior and chances of survival. Size concerns put the vast majority of animals—including an estimated 75 percent of the world’s mammals and birds—off-limits.