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Ideas & Opinions

In this collection you will find thought-provoking articles, the ideas of insightful people and the lively debates raised in respected magazines around the world.

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Can Mealworms Change Their Minds? A Tiny Test of Purpose

Oct 25, 2026

Mealworm larvae learned where food was, then changed course when it turned bitter. Their tiny test suggests flexible thinking in a very small animal.

Type: Article8 min

Are Viruses Alive? New Discovery Blurs the Line

Oct 17, 2026

Are viruses alive? A new discovery of viruses that blur into the cell’s own compartments gives the old debate fresh material.

Type: Article10 min

How Neurons Communicate: The Brain’s Lightning-Fast Language

Oct 16, 2026

Billions of brain cells trade chemical messages in under a millisecond. Nobel laureate Thomas Südhof explains the vesicles, molecular zippers and calcium sensors that make this lightning-fast conversation possible.

Type: Article9 min

Is the Universe Fine-Tuned for Life? A Cup of Water Says Yes

Oct 14, 2026

Physicist Kostya Trachenko showed that how runny a liquid can be is set by fundamental constants – adding a second, separate fine-tuning requirement for life beyond the classic stellar one.