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The Shanidar Neanderthal: A 75,000-Year-Old Spear Wound
The Vegetable Lamb of Tartary: A Plant That Grew Sheep
Ideas & Opinions
Ideas & Opinions
Optogenetics, Explained: Controlling Brain Cells with Light
Optogenetics lets scientists switch brain cells on and off with light. It just won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine. How it works.
Cybernetic Attention: All Watched over by Machines We Learned to Watch
Before the attention economy consumed our lives, “pursuit tests” devised by the US military coupled people to machines to assess focus under pressure.
Childhood Stunting Fell Dramatically over the 20th Century
What can countries with high stunting rates today learn from Japan’s experience of going from 70% to 5%? A data-driven look at clean water, school lunches and better diets.
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Interviews
Interviews
Meet PKP’s New Managing Director: In Conversation with Teresa Lee
PKP welcomes Teresa Lee in an interview about what drew her to the role, the challenges of making knowledge public, and her priorities for the first year.
Language Documentation Needs Community Rights, Consent, and Recognition: Interview with Van Gujjari Writer Taukeer Alam
A Van Gujjari speaker explains why audio and video can preserve what books cannot, and why communities should keep control of their language and knowledge.
Lifestyle
Lifestyle
Creating a Healthier Home: Simple Steps to Reduce Everyday Exposures
Researchers say the home is one of the most important places to think about health. Small, manageable steps can lower common exposures.
The Science of Making Good Decisions
How does your brain make choices? A Brain Prize-winning scientist explains the role of dopamine, why many decisions are unconscious, and how to get better at deciding.
Environment
Environment
The Forested Floodplains of Congaree National Park
From space, the meandering Congaree River and its old channels paint the forest in contrasting shades of green. NASA explains how floods sustain giant trees.
The Forested Floodplains of Congaree National Park
From space, the meandering Congaree River and its old channels paint the forest in contrasting shades of green. NASA explains how floods sustain giant trees.
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Art & Culture
Art & Culture
The Gap in the Archives: Preserving the History of Everyday Objects
Why do museums say so little about the people who made and used everyday objects? Three family heirlooms from Bihar, India, show what an object’s “biography” can reveal.
Typing for Love or Money: The Hidden Women’s Labor behind Modern Literary Masterpieces
Taking dictation, revising manuscripts and typing copies, literary amanuenses often worked for little pay and less recognition. A curator revisits their story.
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