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Ideas & Opinions
Ideas & Opinions
Life on Mars, Explained: Ancient Molecules, New Clues
Curiosity found chain-like carbon molecules in a 3.7-billion-year-old lakebed. A 2026 study says non-biological sources cannot explain them all.
Neutrinos, Explained: Hunting the Universe’s Ghost Particles
Neutrinos stream through your body by the trillions every second. The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics honours the telescope that finally caught them.
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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Business
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Interviews
Juang Language Survival: Documenting Oral Knowledge in Odisha
Kshetrabasi Juanga on filming Juang traditions for the next generation — and why he compares Indigenous languages to grass pushing through a cracked road.
From Participation to Action: What WikiWomen+ Summit 2026 Meant for Sana Sabir
Sana Sabir looks back on the WikiWomen+ Summit 2026: the women she met, new ideas about AI and knowledge gaps, and the workshops she plans to run at home.
Lifestyle
Lifestyle
Neuroticism and the Pandemic: Why Some Minds Struggled More
People high in neuroticism suffered larger, longer-lasting anxiety and depression through the pandemic, a 4,030-person US study finds.
An Apple a Day Keeps the Stress Away: How Food Can Lower Stress Levels
What happens in your body when you feel stressed, and can what you eat help? A short science article for young readers explains stress and food.
Environment
Environment
Moon Rocks on Earth: Madagascar’s Anorthosite, Seen From Space
An astronaut photographed a patch of southern Madagascar that looks like the Moon. It is made of the same rock as the lunar highlands.
Moon Rocks on Earth: Madagascar’s Anorthosite, Seen From Space
An astronaut photographed a patch of southern Madagascar that looks like the Moon. It is made of the same rock as the lunar highlands.
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Art & Culture
Art & Culture
Preserving Indigenous Stories and Voices: WikiKathā Documented Nine Endangered Indigenous Languages in Indonesia
Local youth and native speakers recorded words, stories and sounds from threatened languages across Indonesia and shared them openly on Wiktionary and Wikimedia Commons.
Hooked on Sonics: Experimenting with Sound in 19th-Century Popular Science
In the nineteenth century, acoustics primers invited whole families to make sound visible with sand, flames and homemade instruments. A look at the playful books behind it.
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