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Articles

Bridging the Gap

Breaking down gender barriers will bring more energy and fresh perspectives into the world of science. Four leading lights discuss how to make it happen.

Science Nation Video: Citizen Science

Volunteers help scientists understand birds and changing habitats

Natural Born Dancers: Birds Bob to Beats But Monkeys Are Mixed Up

One theory taking flight says only vocal-learning animals can sync up with musical rhythms, and those species make up an exclusive club: humans, some birds, elephants, whales, and dolphins.

Science Nation Video: Make Way for Ducklings

What wood ducks are revealing about threats to our fine feathered friends

The Trillions of Microbes That Call Us Home—and Help Keep Us Healthy

The human body is a habitat for a huge range of harmless and beneficial microbes, which may be the key to fighting disease without antibiotics. 


Departments

20 Things You Didn't Know About...

Kissing

Our unique human lips, the conquests that carried kissing, and how kissing makes men and women more like each other

The Brain

Memories Are Crucial for Looking Into the Future

Without remembering how the past unfolded, trying to plan ahead is "like being in a room with nothing there and having a guy tell you to go find a chair."

Vital Signs

Those Who Know Us Best

A faint whiff of bad breath tells 
a worried wife something is seriously 
wrong with her husband.

Discover Interview

The Love Neuroscientist

Believe it or not, says psychologist Stephanie Ortigue, lust makes heavy intellectual demands involving complex thought. (Care to come upstairs and see my diplomas?)

Big Picture

Can Bill Gates Buy a Better World?

The billionaire's foundation has been criticized for being insider-ish and attention-grabbing, but the organization has recently had some big successes.

5 Questions

for the Dinosaur Hunter Who Found—and Named—Mojoceratops

Nick Longrich finds ancient treasure not only in the ground but in long-overlooked collections in museums.

 








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