The ocean is in trouble. But the sea has a hold on us, and the stories we tell about it are helping turn the tide.

In “What the Wild Sea Can Be,” a glimpse of plankton and trilobites from eons past helps us understand the scale of the ocean's existence.

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In a conversation from February, how genetic research could speed up the restoration of the American chestnut tree.

Medical AI tools are transcribing patient visits, responding to doctors' questions, and analyzing scans. What are the ...

Medical AI tools are transcribing patient visits, responding to doctors’ questions, and analyzing scans. What are the benefits—and the risks? Plus, how GPS transformed from a niche military technology ...

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We’ve been hearing for years that climate change makes weather more extreme, and extreme weather more frequent. But what’s been more difficult to measure is exactly how climate change influences a ...

GPS is such an essential part of our lives that it’s easy to forget there was once a world without it. But, like many tech ...

If you got sucked back to dino times, you might get snacked on by a giant meat-eater. But what other dangers would you face?