In cicada emergence, a piggybacking parasite steals the show
One biologist drove cross-country not for the cicadas, but for the fungus that infects them.
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This nature-inspired robot moves at a snail’s pace
The contraption uses water to act as lubricant and glue, just like snail mucus.
Plastics production alone will doom climate goals
Manufacturing plastics is a highly emissive process. The world needs to shrink production rapidly to stay within the 1.5 °C global temperature rise.
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The public health crisis brewing behind bars
Incarceration leaves long-term impacts on an inmate's health. The staggering rates of incarceration transform those consequences into an epidemic.
The solar eclipse, as seen by Sequencer readers
Earlier this week we asked our readers to share with us their photos of Monday's solar eclipse. What each person saw during the eclipse – in their backyard, in the park, several time zones away from home squatting in a cemetery – was shaped by our lives, as all art,...
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