Agog for agar
See these delightful bacteria-smeared agar plates transformed into high art.
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A scientific case for an Earth alive
"Becoming Earth" author Ferris Jabr on his new book and how life emerged as an extension of the planet’s surface.
Inside a reporter's notebook: Pleistocene beasts
Read an unpublished diary entry from Ferris Jabr's trip to Russia's Pleistocene Park while writing Becoming Earth.
A brief update on a cat
She's making big moves
This nature-inspired robot moves at a snail’s pace
The contraption uses water to act as lubricant and glue, just like snail mucus.
An emotional public hearing on MDMA: ‘Today you will vote on whether my friends live or die’
The FDA may approve psychedelic-assisted therapy for PTSD, but at a recent public hearing it was the therapy — not the drug — that burned in the hot seat.
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