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Re-engineering where body meets machine
Editor in chief Nancy Shute dives into growing research efforts to re-engineer the body to improve how it interacts with prosthetic devices.
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50 years on, Lucy still sparks our curiosity
Editor in chief Nancy Shute recounts the 50-year anniversary of the hominid's discovery, which upended the study of human evolution.
- Anthropology
The ‘midlife crisis’ is too simple a story, scientists say
Some scientists want to shift focus to the teen mental health crisis. But the course of happiness is too complex for simplistic theories, experts warn.
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Rethinking archaeology and place
Editor in chief Nancy Shute discusses efforts of Indigenous people in British Columbia to preserve ancient trails.
- Health & Medicine
Why finding bird flu in a U.S. pig for the first time is raising new worries
Swine can act as so-called “mixing vessels” for human and bird flus, giving avian viruses an opportunity to adapt for spreading in people.
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Taking the temperature of democracy
Editor in chief Nancy Shute discusses the science of studying democracies.
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Embracing the collective nature of science
Editor in chief Nancy Shute celebrates this year's SN10: Scientists to Watch and novel approaches to research.
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When pain really is in your head
Editor in chief Nancy Shute discusses the complexity of chronic pain, the spread of diseases and training crocs to avoid eating certain toads.
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A long-awaited cancer treatment reaches patients
Print and Longform Managing Editor Erin Wayman discusses the recently approved T cell therapy for cancer patients.
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Of frogs and the people who love them
Editor in chief Nancy Shute discusses frogs and chytrid fungus, trilobite fossils and a dinosaur named after the Norse god of mischief.
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Striving to break the global grip of malnutrition
Editor in chief Nancy Shute discusses the quest for solutions in challenges such as childhood malnutrition, Andean bear conservation and assessing AI’s cognition.
