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  1. Science & Society

    Why some chaos-seekers just want to watch the world burn

    A political scientist explains how a confluence of personality traits and perceived status loss can encourage some people to generate chaos as a solution to their woes.

    By Sujata Gupta
  2. Life

    The butts of these blowfly larvae mimic termite faces

    The young of a mysterious blowfly species look — and smell — like the termites they hide among.

    By Gennaro Tomma
  3. Humans

    Biological sex is not as simple as male or female

    A recent Trump executive order defines sex based on gamete size. But the order oversimplifies genetics, hormones and reproductive biology.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  4. Climate

    Even desert cities could pull drinking water from the air 

    Water harvesting from foggy air provided up to 5 liters of water a day in a yearlong Chilean desert experiment.