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  1. Animals

    Hundreds of snake species get a new origin story

    Elapoid snakes, including cobras, mambas and sea snakes, may have evolved in Asia, not Africa as many researchers once thought.

    By Jake Buehler
  2. Neuroscience

    ‘Then I Am Myself the World’ ponders what it means to be conscious

    Neuroscientist Christof Koch’s new book discusses how information integration in the brain leads to consciousness and whether AI will ever be self-aware.

    By Fred Schwaller
  3. Animals

    Why a small seabird dares to fly toward cyclones

    Tracking data show that Desertas petrels often veer toward cyclones and follow in their wake, perhaps to catch prey drawn to the surface.

    By Joseph Polidoro
  4. Archaeology

    Was Egypt’s first pyramid built with hydraulics? The theory may hold water

    A controversial analysis contends that ancient engineers designed a water-powered elevator to hoist stones for King Djoser’s pyramid.