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You may think that denial can be harmful when encountering a challenge. But let me tell you about Richard Cohen. When I was struggling with my eyesight, I read a book called Blindsided: Lifting a Life...
This article is an early look at our upcoming special issue on Mastery. Check back in on January 28 to catch the full issue. After years of studies and six months in New York, I was convinced I’d mast...
In 2014, a team of neuroscientists, including Dr. Earl Miller, the Picower Professor of Neuroscience at MIT, gave macaque monkeys a carefully standardized task: categorize visual dot patterns into one...
In rare interviews, Russians speak candidly about their lives in the presence of war – animated to protect their identities- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon
Politics today is driven by grievances that can never be assuaged. For democracy’s survival, we must grapple with this dynamic- by Paul KatsafanasRead on Aeon
In a town park in Portugal, prizes dangle just out of reach up a greasy pole. How will the local teens manage to get them?- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon
The life of Indian physicist Satyendra Nath Bose illuminates how scientific genius can emerge from the most unexpected quarters- by Somaditya (Soma) BanerjeeRead on Aeon
Scientists say their Stomata In-Sight tool can observe plants "breathe," which could be used to bioengineer crops that require less water, making them potentially more resilient to climate change.
New photos show off NASA's newly constructed Roman Space Telescope, which will soon help researchers unravel the mysteries of the cosmos. Experts have also revealed when the next-gen spacecraft is set...
The 2026 breeding season for endangered kākāpō could produce the most chicks in decades.
Our best models of the cosmos don't add up — but that could change if the universe is actually made of a viscous 'fluid,' a new paper suggests.
New research finds that retinal diseases thought to map one-to-one to genetic mutations are more complicated than that.
A hidden chunk of an ancient tectonic plate is stuck to the Pacific Ocean floor and sliding under North America, complicating earthquake risk at the Cascadia subduction zone.
The map shows diverse geological features shaping Antarctic glaciers from below, which can improve climate models of ice melt.
Five vital organs are essential for life, but survival is more medically complex.
Jan. 17, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.
Earth and its neighbors orbit the sun on a relatively flat plane. But what's below this plane, and is anythign below the Earth?
Trump's calls for a takeover of Greenland puts open scientific collaboration that is helping our understanding of the threat of global sea-level rise at risk.
Gender-ambiguous people in ancient Mesopotamia were powerful and important members of society more than four millennia ago.
A study of limescale buildup in an early bathing facility at Pompeii has revealed that the water was replaced only once per day.