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Science Archive

Archives for December 2024

Unexplainable
Why did we think Neanderthals weren’t smart?Why did we think Neanderthals weren’t smart?
Podcast
Unexplainable

Our earliest studies of Neanderthals were fundamentally flawed.

By Byrd Pinkerton
The world’s most mysterious psychedelic is already inside your brain
The Highlight

DMT, “the nuclear bomb of the psychedelic family,” explained.

By Oshan Jarow
Explain It to Me
Why do so many young people suddenly have cancer?Why do so many young people suddenly have cancer?
Explain It to Me

When you were born is actually an important risk factor for cancer.

By Dylan Scott
Future Perfect
I got malaria on purpose and so can youI got malaria on purpose and so can you
Future Perfect

We need new malaria drugs — so I spent a year as a guinea pig.

By Dylan Matthews

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