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As a scientific concept the Anthropocene is dead. But it’s such a helpful idea to think with, should we use it anyway?- by Ville LähdeRead on Aeon
Citizens of Myanmar describe what daily life is like in their isolated, war-torn nation- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon
Generative AI sheds new light on the underlying engines of metaphor, mood and reinvention in six decades of songs- by Prashant GargRead on Aeon
Should deaf parents be able to select for a deaf child? On the ethics of parental choice and ‘designer babies’- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon
Slavery in Latin America, on a huge scale, was different from that in the United States. Why don’t we know this history?- by Ana Lucia AraujoRead on Aeon
How the photographer Justine Kurland reframes utopia in the radical freedom of teenage girls, women and outsider communities- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon
People with ADHD and autism have to mask their instincts if they want to be included. But the strain exacts a very high price- by Gilly KahnRead on Aeon
Exoplanet discoveries have reshaped astronomy. Are exomoons next? Brian Greene in conversation with David Kipping- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon
Acute inflammation helps the body heal. But chronic inflammation is different and could provoke a medical paradigm shift- by Amy K McLennanRead on Aeon
An animated interpretation of the story of the Indigenous people kidnapped from Tierra del Fuego and brought to England in 1830- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon
This life-giving element, stored in rock and organic material, moves around Earth in an ancient cycle we have just broken- by Jack LohmannRead on Aeon
This air purifier's air-cleaning performance gets top marks, but we think it lacks modern looks and fancy features.
Stylish and beautifully illuminated, the Blueair Blue Signature air purifier is a breath of fresh air (literally).
We liked having the Coros Pace Pro as our hiking companion, but we do not think this sports watch will be our go-to option for extreme outdoor explorations.
Researchers discovered that ancient peat bogs grew rapidly when the Southern Westerly Winds suddenly shifted thousands of years ago. These wind changes affected both peatland carbon storage and how th...
Microplastics—tiny particles now found in food, water, air, and even human tissues—may directly accelerate artery-clogging disease, and new research shows the danger may be far greater for males. In m...
Researchers have found a way to make “dark excitons”—normally invisible quantum states of light—shine dramatically brighter by trapping them inside a tiny gold-nanotube optical cavity. This breakthrou...
Scientists may finally be closing in on the origins of two colossal, mysterious structures buried nearly 1,800 miles inside Earth—hidden formations that have puzzled researchers for decades. New model...
New climate modeling shows that heatwaves will keep getting hotter, longer, and more frequent for centuries—even after the world hits net-zero emissions. Delays of just a few years dramatically increa...
Researchers created a dissolvable microneedle patch that delivers IL-4 directly to damaged heart tissue, jump-starting repair after a heart attack. The targeted approach shifts immune cells into a hea...