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Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman.The natural world is full of sexual diversity—traits that challenge binary definitions of male and female—but traditional…

In this July 1925 file photo, Clarence Darrow, left, and William Jennings Bryan speak with each other during the monkey trial in Dayton, Tenn. AP hide…

Anti-evolution books on sale in Dayton, Tenn., where teacher John Scopes was put on trial for teaching evolution in the famous 1925 “Monkey Trial.” Topical Press…

These holes allow the hips and shoulders to get a generally softer feel, while a firmer one is upheld right under where your spine curves. A…

The Indigenous peoples of the Bolivian highlands are survivors. For thousands of years they have lived at altitudes of more than two miles, where oxygen is…

Zach KramMay 22, 2025, 08:00 AM ETCloseZach Kram is a national NBA writer for ESPN.com, specializing in short- and long-term trends across the league’s analytics landscape.…

For Fruit Seeds, Humans Are Modern-Day DinosaursBy physically engineering their environments, megafauna such as dinosaurs curbed fruit seed sizes—a role that now may be filled by…