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A new generation of craft chocolatiers in Brazil is making bars with “identity.” They’re helping to sustain the forest, too.A new generation of craft chocolatiers in Brazil is making bars with “identity.” They’re helping to sustain the forest, too. Read More

During the weekend, the orbits of Earth and Saturn will combine to create an interplanetary optical illusion for anyone with a good telescope and clear skies.During the weekend, the orbits of Earth and Saturn will combine to create an interplanetary optical illusion for anyone with a good telescope and clear skies. Read More

The encoded panels’ creator, Jim Sanborn, sought to unburden himself of the puzzle, and then discovered he had archived its solution in the Smithsonian.The encoded panels’ creator, Jim Sanborn, sought to unburden himself of the puzzle, and then discovered he had archived its solution in the Smithsonian. Read More

The reorganization reflects the ongoing shift in the federal government’s energy priorities: less renewable energy, more fossil fuels.The reorganization reflects the ongoing shift in the federal government’s energy priorities: less renewable energy, more fossil fuels. Read More

In “Doctor Dolittle’s Delusion,” he argued that language is a biological system unique to humans, despite the widespread belief to the contrary.In “Doctor Dolittle’s Delusion,” he argued that language is a biological system unique to humans, despite the widespread belief to the contrary. Read More

New research suggests that Theia, the object whose collision with Earth is theorized to have caused the formation of the moon, came from closer to the sun.New research suggests that Theia, the object whose collision with Earth is theorized to have caused the formation of the moon, came from closer to the sun. Read More

Delegates were evacuated from the conference venue, where thousands from nearly 200 countries had gathered.Delegates were evacuated from the conference venue, where thousands from nearly 200 countries had gathered. Read More

Just outside Belém, the Amazonian city where the world is meeting to discuss climate change, electricity is a very recent arrival.Just outside Belém, the Amazonian city where the world is meeting to discuss climate change, electricity is a very recent arrival. Read More

With the government reopened, the space agency at last released pictures captured by a fleet of government spacecraft of an object that came from beyond our solar system.With the government reopened, the space agency at last released pictures captured by a fleet of government spacecraft of an object that came from beyond our solar system. Read

Four proposed rules could make it easier to drill for oil or harvest timber in areas where endangered species live.Four proposed rules could make it easier to drill for oil or harvest timber in areas where endangered species live. Read More