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How Havana syndrome helps us rethink the brain

By Noam Hassenfeld

Runners can be disqualified for starting after the gun. What gives?

By Noam Hassenfeld and Brian Resnick

What did dinosaurs actually sound like? Take a listen.

By Noam Hassenfeld

What science still doesn’t know about the five senses

By Brian Resnick and Noam Hassenfeld

Cancer has a smell. Someday your phone may detect it.

By Noam Hassenfeld

How the Nobel Prizes skew science

By Byrd Pinkerton and Noam Hassenfeld

Astronomers were skeptical about dark matter — until Vera Rubin came along

By Byrd Pinkerton and Noam Hassenfeld

How a tiny, wobbling particle could unlock mysteries of the universe

By Byrd Pinkerton and Noam Hassenfeld

Ancient DNA is helping rewrite human history

By Noam Hassenfeld and Byrd Pinkerton

Systemic racism, explained (to kids)

By Noam Hassenfeld and Byrd Pinkerton