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When I was in kindergarten, I had a very old teacher who had some very old ideas about left-handedness. To her—and many others of her time—being left-handed was considered a disability. So anytime I ...

The Atlantic’s Science, Technology, and Health desk has had a busy 2025: Our writers have spent the year probing the limits of human consciousness and gene-editing technology, studying the ubiquity of ...

It’s a new twist on an old trope: The ape as stalker has a long tradition in Hollywood going back to at least the 1980s.

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Evolutionary developmental biology is the comparative study of organismal development and how it has evolved. There is a particular focus on the genetic basis of phenotypic structures, how they change ...

Buckwheat contains fiber and plant compounds with antioxidant properties. It may help support heart health and lower blood sugar levels. However, it may cause allergic reactions in some people.

Jay Ingram's "The Science of Pets" is a must-read about facts and myths about a global "petpourri" of animals, what's in their hearts and heads, and what they think about it all.