Anti Gravity. The Ongoing Search for Fundamental Farces column by Steve Mirsky. 3x equals an omelet. Math can be fun for readers of all h's.

Nonhuman species can seem to comprehend procreation, but even apes lack the cognitive traits to truly understand. By Holly Dunsworth.

Every credible plan to cut global warming hinges on carbon-trapping playing a major role. That doesn't seem likely. By David Biello.

Where Am I? Where Am I Going? Scientists are discovering how the brain navigates. By May-Britt Moser and Edvard I. Moser.

It's a wonder English ever caught on, said John McWhorter, because

it's weirder than just about every other tongue.

The End of Work? When robots start doing all the work, what will be left for humans? By Ji Shisan.

What Killed the Dinosaurs? The asteroid strike was bad. The timing was worse. By Stephen Brusatte.

Grudges between three astronomer teams threaten the survival of ground-based astronomy's boldest, biggest projects. By Katie Worth.

Before we can share our lives with machines, we must teach them to understand and mimic human emotion. By Pascale Fung.

Every infant is a natural-born linguist capable of mastering any of the world's 7,000 languages like a native. By Patricia K. Kuhl.