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April 26, 2023

Psychology People Differ Widely in Their Understanding of Even a Simple Concept Such as the Word 'Penguin' We think about what a penguin is like in dozens of different ways—one reason why we often talk past each other By Simon Makin

Conservation A Rare Glimpse into Afghanistan's Spectacular, Vanishing Forests Afghanistan’s rare and majestic woodlands can’t shake the echoes of war, desperation and poverty By Kern Hendricks

Astronomy Our Sun Was Born in a Stellar Family Far, Far from Here We only have a few clues about where the sun was born. Some new ones point to a crowded origin story for our nearest star By Phil Plait

Epidemiology This Cow and Pig Influenza Virus Could Infect Humans: What We Know So Far Influenza D is only known to sicken cattle and pigs, but it “has everything it needs” to jump into people By Meghan Bartels

Psychology Did Time Tick Slower for a Woman Who Spent 500 Days Alone in a Cave? Here's why a woman who spent 500 days in extreme isolation lost her sense of time By Ruth Ogden,The Conversation US

Medicine The Bad Side of 'Good' Cholesterol Very high HDL cholesterol levels almost double your risk of heart problems. By Tanya Lewis,Josh Fischman,Jeffery DelViscio,Alexa Lim | 07:59

Astrophysics Is Time Travel Possible? The laws of physics allow time travel. So why haven’t people become chronological hoppers? By Sarah Scoles

Health Care Science, Not Legalized Discrimination, Should Drive Health Care Policy A federal ruling on ACA is threatening lifesaving medical services, and prioritizing anti-LGBTQ+ bias over scientific evidence By Naomi Seiler

FROM THE STORE Scientific American Volume 328, Issue 5

FROM THE ARCHIVE The Neuroscience of Reality Reality is constructed by the brain, and no two brains are exactly alike By Anil K. Seth | September 2019

WHAT WE'RE READING Ranking the Pain of Stinging Insects, From 'Spicy' to 'Shockingly Electric' Remembering one passionate entomologist who poetically described and classified more than 70 species’ painful stings. By Lauren Young | Atlas Obscura | April 24, 2023

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