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A political scientist who studies what helps people connect across differences. A novelist whose books about Native American ...
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Meet the Scientists who won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Medicine

Stockholm: Mary Brunkow and Fred Ramsdell from the United States, along with Shimon Sakaguchi of Japan, won the 2025 Nobel ...

Meet the man who survived 200+ snakebites, now scientists are using his blood to save lives

Tim Friede endured over 200 snakebites to build a unique immunity. Scientists are now using his antibodies to create a ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Meet the Scientist Who Discovered a New Genus of Curious Catfish Hiding in Colombia’s Most Endangered River

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Smithsonian Magazine

Meet the Scientist Digitizing Millions of Fossilized Pollen Grains to Reveal Earth’s Climate History

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Meet the World’s 4 most bizarre bugs scientists say are too unreal for this world — here’s why

From bugs that sprint like cheetahs to those that breathe underwater, scientists have found insects so strange, they seem ...
The Scientist

Meet the Team: Shelby Bradford

From the moment she learned to write, Shelby Bradford was crafting stories. It began with reimagining story endings and evolved into building her own fantastical tales. Then, the magical world of ...