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A death, a plagiarism scandal and a quest for revenge: the bizarre tale of Otto Z

The long read: After his mother died, Otto became convinced he’d been wronged by the forensic investigators - and that one of them was a fraud. The truth was even stranger

Alessio Perrone·The Guardian·October 20269.7(3)

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A death, a plagiarism scandal and a quest for revenge: the bizarre tale of Otto Z

When Anesthesia Goes Wrong

When Anesthesia Goes Wrong

Sarah Zhang·The Atlantic·October 2026

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What Do Animals Understand About Death?

What Do Animals Understand About Death?

Kathryn Schulz·The New Yorker

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Higher temperatures fuel gun violence. Now we know how much is from climate change.

Higher temperatures fuel gun violence. Now we know how much is from climate change.

Olga Pierce&Ava Sasani&Mensah M. Dean, The Trace·Grist·October 2026

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What Do Animals Understand About Death?

What Do Animals Understand About Death?

Kathryn Schulz·The New Yorker·October 2024

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The greatest risk of AI in higher education isn’t cheating

The greatest risk of AI in higher education isn’t cheating

Jacob Burley&Nir Eisikovits·The Conversation·February 2026

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The Fall of “Scientific American”

Investigative Journalism

The Fall of “Scientific American”

samantha.schuyler·The Nation·October 2026

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We’re addicted to social media. How do we get sober?

We’re addicted to social media. How do we get sober?

Allison Parshall·Scientific American·October 2026

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How Do Fungi Keep the Planet Healthy?

Steven Strogatz&Janna Levin·Quanta Magazine·October 2026

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Computer Chips Are the Most Magnificent Things Humanity Has Ever Made

Computer Chips Are the Most Magnificent Things Humanity Has Ever Made

Gideon Lewis-Kraus·The New Yorker·October 2026

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Using light to control brain cells

Using light to control brain cells

Karl Deisseroth·The Conversation·October 2026

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How Tree Rings Challenged the Myth of American Wilderness

How Tree Rings Challenged the Myth of American Wilderness

M.R. O'Connor·The New Yorker·October 2026

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They War-Gamed Dimming the Sun. It Went Even Worse Than You Think

They War-Gamed Dimming the Sun. It Went Even Worse Than You Think

Karl Mathiesen·Wired·October 2026

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The Itch

The Itch

Atul Gawande·The New Yorker·June 2008

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How Do Fungi Keep the Planet Healthy?

Steven Strogatz&Janna Levin·Quanta Magazine·October 2026

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Touch, Our Most Complex Sense, Is a Landscape of Cellular Sensors

Touch, Our Most Complex Sense, Is a Landscape of Cellular Sensors

Ariel Bleicher·Quanta Magazine·April 2025

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Nature’s Super Feather

Nature’s Super Feather

Jim Robbins&Bryan Anselm·The New York Times·February 2026

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The Great Forgetting

The Great Forgetting

Summer Praetorius·Nautilus·December 2022

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Eagle Eyes! - Raptor Resource Project

Eagle Eyes! - Raptor Resource Project

RaptorResource·Raptor Resource Project·January 2025

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Bird Song

Mya·allaboutbirds.org·May 2026

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The Oilbird

The Oilbird

Carson Vaughan·Audubon·January 2022

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Meet the bird that can fly 8,000 miles without stopping

Meet the bird that can fly 8,000 miles without stopping

Bruce M. Beehler·The Washington Post·February 2026

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Stereo Sue

Stereo Sue

Oliver Sacks·The New Yorker·June 2006

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The Mouse Trap

The Mouse Trap

Daniel Engber·Slate·November 2011

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The Abyss

The Abyss

Oliver Sacks·The New Yorker·September 2007

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The Sixth Extinction?

The Sixth Extinction?

Elizabeth Kolbert·The New Yorker·May 2009

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The Mysterious Life of Birds Who Never Come Down

The Mysterious Life of Birds Who Never Come Down

Helen Macdonald·The New York Times·July 2020

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A death, a plagiarism scandal and a quest for revenge: the bizarre tale of Otto Z

A death, a plagiarism scandal and a quest for revenge: the bizarre tale of Otto Z

Alessio Perrone·The Guardian·October 2026

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Where to Find the Colors Your Screen Can’t Show You

Where to Find the Colors Your Screen Can’t Show You

Ryan Moulton·Ryan Moulton's Articles·June 2026

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The greatest risk of AI in higher education isn’t cheating

The greatest risk of AI in higher education isn’t cheating

Jacob Burley&Nir Eisikovits·The Conversation·February 2026

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Some Scientists Have ‘Magic Hands’ in the Lab. This A.I. Is Learning Why.

Some Scientists Have ‘Magic Hands’ in the Lab. This A.I. Is Learning Why.

Carl Zimmer·The New York Times·August 2026

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Long May They Reign

Long May They Reign

Nora Caplan-Bricker·The Atavist Magazine·May 2020

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