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The Incredible Journey of a Migratory Shorebird
Godwits make the longest non-stop migration in the bird world, Rivka Galchen writes. That might be the least of their marvels. Can they survive a changing planet?
The Incredible Journey of a Migratory Shorebird
What Would It Mean to See a New Color?
What Would It Mean to See a New Color?
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Why the Time Has Finally Come for Geothermal Energy
Why the Time Has Finally Come for Geothermal Energy
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The Radical Development of an Entirely New Painkiller
The Radical Development of an Entirely New Painkiller
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The Incredible Journey of a Migratory Shorebird
The Incredible Journey of a Migratory Shorebird
Rivka Galchen·The New Yorker·September 2026
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What Would It Mean to See a New Color?
What Would It Mean to See a New Color?
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Why the Time Has Finally Come for Geothermal Energy
Why the Time Has Finally Come for Geothermal Energy
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The Radical Development of an Entirely New Painkiller
The Radical Development of an Entirely New Painkiller
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How a Breakthrough Surgery Enables the Brain to Control a Bionic Leg
How a Breakthrough Surgery Enables the Brain to Control a Bionic Leg
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How Scientists Started to Decode Birdsong
How Scientists Started to Decode Birdsong
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Reinventing the Dinosaur
Reinventing the Dinosaur
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