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Bettmann / Getty Why Doctors Should Read Fiction
Could a simple literary exercise make physicians more caring?
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Alessandra Benedetti / Corbis / Getty Artificial Intelligence Is Cracking Open the Vatican's Secret Archives
A new project untangles the handwritten texts in one of the world’s largest historical collections.
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U.S. Census The Flaw in America's 'Holy Grail' Against Gerrymandering
The efficiency gap is a highly praised tool for detecting partisan districting—but relying on it could be dangerous.
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Hulton Deutsch / Corbis / Getty The Soviet Era's Deadliest Scientist Is Regaining Popularity in Russia
Trofim Lysenko’s spurious research prolonged famines that killed millions. So why is a fringe movement praising his legacy?
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Chaiwat Subprasom / Reuters The Chemist Who Thought He Could Harness Hurricanes
Irving Langmuir’s ill-fated attempts at seeding storms showed just how difficult it is to control the weather.
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Alvaro Dominguez Fun With DNA
Tiny computers, microscopic art, bringing back the dodo—the future uses of the double helix
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Max Avdeev The Audacious Plan to Save This Man’s Life by Transplanting His Head
What would happen if it actually works?
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Alvaro Dominguez The End of Thirst
How we will find enough water for a warming planet
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John Gall The Man Who Couldn’t Stop Giving
What a Brazilian man's pathological generosity says about the biological roots of philanthropy
