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  1. Earth

    Never-ending storms make for good plot twists. Could they plague Earth?

    While the thunderstorms in The Legend of Zelda defy physics, plenty of places on Earth experience extreme weather.

    By Aaron Tremper
  2. Animals

    Crabs’ sideways walk may have evolved just once

    A study of 50 crab species in Japan traces the iconic sideways walk to a single ancestor, suggesting the trait drove the group's remarkable diversity.

    By Sierra Bouchér
  3. Science & Society

    Our understanding of Charles Darwin continues to evolve

    Historian Janet Browne’s Darwin: A Biography lifts the curtain on the private life of Charles Darwin, one of science’s most controversial pioneers.

    By Aaron Tremper
  4. Microbes

    A Greenland explorer will eat only decaying seal for a month

    British chef Mike Keen will ski across Greenland eating only fermented seal.