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Cults of Practicality
In the 1950s, members of Congress nearly laughed a group of entomologists out of their hearing room. The scientists’ research proposal? To study the mating
Michelle Cheon and Lynn Dai
May 8, 2026
In the 1950s, members of Congress nearly laughed a group of entomologists out of their hearing room. The scientists’ research proposal? To study the mating
Editor’s note: On October 7, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret, and
Art by Aastha Paudel The geometric reasoning skills used to construct Lego structures—a grocery store, a single-family home, or even the Louvre—rarely apply in the
Art by Dahlia Kordit Since the famous publication of Robert Hooke’s Micrographia in 1665, the cell has captured the imagination and fascination of innumerable scientists.
The forests of Argentina’s Formosa province are home to Azara’s owl monkey (Aotus azarae), a pair-living and sexually monogamous primate. Weighing about three pounds and
Image Courtesy of Nikita Paudel. When Nikita Paudel (YC ’25) got her first menstrual period at age eleven, she was escorted to another room to