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Take a closer look at the atomic nucleus, from the ancient Greek idea of the atom to its cutting-edge practical applications - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

In this 1976 interview, Otto Frank reflects on his decision to give his daughter Anne’s words to the world and their legacy - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

Hibernation allows many animals to time-travel from difficult times to plenty. Could humans learn how to do it too? - by Vladyslav Vyazovskiy Read at Aeon

Step into the world of the enigmatic ‘Las Meninas’ – Diego Velázquez’s masterpiece of royal (and self-)portraiture - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

Physicists and philosophers today have formulated three opposing models that explain how laws work. Which is the best? - by Mario Hubert Read at Aeon

As permafrost thaws at unprecedented rates, Arctic villages are beginning to sink. Here is what we need to do - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

Olive oil was revered and cherished by the ancients. But its distinctive peppery taste is really a modern invention - by Massimo Mazzotti Read at Aeon

A stirring portrait of the radical husband-and-wife legal team who defended 1960s revolutionaries against the US government - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

In this tech-vexed age, our life on screens prevents us from experiencing the mysteries and transformative wonder of life - by Kirk Schneider Read at Aeon

Switch from the Moon’s orbit of Earth to its trajectory around the Sun, and you shift your entire view of our solar system - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

Within less than a decade, Brazil will have as many evangelicals as Catholics, a transcendence born of the prosperity gospel - by Alex Hochuli Read at Aeon

On St Helena, the island famed for Napoleon’s tomb, burial sites for the transatlantic slave trade’s victims go unmarked - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

Charles Darwin was as fascinated by extravagant ornament in nature as Jane Austen was in culture. Did their explanations agree? - by Abigail Tulenko Read at Aeon

In this mediation on ‘après-coup’ in art, Cormac tries to understand why he’s still haunted by a scene from ‘Minority Report’ - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

Everything in the Universe, from wandering turtles to falling rocks, is surrounded by ‘fields’ that guide and direct movement - by Daniel W McShea & Gunnar O Babcock Read at Aeon

Don’t be intimidated by physics: it is made of stories and metaphors. Learn these and the field will open up to you - by Jamie Zvirzdin Read at Aeon

The sensations of cooking stir up complicated questions about the relationship between a daughter and her mother - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

India’s ongoing subjugation of Kashmir holds portentous lessons about the nature of contemporary colonialism - by Hafsa Kanjwal Read at Aeon

What GPS tracking says about why the common whimbrel stops at a small spit of sand in South Carolina on its migratory route - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

Social scientists cling to simple models of reality – with disastrous results. Instead they must embrace chaos theory - by Brian Klaas Read at Aeon

Arrested for supplying water to migrants from Mexico, an aid worker’s trial challenges the boundary between law and morality - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

Before he was famous, Jean-Jacques Rousseau was Louise Dupin’s scribe. It’s her ideas on inequality that fill his writings - by Rebecca Wilkin Read at Aeon

For all the promise and dangers of AI, computers plainly can’t think. To think is to resist – something no machine does - by Alva Noë Read at Aeon

Before we ventured into space in 1961, we sent fruit flies, dogs and chimps to pave the way. This is their story - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon