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It may resemble a cross between some sort of bizarre alien plant and a funky Christmas decoration, but this is neither. This ...

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I teach a class at Bard College and Columbia University called “Imagining Nonhuman Consciousness.” We mostly read about ...

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You do not need lava fields to find a truly otherworldly American landscape. Some of the strangest scenery in the country comes from gypsum, salt, sandstone, wind, ancient lakes, and millions of years ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Over the past decade, scientists have come up with a variety of frameworks to guide ...