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Inside the D.O.J.’s Investigation of Fauci and Other Virus Scientists

BENJAMIN MUELLER AND GLENN THRUSH

As Dr. Anthony Fauci has faced public scrutiny from congressional Republicans, the D.O.J. has pursued a quieter and more expansive effort against a wider circle of researchers.

Is There Alien Debris on the Moon? Some Scientists Plan to Find Out.

BECKY FERREIRA

Researchers want to explore the idea that microscopic particles shed by alien civilizations have accumulated on the lunar surface, making it an archive of extraterrestrial technology.

These smart bricks know what object they make up

Collectively intelligent bricks figure out if they're in a boat, chair or guitar

What archaeology reveals about the rise of all-powerful rulers

Autocracy wasn't inevitable in early civilizations. But when riches were there to monopolize, strongmen and inequalities emerged

The 92-Year-Old Mathematician and the Teenage Apprentice

GREGORY BARBER

Joan Birman thought her major discoveries were behind her. Then came an email from a young neighbor — a girl who knew little but wanted to learn.