Trust-Based Funding Works. So Why Are Artists Still Living in Precarity?

Trust-Based Funding Works. So Why Are Artists Still Living in Precarity?

Artist Leo Robinson received an unconditional fellowship from the Arts Foundation in 2025. Photo: Anne Tetzlaff For emergent artists, the path into a sustainable career has rarely felt narrower. In the wake of the pandemic, amid a prolonged cost-of-living crisis and years of declining public investment, artists are facing increasingly difficult decisions and being pushed…

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Pregnancy Changes Mothers’ Brains. These Recent Discoveries Are Showing Us How

Pregnancy Changes Mothers’ Brains. These Recent Discoveries Are Showing Us How

“Baby brain” isn’t the deficit it’s stereotyped to be, research suggests. Neural adaptations during pregnancy can prime soon-to-be-moms to become more attuned to their children and enhance social cognition Daliah Singer May 8, 2026 8:23 p.m. During and after pregnancy, hormones drive profound changes in the brain’s structure and function. AleksandarNakic via Getty Images I’d looked…

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David Attenborough Has Inspired Countless Scientists. To Mark His 100th Birthday, Here Are Ten Living Things They’ve Named After Him

David Attenborough Has Inspired Countless Scientists. To Mark His 100th Birthday, Here Are Ten Living Things They’ve Named After Him

Researchers around the planet grew up watching documentaries hosted by the English broadcaster and naturalist, which sparked their love of the natural world. Now, their discoveries become tributes to his legacy McKenzie Prillaman | Assistant Digital Editor, Science & Innovation May 7, 2026 4:07 p.m. About 50 organisms have been named for David Attenborough or…

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Nearly Half of Italy’s Wolves Are Part Dog Now, Thanks to Hybridization. Is That a Threat to the Species?

Nearly Half of Italy’s Wolves Are Part Dog Now, Thanks to Hybridization. Is That a Threat to the Species?

Wolf-dog hybrids are growing far more common in Italy, raising scientists’ concerns for the future of the wolves Gennaro Tomma, bioGraphic May 6, 2026 7:30 a.m. About 47 percent of wolves in Italy are considered wolf-dog hybrids, according to a recent genetic analysis. Bildagentur Zoonar GmbH / Shutterstock Between 15,000 and 30,000 years ago, a now-extinct…

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