The Atlantic

The Atlantic

Tattoos Do Odd Things to the Immune System

When you stick ink-filled needles into your skin, your body’s defenders respond accordingly. Scientists aren’t sure if that’s good or bad for you.
The Atlantic

[:es]A Gnarly New Theory About Saturn’s Rings[:]

The story of a long-lost moon
The Atlantic

[:es]Polio Is Exploiting a Very Human Weakness[:]

The world has been so close to eradicating polio for so long—which is exactly why the virus is staging a comeback now.
The Atlantic

[:es]Man’s Other Best Friend[:]

Domesticating horses changed humanity forever. Where and when did it first happen?
The Atlantic

[:es]What Humans Can Learn From Nature’s Biggest Hibernators[:]

Could bears hold the key to better treatments for stroke, osteoporosis, and Alzheimer’s?
The Atlantic

[:es]Do birds have language? It depends on how you define it.[:]

In the cheeps, trills and tweets of birdsong, scientists find some parallels with human speech
The Atlantic

[:es]We Almost Forgot About the Moon Trees[:]

A collection of tree seeds that went round and round the moon was scattered far and wide back home.
The Atlantic

[:es]Lion Bones Are Popping Up in Some Very Unexpected Places[:]

Archaeologists long assumed that the only lions on the continent were mythical. Then they started finding bones.
The Atlantic

[:es]Climate Change Is Going to Be Gross[:]

The thick layer of mucilage that covered the Sea of Marmara for weeks was an unsettling glimpse of climate change’s more oozy effects.