Dinosaur Giants, Celestial Wonders, Narcissism Explained

Do you know someone who is a narcissist? New research is starting to resolve some of the big questions about this misunderstood psychological disorder. Living large: sauropods dinosaurs are by far the biggest creatures to have ever walked on Earth. Our cover story explores how and why they got to be so gargantuan. Also featured in the September issue is a look at Wolf-Rayets, some of the most spectacular stars in the universe. Read the Issue Dinosaur Giants, Celestial Wonders, Narcissism Explained How Sauropod Dinosaurs Became the Biggest Land Animals Again and Again New research hints at how sauropod dinosaurs got to be so gargantuan. Read Now   What Is Narcissism? Science Confronts a Widely Misunderstood Phenomenon Researchers debate whether grandiosity always masks vulnerability. Read Now   How AI Knows Things No One Told It Researchers are still struggling to understand how AI models trained to parrot Internet text can perform advanced tasks such as running code, playing games and trying to break up a marriage. Read Now   What Happens when People with Dementia Commit Crimes? When criminal behavior overlaps with degenerative cognitive disease, the justice system often falters. Read Now   Rare 'Pinwheel' Stars Are a Beautiful Astronomical Puzzle The doomed class of stars named Wolf-Rayets produce mysterious pinwheel shapes. Read Now

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