Perspectives

In reality, I am not opposed to China’s discipline, since its purpose is to prevent deeper social chaos. However, after smoking weed — a violation of Chinese law — I felt an unprecedented sense of freedom. It’s not that cannabis itself has some magic; rather, it simply helps me break free from the cage of self‑consciousness. I am no longer a product of social discipline, but a person with free thoughts who can make her own choices.

Impactful science education relies on adequate time for labs, functional spaces for conducting experiments safely, and quality materials. Without them, the learning experience is reduced to screens and simulations. What should be a lab-based exploration of the natural world becomes a digital substitution. That’s not innovation; it’s survival. 

Of course, not all hunting is ethical. Just as not all agriculture is sustainable, and not all fishing is responsible. But the presence of harmful practices does not invalidate the value of ethical ones. The question we should be asking is not, “Is hunting good or bad?” But rather, “What values does it reflect? What relationships does it sustain?”

Owari is an ancient African game designed to teach the mathematical concept of fractals, a game that is enjoyed by children and adults in its modern form to this day.

Among ugu plants, resuscitation is possible; dead ugu plants can come back to life. Maybe only such plants can belong in the world. 

Did her mother make her attach her worth to her body just as my mother did to her body just as I am doing to mine?

As I watched the snake crawl off into the darkness, I thought back to the copperhead incident of my youth that happened in those same woods.

Science communicator Julia Shangguan shares her journey into becoming a scientist and creating visual science comics.

Slimming pills and teas are often marketed with a kind of urgency that can often result in people taking products that destroy their bodies.

Museums are not anachronisms, but rather, they are an important part of modern biological research with their vast specimen collections.