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Physicists and philosophers today have formulated three opposing models that explain how laws work. Which is the best? - by Mario Hubert Read at Aeon

As permafrost thaws at unprecedented rates, Arctic villages are beginning to sink. Here is what we need to do - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

Olive oil was revered and cherished by the ancients. But its distinctive peppery taste is really a modern invention - by Massimo Mazzotti Read at Aeon

A stirring portrait of the radical husband-and-wife legal team who defended 1960s revolutionaries against the US government - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

In this tech-vexed age, our life on screens prevents us from experiencing the mysteries and transformative wonder of life - by Kirk Schneider Read at Aeon

Switch from the Moon’s orbit of Earth to its trajectory around the Sun, and you shift your entire view of our solar system - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

Within less than a decade, Brazil will have as many evangelicals as Catholics, a transcendence born of the prosperity gospel - by Alex Hochuli Read at Aeon

On St Helena, the island famed for Napoleon’s tomb, burial sites for the transatlantic slave trade’s victims go unmarked - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon