Every Truly Curious story is about real researchers and the work they actually do. Some of those stories also have a shorter version, written for readers of about nine or ten.
These are retellings. They carry no new reporting – each one is drawn from a published Truly Curious feature, names the writer whose work it rests on, and links back to it.
Why we grow scars instead of new fingers
Based on Sultana Haider’s story
Based on Natalie Testa’s story
The monster maker who fixes knees
Based on Krystelle Dsouza’s story
Based on Gabriela Silva’s story
Why some black holes shouldn’t be there
Based on Mina Rehman’s story
Why we yawn, and why nobody was sure
Based on Kara Hoving and P Rajendran’s story
Each retelling is drafted by an AI from the published feature and checked before it goes up. Our AI policy explains how and why.