homehome Home chatchat Notifications


Scientists Call for a Global Pause on Creating “Mirror Life” Before It’s Too Late: “The threat we’re talking about is unprecedented”

Creating synthetic lifeforms is almost here, and the consequences could be devastating.

Modern Humans and Neanderthals Had Kids for 7,000 Years and the Legacy Lives in Our Genes

Most of us have Neanderthal ancestors, and now scientists how revealed important details about how their DNA shape us today.

This 100-Page Proof Claims to Have Solved the World’s Most Frustrating Math Puzzle: What's The Largest Sofa That Fits Around a Corner?

Mathematician claims to have cracked the annoying puzzle of fitting a sofa around a corner.

These Satellites Are About to Create Artificial Solar Eclipses — And Unlock the Sun's Secrets

Two spacecraft will create artificial eclipses to study the Sun’s corona.

Religious people aren't more generous than atheists — but there's a catch

As it turns out, there's more to generosity than just what you believe.

This Tiny Microbe Can Withstand Extreme Radiation That Would Obliterate Humans. Here's How It Might Protect Astronauts on a Trip to Mars

Could a humble bacterium hold the key to surviving cosmic radiation?

This Wild Quasiparticle Switches Between Having Mass and Being Massless. It All Depends on the Direction It Travels

Scientists have stumbled upon the semi-Dirac fermion, first predicted 16 years ago.

Mars Dust Storms Can Engulf Entire Planet, Shutting Down Rovers and Endangering Astronauts — Now We Know Why

Warm days may ignite the Red Planet’s huge dust storms.

Can You Tell Which Knot Is Strongest? Most People Fail This Surprisingly Tough Challenge

Knots are a test of physical intuition and most of us are failing hard.

Crocodile Scales Form in a Surprising Way That Has Nothing to Do with Genetics

The surprising way crocodile scales form offers a glimpse into how evolution works beyond genes.

The Smallest Asteroids Ever Detected Could Be a Game-Changer for Planetary Defense

A new technique allowed scientists to spot the smallest asteroids ever detected in the main belt.

Hidden 35,000-Year-Old Ritual Site Found Eight Storeys Deep Inside an Israeli Cave

New study reveals ancient rituals, a carved turtle, and clues to early human gatherings.

Superhot Rock Energy Could Provide Enough Power to Fuel the U.S. Thousands of Times Over

Could next-generation geothermal energy finally fulfill its promise of ridding us of fossil fuels for good?

Scientists Built a Radioactive Diamond Battery That Could Last Longer Than Human Civilization

A tiny diamond battery could power devices for thousands of years.

The Universe’s Expansion Rate Is Breaking Physics and JWST’s New Data Makes It Worse

New data confirms a puzzling rift in the universe's expansion rate.

Is AI the New Dot-Com Bubble? The Year 2025 Has 1999 Vibes All Over It

AI technology has promised us many advances and 2025 looms ahead of us. Will the outputs match the promises?

Scientists uncover how quality sleep may be key to learning a new language

If you needed another reason to get a good night's sleep — here it is.

Meet Homo juluensis: a potential new human species

Scientists have identified evidence of a new ancient human species, Homo juluensis, from fossils in East Asia.

Mind-Blowing Calculation Shows Living Cells Outnumber All the Stars and Grains of Sand — By far

Life on Earth exists on a scale that defies human imagination.

Axons Look Like “Pearls on a String” in Discovery That Could Rewrite Biology

We thought we knew what neurons looked like. Guess again.

Native American ancestors' diet was mammoth-heavy. Does this explain megafauna extinction?

What's for dinner? For the Clovis people, the answer is likely 'mammoth'.

Scientists Witness Two Comb Jellies Merge Into a Single Living Organism

Jellyfish-like creatures pull off a bizarre fusion, linking their bodies and nervous systems.

New Study Reveals Hunter-Gatherers Are the Ultimate Athletes Regardless of Gender

Ancient hunter-gatherers shattered gender stereotypes with shared mastery of running, climbing, swimming, and diving.

Pee-back time: Anti-Pee Paint Splashes Back at Public Urination

When man piss in wind, wind piss back, a modern Confucius states. In this line, the city of Hamburg ingeniously sought to address its growing public urination problem in the city's busy party center by painting walls with hydrophobic paint. Next time an unsuspecting person wants to take a load off in Hamburg's St. Pauli neighborhood, he might be in for a surprise - it'll splash back at him.

Why Are Humans the Only Species to Cry Emotional Tears?

Darwin called them "purposeless", but emotional tears have their place.

Germanic warriors in the Roman era may have used drugs in battle

Hundreds of tiny tools attached to battle belts suggest ancient barbarians used stimulants for war.

Could AI agents make the internet more inclusive for people with disabilities?

AI agents could make life much easier for people with disabilities. But there's a dark side to it.

Archaeologists May Have Found a Shipwreck From Vasco da Gama’s Final Voyage

A potential da Gama shipwreck may rewrite maritime history.

Temporary scalp e-tattoos that scan brain could replace traditional EEGs forever

Scientists have developed spray-on electronic tattoos that could be a game-changer in brain monitoring.

Mysterious eerie blue lights erupt during avalanche — and no one is sure why

Could this be triboluminescence at scale?

After 40 Years Orcas Make Salmon Hats Trendy Again

You ever got so crazy you started wearing a salmon as a hat?

This 15,000-Year-Old Stone Carving Is the Oldest Depiction of Fishing

At a German campsite, 15,800-year-old engravings reveal how Ice Age people used fishing nets.

Scientists Turn a Quantum Computer Into a Time Crystal That Never Stops

Quantum computing meets the timeless oscillation of time crystals in a breakthrough experiment.

The Stunning Sombrero Galaxy Like You’ve Never Seen It Before Thanks to Webb’s Infrared Lens

James Webb's infrared vision sheds light on star-forming regions in the Sombrero Galaxy.

Meet the world's rarest mineral. It was found only once

A single gemstone from Myanmar holds the title of Earth's rarest mineral, kyawthuite.

NASA accidentally rediscovers forgotten doomsday Cold War base in Greenland

The ambitious and top secret project was supposed to withstand a first strike by the Soviet Union, but it ultimately couldn't withstand nature's cold embrace.

Your Brain Has A Special Set of Neurons That Only Light Up for Music

Scientists have discovered unique neurons in the brain that respond only to music.

How Isaac Newton’s Wealth Was Built on Gold and the Shadows of Slavery

Newton’s financial success was tied to gold mined by enslaved people, a new book reveals.

Scientists Reveal What a Single Photon Really Looks Like for the First Time

The shape of a photon Is finally revealed by physicists.

Oldest Firearm in the US, A 500-Year-Old Cannon Unearthed in Arizona, Reveals Native Victory Over Conquistadores

In Arizona’s desert, a 500-year-old cannon sheds light on conquest, resistance, and survival.

Astronomers Capture Stunning Close-Up of a Dying Star Beyond the Milky Way

Astronomers zoom in on a red supergiant in its final death throes 160,000 light-years away.

Neanderthal children may have enjoyed collecting trinkets

Childhood curiosity likely transcended all species of humans.

The Inventor of the World Wide Web Calls Out Social Media’s Dark Side: "This toxicity comes from the algorithms"

The father of the Web wants coders to be more responsible and rethink algorithms.

Scientists Capture the X-ray Fingerprint of a Single Atom for the First Time — And This Could Change Everything

The achievement has potential implications from medicine to materials science.

Scientists Revive 1,000-Year-Old Seed, Potentially Resurrecting Mysterious Biblical Tree

An ancient Judean seed has grown into a unique tree that may hold healing properties mentioned in the Bible.

Scientists Use Billion-Year-Old Genes to Breed Chimeric Mouse

Scientists used genes from single-celled relatives of animals in a living mouse.

Aztec Death Whistle Was Designed to Haunt the Mind, Brain Scans Confirm

These clay instruments produce scream-like sounds, which trigger a fear response in the human brain.

Stunning Fossil of Sword-Tailed Pterosaur Reveals the Evolutionary Secrets of Flying Reptiles

A nearly perfect fossil has been waiting patiently to rewrite the story of flight.

Astonishing 37,000-year-old Saber-Tooth Cat Cub Found in Siberian Permafrost with Skin and Fur

Scientists uncover the remarkably preserved remains of a saber-toothed kitten from the Siberian permafrost.

Astronomers Just Mapped the ‘Invisible’ Corona of Black Holes — Here’s Why It Matters

Like the Sun, black holes also have a corona.