Earth & Environment
In 1970, Soviet scientists began drilling into the Kola Peninsula and eventually reached 12,262 metres
By Lachlan Brown · Jul 19, 2026
July 2026
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Science
Australia's Finke River, known as the Larapinta, is estimated to be between 300 and 400 million years old
By Lachlan Brown · Jul 19, 2026
Life
It looked like a cross between a pig and a turtle, it had two tusks and a horny beak and no other teeth, it was hardly anyone's idea of a…
By Brendan Brown · Jul 19, 2026
Life
In a pitch-black cave on the border of Greece and Albania, more than 100,000 spiders share a single web the size of half a tennis court
By Brendan Brown · Jul 19, 2026
Science
The world has three different 'tallest mountains' depending on how you measure
By Lachlan Brown · Jul 19, 2026
Brain & Behavior
The feet may be the body’s quietest giveaway in conversation
By Science Blog Editorial Team · Jul 18, 2026
Brain & Behavior
We treat steady eye contact as proof of honesty, but the science is messier
By Science Blog Editorial Team · Jul 18, 2026
Features
In 1991, India's foreign exchange reserves had fallen so low the government secretly airlifted 47 tonnes of gold abroad as collateral for…
By Science Blog Editorial Team · Jul 18, 2026
Science
In 1964, a 17-year-old named Randy Gardner stayed awake for 11 days for a science fair, and his recovery took roughly one night, not the…
By Science Blog Editorial Team · Jul 18, 2026
Brain & Behavior
The blood-brain barrier lets glucose and ketones cross freely, but blocks 98% of small-molecule drugs
By Science Blog Editorial Team · Jul 18, 2026
Brain & Behavior
When researchers presenting at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference this week described a blood test that flags people 5 to…
By Science Blog Editorial Team · Jul 18, 2026
Earth & Environment
Sunlight reaches only the top 200 metres of the sea before the water swallows it, which means the overwhelming majority of the living space…
By Mal James · Jul 18, 2026
Science
In April 1967, a Palo Alto history teacher named Ron Jones invented a classroom movement called The Third Wave and shut it down on day five…
By Science Blog Editorial Team · Jul 18, 2026
Life
Spinach contains oxalate, which can contribute to calcium-oxalate kidney stones in susceptible people
By Science Blog Editorial Team · Jul 18, 2026