Space
Astronomers discovered a comet passing through our solar system in July 2025 carrying organic molecules formed in a distant star system—the…
Aug 23, 2026
August 2026
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Life
A kangaroo hopping at high speed can use dramatically less energy than a four-legged mammal of the same size running at the same pace
Aug 23, 2026
Life
Genomic research published in 2026 revealed that koalas suffered a severe population collapse beginning about 100,000 years ago—before…
By Lachlan Brown · Aug 23, 2026
Life
A marine worm with no mouth and no gut makes its own enzyme for digesting the bioplastic its skin bacteria build up, and the same kind of…
Aug 23, 2026
Brain & Behavior
A 2026 NBER working paper found evidence that employment losses driven by weak local labour markets accelerate cognitive decline among…
Aug 23, 2026
Uncategorized
A nuclear plant south of Miami found its first crocodile nest in its cooling canals in 1978, when Florida had fewer than 300 of the animals…
By Brendan Brown · Aug 23, 2026
Earth & Environment
Texas ranchers now run sheep across roughly 68,000 acres of solar farms, more than half the American solar-grazing map, because goats climb…
By Brendan Brown · Aug 23, 2026
Brain & Behavior
The idea that we most regret the things we never did is genuinely backed by research, with two refinements the slogan misses
Aug 23, 2026
Brain & Behavior
The brain keeps its power to learn and adapt for as long as you live, but that capacity is responsive
Aug 23, 2026
Brain & Behavior
Early retirement is sold as pure freedom, but many find boredom and loneliness instead, and the reason is precise
Aug 23, 2026
Brain & Behavior
Most claims that your annoying habit is a secret sign of genius are comforting nonsense, but a couple genuinely hold up
Aug 23, 2026
Brain & Behavior
Taken literally the idea romanticizes poverty, which the evidence flatly contradicts, but there is a real truth hiding inside it once you…
Aug 23, 2026
Life
Wild bearded capuchin monkeys in Brazil select heavy stones, sometimes weighing more than a kilogram, carry them to anvils and use them to…
Aug 23, 2026
Brain & Behavior
The reason decent people fail to do the right thing is rarely bad character
Aug 23, 2026