Life
The mantis shrimp is routinely described as seeing millions more colours than humans, but a 2014 Science study found something stranger
By Natural History · Aug 23, 2026
2026
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Life
An octopus has three hearts, but during jet-propelled swimming its main systemic heart can briefly stop—the pressure inside its mantle…
By Natural History · Aug 23, 2026
Space
Astronomers discovered a comet passing through our solar system in July 2025 carrying organic molecules formed in a distant star system—the…
By The Long View · Aug 23, 2026
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
By Natural History · 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…
By Science Blog Editorial Team · 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…
By Mind & Matter · 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
By Science Blog Editorial Team · 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
By Science Blog Editorial Team · Aug 23, 2026
Brain & Behavior
Early retirement is sold as pure freedom, but many find boredom and loneliness instead, and the reason is precise
By Science Blog Editorial Team · 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
By Science Blog Editorial Team · 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…
By Science Blog Editorial Team · Aug 23, 2026