Earth & Environment
A rocky outcrop on the shore of Hudson Bay in northern Quebec contains the oldest known intact rocks on Earth, dated to at least 4.16…
Aug 17, 2026
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Brain & Behavior
The workplace communication skills that separate high performers from average ones are not the flashy ones
Aug 17, 2026
Brain & Behavior
Dominating a conversation does more damage than seeming self-absorbed
Aug 17, 2026
Earth & Environment
Earth’s largest waterfall has no visible spray and no tourist overlook
Aug 17, 2026
Brain & Behavior
Deep unhappiness is more common among women than men, and the reasons are mostly circumstantial rather than a matter of temperament
Aug 17, 2026
Space
Enceladus sprays water, phosphates, molecular hydrogen and complex organics straight out of its buried ocean
Aug 17, 2026
Brain & Behavior
Dolphins sleep with half a brain at a time
Aug 17, 2026
Brain & Behavior
Stopping a non-stop talker feels rude because conversation runs on split-second turn-taking that a monologue overrides
Aug 17, 2026
Life
A jellyfish smaller than a pinky fingernail has spread to every ocean on Earth, almost certainly by hitchhiking inside ship ballast water…
By Brendan Brown · Aug 17, 2026
Brain & Behavior
Something unusual is happening to young people in the English-speaking West
Aug 17, 2026
Life
The Nicobar pigeon, a flighted bird native to Southeast Asia, is the dodo's closest living relative
Aug 17, 2026
Life
Humans are mediocre sprinters, but in 36–41°C heat researchers watched a hunter pursue an oryx until the animal's body reached 44°C while…
Aug 17, 2026
Brain & Behavior
The traits we use to spot a future leader, confidence, charisma, the person who commands the room, mostly predict who gets picked, not who…
Aug 17, 2026
Brain & Behavior
Something strange happened to American children after 1990
Aug 17, 2026