Space
For the first time in history, oxygen was produced on the surface of another planet
By Daniel Moran · Aug 11, 2026
2026
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Life
The familiar claim that only five species undergo menopause is out of date
By Natural History · Aug 11, 2026
Brain & Behavior
By the time Cleopatra was born, the Great Pyramid was already more than two thousand years old
By Daniel Moran · Aug 11, 2026
Brain & Behavior
The reason telling yourself to stop procrastinating rarely works is that procrastination is not a time-management problem but an emotional…
By Science Blog Editorial Team · Aug 11, 2026
Brain & Behavior
Working-memory games can make people much better at the task they practice, but meta-analyses and a two-year study find little evidence…
By Mind & Matter · Aug 11, 2026
Brain & Behavior
Across eight experiments, people performing small acts of kindness underestimated how good recipients would feel, partly because givers…
By Lachlan Brown · Aug 11, 2026
Brain & Behavior
Psychology suggests adults who prefer eating alone at restaurants aren't lonely or antisocial, they've learned that a meal without…
By Mind & Matter · Aug 11, 2026
Science
In 2025, scientists announced they'd finally solved the boiled egg
By Brendan Brown · Aug 11, 2026
Brain & Behavior
The gender equality paradox has a disquieting finding at its centre
By Lachlan Brown · Aug 11, 2026
Science
About a quarter of the Netherlands now sits below sea level, and the obvious explanation is that the sea rose
By Science Blog Editorial Team · Aug 11, 2026
Science
In 1802, a despairing Beethoven wrote a letter asking that after his death, doctors describe his illness to the world so people would…
By Brendan Brown · Aug 11, 2026
Earth & Environment
When fourteen Canadian wolves were released into Yellowstone in 1995, they were credited with bringing back trees, beavers and even…
By Brendan Brown · Aug 11, 2026
Brain & Behavior
The 2025 World Happiness Report found people underestimate community kindness
By Lachlan Brown · Aug 11, 2026
Brain & Behavior
Thought of the day from French philosopher Simone Weil: "Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity"
By Mind & Matter · Aug 11, 2026