
How Maya astronomers measured the solar year so precisely
The Maya understood the heavens not through European instruments but through something far more powerful: relentless observation across generations, encoded in stone and ritual.
Aug 5, 2026
Daniel Moran is a writer at Science Blog covering the intersection of psychology, technology, and human behavior. Daniel brings a background in technology research and a focus on how scientific findings translate into the way people actually live, work, and think.

The Maya understood the heavens not through European instruments but through something far more powerful: relentless observation across generations, encoded in stone and ritual.
Aug 5, 2026

A marketing gimmick from 1960s Japan became global fitness gospel, but new research suggests you can ditch the obsession thousands of steps early.
Aug 3, 2026

The sky's most famous myth obscures a thunderous truth: some places are lightning magnets, struck dozens of times annually.
Aug 3, 2026

The sleeping brain can solve math problems and communicate answers—all while remaining firmly asleep, revealing an unexpected middle ground between consciousness and dreams.
Aug 3, 2026