Longer essays and features from Science Blog. Pieces here go through additional research and review.
The ocean's deepest waters contain an acoustic superhighway that whales mastered millions of years before humans even knew it existed.
By Lachlan Brown · Aug 13, 2026
The most productive thing some people do is nothing at all—and that isn't a luxury, it's a form of self-discovery.
By Jeanette Brown · Aug 13, 2026
A preregistered meta-analysis found no average lift in mood or life satisfaction from temporary social-media abstinence, but the null result has important limits.
Aug 13, 2026
Darwin’s daily Sandwalk anticipated a modern finding: walking can widen idea generation, while interacting brain networks support association and evaluation.
Aug 13, 2026
Machines can't feel their own heartbeat—and that's precisely why they need to understand ours.
By Nato Lagidze · Aug 12, 2026
Loneliness and social isolation are different, and an easygoing public role does not reveal whether a person's relationships feel mutual or supportive.
Aug 12, 2026
When daylight vanished for two minutes, animals across seventeen species responded in unison—but not for the reason scientists expected.
By Kiran Journals · Aug 11, 2026
Solo dining reservations have climbed sharply since 2021. Read alongside the research on emotional labor and chosen solitude, the trend looks less like withdrawal and more like a quiet form of recovery.
Aug 11, 2026
Two centuries later, scientists finally decoded the physical mystery Beethoven desperately wanted explained, only to discover the real cause of his suffering remained hidden.
By Brendan Brown · Aug 11, 2026
