
Popular Mechanics - 15 hours 39 min ago
From Alaska to South America, the first humans to arrive consistently hunted megafauna to extinction.

New York Times - 17 hours 10 min ago
The galactic center of the Milky Way, captured by the Spitzer Space Telescope in 2006.

Science Alert - 18 hours 39 min ago
The center of our galaxy is a little more like a raspberry donut than we realized. ScienceAlert stories are written, fact-checked, and edited by humans, never generated by AI. Don't miss a story, subscribe here.

Newser - 19 hours 19 min ago
The space between stars just got a little sweeter. Astronomers have detected a type of sugar in space that's also found in raspberries and self-tanners. The sugar, called erythrulose, lurks in what's called the interstellar medium: thin clouds of gas and dust littered between stars, the AP reports. Sugar does...

Newser - 20 hours 22 min ago
One of humanity's oldest taboos may be less about morals and more about microbes. Researchers in Poland and the Czech Republic used a mathematical model to argue that societies practicing cannibalism long-term were essentially setting themselves up for collapse, reports Reuters . While a human body provides a modest amount of...

Popular Mechanics - 20 hours 39 min ago
It's been a good ride.

The Conversation - 21 hours 27 min ago
Venus and Earth share some atmospheric quirks but how did Venus get so unbearably hot, while Earth is mild and temperate?...

The Conversation - 21 hours 33 min ago
Increasing flash flooding is exhausting communities as they're hit again and again.

The Conversation - 21 hours 33 min ago
Several studies suggest GLP-1 drugs may lower cancer risk. But that benefit may be due to the patients themselves: those who are healthier, wealthier and with better access to care.

Popular Mechanics - 21 hours 39 min ago
For nearly half a century, 22,000 gold artifacts have played a deadly serious game of hide-and-seek with history.

Newser - 22 hours 24 min ago
One of the most complete T. rex fossils ever discovered is about to hit the auction block, with the potential to become the most expensive dinosaur ever sold. Dubbed "Gus," the 38-foot-long skeleton will be sold by Sotheby's in New York on Tuesday, with an expected sale price of $20...

Retraction Watch - 23 hours 39 min ago
A developer of an AI tool for conducting literature reviews said he and his team were "excited and honored" when a Cochrane journal had extended a "specific and individual invitation" in January 2025 to submit an article describing their system. Kevin Kallmes, the chief executive officer at and founder of Nested Knowledge, and five of … Continue reading Disappointed': Cochrane journal asked researchers to publish article, then retracted it for conflicts...

Last Word On Nothing - 1 day 1 hour ago
Jumping spiders can see as well as house cats despite being less than 10mm long in most cases. I find this astounding, but people almost never seem as impressed as I think they should be when I tell them this. Perhaps they don't believe it could be true. It is, though. Scientists have measured […] The post Crouching Tiger, Hidden Spider appeared first on The Last Word On Nothing .

Australian Geographic - 1 day 1 hour ago
Researchers have observed bumblebees displaying "liking and disliking" behaviours by shaking their heads and wiping their mouths if they didn't like food and licking their lips if they did. These emotion-like behaviours thought to only exist in mammalian species have implications for how scientists understand the consciousness of insects. The post Bees exhibit emotion-like behaviours appeared first on Australian Geographic .

Science Daily - 1 day 7 hours ago
Researchers found that bacteria linked to gum disease may help drive the development of calcific aortic valve stenosis by triggering inflammation and calcium buildup in the heart valve. The early findings suggest that keeping gums healthy could play a role in reducing the risk of this serious heart condition.

Nature - 1 day 9 hours ago
An impeccably researched account describes how clinical trials have transformed health and social policy.

Nature - 1 day 9 hours ago
Supporting charities can bring career benefits and provide valuable social connections.

Ars Technica - 1 day 22 hours ago
New climate evidence adds context to these long voyages.

Wired - 1 day 23 hours ago
Researchers cobbled together funding and time to show how quantum computing could aid in the development of drugs to help underserved populations and combat rare diseases.