How wild animals prepare for violence just like humans
In the animal kingdom, life can sometimes look more like Game of Thrones than Charlotte’s Web. Bloody conflicts over territory, mates, and more are common in social animals, and several…
After revolutionary brain-computer implant, man with paralysis can feed himself
In 2023, neurologists at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research in New York achieved a medical breakthrough that many experts believed was once impossible. After 15-hours of open-brain surgery, a…
Young Galaxy Cluster
ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, S. Fujimoto NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope takes us 4.4 billion years in the past with this July 3, 2026, image of a young galaxy cluster,…
Why is thunder so dang loud?
Recently I found myself in the middle of an intense lightning storm. While I was safely inside of a friend’s house, the booming sounds of thunder were unlike anything I…
Ontario Wildfire Smoke Moves East
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Massive whale shark just spotted in Florida
Enormous animals have called the Sunshine State home for centuries. From some giant prehistoric sloths that fell into a sinkhole 500,000 years ago to extinct elephants to today’s massive invasive…
We don’t actually know who pulled the greatest con in mushroom history
What’s the weirdest thing you learned this week? Well, whatever it is, we promise you’ll have an even weirder answer if you listen to Popular Science’s hit podcast. The Weirdest…
Could Sheepstealer and other ‘House of the Dragon’ dragons actually fly?
With HBO’s hit fantasy series House of the Dragon returning for its third season, winged, fire-breathing beasts are on the minds of many. Every Sunday, these massive, scaled monsters can…
Volunteer Measures Record Louisiana Rainfall
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NASA’s Webb Discovers Hidden Planet in Famous Star System
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