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Scientists Say a Sixth Ocean Is Forming as East Africa Splits Apart

In East Africa, tectonic forces are slowly splitting the continent, creating a future ocean basin.

The World’s First Moon Data Center Is Launching — Here’s What It Means

There's no shortage of data centers being built on Earth, but this one's a little different.

Just 1 Gram of Omega-3 Daily Can Slow Aging, Landmark Study Finds

Just one dose a day could help you stay young and healthy.

Gecko-Inspired Material Could Be The Future of Anti-Slip Shoes That Stick to Ice

New material mimics gecko feet to prevent slips on ice, which could avert countless injuries.

Bonobos Know When You’re Clueless — Their Theory of Mind Explains Why

The bonobos eagerly pointed out treats to humans who didn’t know where they were, but when humans had watched the treats being placed, they didn't point.

Humans Lost the Ability to Wiggle Their Ears 25 Million Years Ago, but Your Ear Muscles Still Try

We still try to prick up our ears, scientists discover.

This Futuristic Shape-Shifting 'Chainmail' Can Morph Between a Solid and a Liquid — and It’s Unlike Anything Ever Made

This chanmail-like material can morph and adapt like fluids or solids.

CT Scans Show What Really Happens Inside Your Water Filter

If you think you need to change your water filter... you probably do.

Cat-Like Robot Mimics Bunting to Help You Relax — And It Actually Works

New robot uses animal-inspired motion to help you feel less stressed.

Groundbreaking immunotherapy could finally treat devastating childhood brain tumors

A groundbreaking immunotherapy is showing unprecedented success against one of the deadliest childhood brain cancers — diffuse midline gliomas.

AI’s Power Demand Was Set to Explode — Then DeepSeek Changed Everything. Or Did It?

DeepSeek may have just upended everything we thought we knew about AI’s power needs. But it's not that straightforward.

The #1 cause of maternal death in the US: suicide/homicide

It's another health crisis flying right in front of our faces.

5 Everyday Products That Contain Hidden Lead—Are You at Risk?

Lead has made its way to not just your food but also to your lipstick and protein powder. Here's what we know.

It doesn't actually take 21 days to build a habit. Here's what the science says

It may take months and sometimes years to form a habit. However, if you're exceptionally good at something, you might develop it into a habit in just four days.

Oldest Evidence of Human-Caused Lead Pollution Dates from Over 5,000 Years Ago, Around the Aegean Sea

Lead pollution started peaking when the Romans took over the Aegean coastline.

How To Solve Any Problem Using Enrico Fermi's Back-Of-The-Envelope Math (And Some Common Sense)

Estimate anything in the world with a napkin and a pen.

Human thought has a speed limit — and it's surprisingly slow

For now, humans remain slow thinkers. We dream faster than we speak. We see more than we can process and we imagine more than we can act upon.

Microplastics can cause brain clots in mice. Could they do the same in humans?

We've only recently discovered microplastics are a thing and we still don't know exactly how bad they are for our health. This study doesn't bode well.

Doomsday Clock Moves to 89 Seconds: The Closest Humanity Has Ever Been to Armageddon

Escalating risks from nuclear tensions, climate threats, and emerging technologies drive a dire update.

Abortion drug Mifepristone is safer than Viagra or Penicillin. So why do Republicans want to ban it?

The fight over mifepristone isn't about safety—it's about control. RFK Jr. and conservative groups continue pushing misinformation to restrict access.

Tracking 32,000 Bees with QR Codes. Turns Out, Bee Foraging Is Weirder Than You Think

Scientists unfold the secret lives of bees using QR codes. Here's all the secrets they found.

Scientists Create Mice with Two Fathers in a Genetic Breakthrough That Could Save Endangered Species

Researchers use CRISPR to overcome seemingly insurmontable reproductive barriers — but that doesn't mean this could work for humans.

Ancient Water, Alien Salts, and Life’s Building Blocks Were All Found in Bennu Asteroid

A bright fireball streaked across the sky above mountains, glaciers and spruce forest near the town of Revelstoke in British Columbia, Canada, on the evening of March 31, 1965. Fragments of this meteorite, discovered by beaver trappers, fell over a lake. A layer of ice saved them from the depths and allowed scientists a peek […]

After analyzing 4,500 blind dates, scientists found both men and women prefer younger partners

Apparently, when we put aside social norms, most people are drawn to younger partners.

Massive Piece of World’s Oldest Synthetic Pigment Discovered in Palace of Infamous Roman Emperor

Deep beneath Rome’s Domus Aurea, archaeologists have unearthed a rare ingot of Egyptian blue — the world’s first synthetic pigment.

66 Million-Year-Old Fossilized Vomit Offers a Rare Glimpse Into Diets of Ancient Predators

An amateur fossil hunter in Denmark unearthed a rare regurgitalite, shedding light on Cretaceous-era diets.

Kentucky Museum Stunned to Find WWII Japanese Grenade in Archives

Luckily, authorities confirmed it was safe — and now it’s heading for exhibition.

A Royal Latrine Points Archaeologists To The Last Anglo-Saxon King’s Residence

Archaeologists pinpoint the site of King Harold’s elite residence, depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry, using a surprising clue: an 11th-century toilet.

AI Simulates Half a Billion Years of Evolution to Create a Glowing Protein That Nature Never Could

Scientists tap into the power of AI to simulate eons of evolution and design a new protein.

The Future of Robot Swarms Is Here—And It’s Being Controlled by Just One Person. Here's What DARPA Says

Researchers tested whether one person could command a robot swarm of drones and ground vehicles in complex missions.

From Shots to Chardonnay: What If DOOM Was an Art Gallery?

What happens when you blend classic gaming nostalgia with highbrow art gallery culture? A free browser game transforms DOOM into a serene museum experience.

The largest tuberculosis outbreak in US history is unfolding as President Trump “paused” all public messaging by the CDC

This is exactly the time you'd want clear and transparent communication from health organizations.

Sam Altman said it was "hopeless" for smaller AIs to compete with OpenAI. DeepSeek proved him wrong

It’s hard to overstate just how impactful DeepSeek has been. In a couple of days, it rattled the entire AI industry, shattering the aura of invincibility that OpenAI (and American tech companies in general) had built around themselves. DeepSeek’s new AI is the number one most downloaded free app on the Apple Store, and it’s […]

Alpha Male Baboons Have High Stress and Shorter Lives — And It's All for Love

Life is tough as an alpha male — if you're a baboon.

The 'Beauty Premium' in the Workplace Is Bigger Than You Think

What a 15-year study reveals about the power of beauty in the workplace.

Astronomers Thought They Had Found A Dangerous Asteroid Near Earth — It Was Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster

A Tesla launched in space in 2018 was mistaken for an asteroid in 2025.

You're probably taking your blood pressure reading wrong

Regularly monitoring blood pressure is essential, but are you doing it right? New research reveals that lying down for measurements may be more useful.

With our current path, the planet is set to warm by 3 degrees Celsius. Here's what that means

Fifteen years ago, the world was barreling toward a 4–5°C warmer future by 2100. Today, things are somewhat (but only somewhat) better.

Earth Had a Tiny Second Moon for a Few Months. It Might Be A Chunk of the Moon

For a few months, Earth had a second moon — a tiny asteroid that may have been a piece of our own Moon

A Gas Giant 500 Light-Years Away Has the Fastest Winds Ever Recorded: A Staggering 33,000 km/h

The fastest planetary winds ever found are tearing across a distant gas giant.

Researchers made an AI feel pain, because what could go wrong?

What could possibly go wrong with giving machines a taste of suffering? It's not like they'd take over the world or something.

Machine learning is bringing back an infamous pseudoscience used to fuel racism

The pseudoscientific practice of physiognomy, dismissed as junk science centuries ago, is seeing a high-tech revival.

Florida man on "carnivorous diet" starts oozing cholesterol through his hands

The man was eating copious amounts of butter, cheese, and meat.

Early cosmic explosions may have filled the young universe with water

Young supernovas could have spread water out into the cosmos, causing planet formations earlier than originally thought.

The Numbers Behind Ancient Rome: Stats that Define *the* Supercity of the Ancient World

Ancient Rome achieved urban milestones centuries ahead of its time, with innovations like shopping malls, public welfare, and even the world’s first landfill.

IS AI making us dumb and destroying our critical thinking?

AI is saving money, time, and energy but in return it might be taking away one of the most precious natural gifts humans have.

Scientists discover a third type of magnetism that could make some electronics 1,000 times faster

Altermagnetism could transform electronics, offering faster, more efficient, and sustainable alternatives to traditional magnetic materials.

An Anthropologist Spent 5 Years Infiltrating the Secret World of 'Broscience' and Steroid Use. Here's What She Learned

An Australian researcher went undercover to learn more about how Broscience experiments with dangerous drugs — and found a surprising way to make it safer.

Curiosity Rover Uncovers 3.7-Billion-Year-Old Ripples That Suggest Mars Once Had Ice-Free Lakes

Ancient ripples suggest a warmer, wetter past for the Red Planet that supported open water on its surface.

Climate heating is killing the young, not the oldest

Young, healthy, and physiologically robust? That might not be enough to survive extreme heat.