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- A Hawk Ate So Many Chickens She Got Too Fat to Fly. Now She’s Making a Comeback
A chicken-fueled binge grounded a Virginia hawk. Now she's getting her wings back.
- Earth’s rocks are missing about a billion years. Scientists finally know where it went
It's one of geology's deepest mysteries.
- The Secret to a Great Conversation May Be Something Called Pink Noise and It’s Surprisingly Mathematical
A new study finds a mathematical pattern in conversations people enjoy most.
- Scientists Found an Unusual Way to Predict Lyme Disease Risk: Count the Acorns
- Hummingbirds Use Nanoscale Mirrors to Create a Color That Isn’t in the Rainbow
There’s an intricate nanoscale secret to the hummingbirds’ magenta.
- This Toothbrush Generates Electricity Every Time You Brush Your Teeth and Removes More Than 99% of Plaque in Lab Tests
It’s time to turn the humble toothbrush into an active, microscopic weapon.
- South Korea’s Real Life Squid Game Is Turning Into a Climate Disaster
A new study warns that warming seas could wipe out South Korea’s squid catches by the 2040s.
- Scientists on China’s Space Station Smash Lowest Temperature Record by Making Something 280 Billion Times Colder Than Space
An experiment aboard China's space station pushed atomic motion to a record low.
- Overlooked Ice Age Cave Art in Spain Could Be the World’s Oldest Cartoon
Ancient cave engravings in Spain suggest Ice Age artists may have experimented with animation over 19,000 years ago.
- “Help Me Kill My Husband.” ChatGPT Allegedly Helped a Woman Plan Her Husband’s Murder
A poisoning allegation raises disturbing questions about AI chatbots that always take their users' side.
- Astronomers May Have Found a Planet Born From the Ashes of a Dead Star
When a star dies, its planets are usually in trouble. But in one distant star system, astronomers suspect something extraordinary happened: the dying star may have created an entirely new planet from its own remains. Researchers at the University of Warwick have identified evidence of a possible “second-generation” planet orbiting a white dwarf, the dense,
- Rice Krispies Aren’t Made with Rice Grains Anymore, and You Can Blame Climate Change for That
Climate-driven threats to rice harvests are changing an iconic cereal.
- Scientists Found a Coral Formation Nearly a Mile Long. It Could Be One Giant Organism
- Blind People and Musicians Have Something Surprising in Common Related to Pitch Perception and It’s All in Their Brains
The brain’s ability to process sound more consistently may influence how well you’re able to discriminate between different sounds.
- Giant Chicken Relative Lived in the Cave of the Ancient ‘Hobbits’ Over 100,000 Years Ago
A giant prehistoric bird has been discovered in the Indonesian cave famous for its ancient "hobbits."
- The Maya’s Love of Red Paint May Have Had a Deadly Consequence Nobody Knew About
Ancient lake mud reveals a toxic legacy behind the Maya's sacred red pigment.
- Scientists Grew Microbes in Mars-Like Conditions for 160 Days. They Didn’t Just Survive, They Thrived
An experiment shows that salt-loving microorganisms can reproduce under some of the harsh conditions thought possible beneath Mars' surface, raising new questions about whether life could exist there today.
- Meet the “Swiss Army Beak” Bird, Hawaii’s Version of Woodpeckers
This bizarre bird can turn its entire body into an axe.
- AI Is Solving Math Problems That Stumped Humans for Decades. What Happens to Mathematicians Now?
OpenAI recently announced that one of its AI models solved one of the hardest problems in modern mathematics: the Navier–Stokes problem. The equations at the heart of this problem describe the movement of fluids like water and, according to the scientific definition, air. The Navier-Stokes equations are essential to understanding phenomena such as ocean currents,
- Is Natural Toothpaste Actually Better for Your Teeth? A Tooth Decay Expert Explains
- Some Parts of the Ocean Are Turning a Weird Shade of Blue-Green. Scientists Suspect It’s Plastic
This change in ocean colour, while not ideal, could help us to track microplastics.
- Electric Comb Regrows Nearly All Lost Hair in Balding Mice in Just 30 Days
The device even outperformed minoxidil, but can it work the same magic for humans?
- Scientists Found a Strange Gas Leaking From Mars and It May Come From Its Volcanoes
The red planet may not be as geologically dead as we once thought.
- These Bees Have Been Making Biodegradable Plastic for Millions of Years. Scientists Want to Know Their Secret
Over 30 percent of all plastic produced on our planet is mismanaged. It enters the environment and then remains there almost forever. An example is polyethylene, which is one of the world’s most widely used plastics — virtually all packaging, bottles, and bags are made from it — that can persist for centuries no matter
- The Godfather of AI Says It’s Hurtling Out of Control and a Kill Switch Won’t Save Us
Geoffrey Hinton warns humanity may soon face machines smarter than us — with no reliable way to control them.
- Chilling and Uneasy: The Untethered Spacewalk That Redefined Exploration
In 1984, astronaut Bruce McCandless II made history—and defied human instinct—by stepping into the vast void of space untethered.
- Are Scented Candles Truly a Health Hazard in Your Home? Here’s What the Science Says