These Gray Whales Are Shrinking, and Scientists Aren’t Sure Why

Gray whales in a small group that sticks close to the shores of the Pacific Northwest appear to be shrinking—and shockingly quickly

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Sexual Reproduction Is Already Weird, but These Animals Make It Weirder! Much Weirder...

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Rocket company develops massive catapult to launch satellites into space without using jet fuel: '10,000 times the force of Earth's gravity'

SpinLaunch is developing a large rotating arm that uses kinetic energy to fling 440-pound satellites into low orbit.

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Hermaphroditism: Nature Isn't Binary

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One-week social media break boosts young women's self-esteem and body image

A study found that young women who took a one-week break from social media experienced significantly higher self-esteem and body image, especially those prone to thin-ideal internalization, highlighting the mental health benefits of temporary social media detoxes.

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The cancer research flaw uncovered by a Sydney student

Undergraduate Danielle Oste found something thousands of scientists had overlooked.

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Modern human DNA contains bits from all over the Neanderthal genome – except the Y chromosome. What happened?

A mysterious century-old law of genetics may explain the puzzling genetic legacy of our extinct Neanderthal cousins.

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An Age of Hyperabundance

At the conversational AI conference. By Laura Preston

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Should We Kill Some Wild Creatures to Protect Others?

Two new books take up the ethics of killing some animals to protect others. By Elizabeth Kolbert

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‘My 50-year puzzle of the East Lothian hill where ancient fires burned’

Leading archaeologist Professor Ian Ralston has rewritten the story of Doon Hill in East Lothian, with his long career set to be honoured

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Creating a throw-away culture: How companies ingrained plastics in modern life

Plastic has become embedded in everyday life. That’s because for the last 70 years, the plastics industry convinced consumers to embrace the material for its low cost and disposability.

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Human culture is changing too fast for evolution to catch up – here’s how it may affect you

Human culture has changed too fast for evolution to keep up. A theory that can help explain why we respond poorly to modern conditions, despite the choices, safety and other benefits they bring, is evolutionary mismatch.

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The TRUTH About ADHD in Adults | The Mel Robbins Podcast

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Australian scientists identify ‘Age of Monotremes’

Evidence of the oldest known platypus and a new species ‘echidnapus’.

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Basic income can double global GDP while reducing carbon emissions

Giving a regular cash payment to the entire world population has the potential to increase global gross domestic product (GDP) by 130%, according to a new analysis published June 7 in the journal Cell Reports Sustainability. Researchers suggest that charging carbon emitters with an emission tax could help fund such basic income program while reducing environmental degradation.

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Why academics should hire generalists to edit their work (opinion)

When seeking an academic editor, you may want to consider a generalist, writes Natalie Schriefer, who suggests how to find the best one for your work.

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Keto Diet Zombifies Your Organs! Quit Now.

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We Used to Think Everybody Heard a Voice Inside Their Heads – But We Were Wrong

Only in recent years have scientists found that not everyone has the sense of an inner voice – and a new study sheds some light on how living without an internal monologue affects how language is processed in the brain.

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Masturbation helps to alleviate psychological distress in women, study suggests

A study found that women with higher psychological distress frequently masturbate, using it as a stress-relief strategy. Most participants reported positive effects such as happiness, relaxation, and self-care, challenging longstanding stigmas.

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Microplastics found in every human testicle in study

Scientists say discovery may be linked to decades-long decline in sperm counts in men around the world

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Glow of an exoplanet may be from starlight reflecting off liquid iron

A phenomenon called a "glory" may be happening on a hellishly hot giant planet.

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Many mental-health conditions have bodily triggers

Psychiatrists are at long last starting to connect the dots

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Diabetes Truth and American Diabetes Society update!

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Why is everyone eating this stuff??

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The Animal-Protection Movement Is Everything That ‘Woke’ Activism Isn’t | National Review

While young social-justice warriors playact at making a difference, those concerned for the welfare of animals do the unglamorous work of making real change.

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Can you actually avoid “forever chemicals” in your diet?

Today, more than 97% of the national population has PFAS in their bodies, according to the CDC

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Hands-on with the Rabbit R1: Hopping into an AI-powered future?

Rabbit has officially jumped into the AI companion race, but is it ready to take on Humane? Let's go hands on with the Rabbit R1 to find out.

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NASA's mission to an ice-covered moon will contain a message between water worlds

METI International is a scientific organization dedicated to transmitting powerful radio messages to extraterrestrial life.

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Scientists Discover How Tardigrades Survive Blasts of Radiation, And It's Weird

Tardigrades are possibly the most indestructible animal on Earth.

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Autoimmune Diseases Are Sexist. Here’s Why.

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Vaccine breakthrough means no more chasing strains

Scientists at UC Riverside have demonstrated a new, RNA-based vaccine strategy that is effective against any strain of a virus and can be used safely even by babies or the immunocompromised.

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Man notices ancient human jawbone embedded in parents' tile floor

A Reddit user got the surprise of a lifetime when they noticed a human-like jawbone embedded in the new travertine flooring at their parents' house.

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Stanford Keto Study is Revolutionizing Mental Health

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Rethinking reality: Is the entire universe a single quantum object?

In the face of new evidence, physicists are starting to view the cosmos not as made up of disparate layers, but as a quantum whole linked by entanglement

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Overlooked Apollo data from the 1970s reveals huge record of 'hidden' moonquakes

A reanalysis of 50-year-old Apollo mission data long abandoned by NASA has revealed 22,000 previously unrecognized moonquakes, almost tripling the known number of seismic lunar events.

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Gravity experiments on the kitchen table: why a tiny, tiny measurement may be a big leap forward for physics

A new measurement of gravity at small scales hints at an alternative to billion-dollar experiments for the future of physics.

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Dr. Paul Mason - 'The Clotting Theory of Atherosclerosis and Seed Oil Toxicity (updated)'

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The Magic of the Blackboard

Why scientists can’t quit chalk, even in the digital age.

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Plant-heavy ‘flexitarian’ diets could help limit global heating, study finds

Global adoption of diet low in meat would aid health, land and food systems as well as reducing emissions, researchers say

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Eyes in the sky: why drones are ‘beyond effective’ for animal rights campaigners around the world

Inexpensive and easy to use, drones are proving invaluable for activists monitoring illegal fishing, hunting and deforestation – as well as keeping tabs on zoos and aquariums

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Magnetic Fingerprints of The Milky Way's Black Hole Revealed in Stunning Image

The magnetic fields that spiral around our galaxy's supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* have now been revealed by twisted light.

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Beethoven’s DNA reveals he just wasn’t that musical

Analysis of Beethoven’s DNA has revealed that he had a low genetic predisposition for beat synchronization, an ability that’s closely related to musicality. This is according to researchers who set out to show how making genetic predictions for individuals, including famous historical figures, can…

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Inkjets Are for More Than Just Printing

Inkjet technology has found a host of applications beyond putting dots on paper. It can now be used to make DNA microarrays for genomics, create electrical traces for printed circuit boards, and build 3D-printed structures.

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Researchers Solve Mystery of The Sea Creature That Evolved Eyes All Over Its Shell

Small, shelled, and unassuming, chitons have eyes unlike any other creature in the animal kingdom.

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The Uncomfortable Truth Of What Really Happened With COVID | Dr. Paul Offit

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Reptile keepers are under attack!

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A Blood Test Shows Promise for Early Colon Cancer Detection

Many patients are reluctant to undergo colonoscopies or conduct at-home fecal tests. Doctors see potential in another screening method.

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FCC Denies Starlink Low-Orbit Bid for Lower Latency

Agency says SpaceX craft could curb International Space Station operations

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Golf, and other men's hobbies, drive a 300% increase in ALS risk

Men who engage in recreational activities such as golf, gardening and woodworking are at higher risk of developing ALS, an incurable progressive nervous system disease, a study has found. The findings add to mounting evidence suggesting a link between ALS and exposure to environmental toxins.

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Statins and the Lean Mass Hyper-responder Phenotype: Some thoughts

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