Scientists engineered a self-destructing plastic that fully breaks down in 6 days with zero microplastics left behind — and the pattern isn’t new.
Elon Musk’s Mars Folly – Daily Kos
Scientists Made a Metal 10 Times Stronger Than Steel — By Deliberately Breaking It First
Purdue engineers built a metal alloy up to 10 times stronger than steel by deliberately adding microscopic flaws into its structure. Here’s how it works.
Scientists Just Found Two ‘Ghost’ Ancestors Hidden in Every Person’s DNA
Scientists just found two ‘ghost’ ancestors hidden inside every person’s DNA — with no fossils ever found. Here’s what the 2026 discovery means for you.
The Best Predictor of a Good Life Isn’t Money, Career, or IQ — Here’s What New Research Found
New research says relationship quality beats wealth, career, and IQ as the best predictor of a good life. Here’s the data — and the ancient idea it just confirmed.
Stony Brook University course aims to dispel misconceptions about sharks
Scientists Are Finally Cracking ‘Forever Chemicals’
For decades PFAS forever chemicals were considered impossible to destroy. Now scientists are finally breaking them down — and what it reveals may surprise you.
The Hidden Reason Some Volcanoes Explode, Others Don’t
Scientists just found the hidden, heat-driven reason some volcanoes erupt violently while others quietly flow — a secret buried deep inside rising magma.
At about 19 kilometres up the air pressure falls low enough that water boils at human body temperature, so an unprotected person there would feel the saliva on their tongue turn to vapour, which is why aircrew above that altitude wear sealed pressure suits rather than an oxygen mask
How Bees Decide Their Job (And What It Means for You)
Scientists found the exact brain circuit that decides which job a honeybee does as it ages — and it echoes an idea people have wrestled with for centuries.