Quark-gluon plasma, the matter that filled the newborn universe, flows like a liquid. One quark’s wake showed it. What was found, and what is still unknown.
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Tampa Bay Pottery: Migrants Mixed Old Pots Into New Ones
Tampa Bay pottery made about a thousand years ago hides crushed bits of older pots from far to the north. Here is how archaeologists read migration in the clay.
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The Moon Cave That Might Be Hiding Under This Hole
NASA just picked a mission to find out if a hole on the Moon opens into a moon cave. What the radar already saw in 2017, and why rock beats anything we build.
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Orionid Meteor Shower 2026: Every Streak Is a Piece of Halley’s Comet
The Orionid meteor shower peaks around 21-22 October 2026. Every streak is dust from Halley’s Comet, which most of us will see once in our lives, if ever.
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Shared Awe: Couples Who Feel Wonder Together Are Happier
Shared awe may be good for love: couples who feel wonder together report happier relationships. The surprising twist about awe alone, and free ways to share it.
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Chimpanzees Steal Less From Friends, but Look How Much They Still Take
Chimpanzees steal less from friends, a study of 26 chimps in Uganda found: 61% of trials versus 70%. Here is what that gap shows, and the part that surprised.
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Super El Niño 2026: What “Loading the Dice” Really Means
Super El Niño 2026 is the strongest ever measured for early October. What “loading the dice” means, why forecasts can still miss, and what you can do today.
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Nobel Prize in Medicine 2026: The Algae That Lit the Brain
The Nobel Prize in Medicine 2026 went to optogenetics, a way to switch brain cells on with light. It began with a tiny green alga that swims toward the sun.
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Chang’e-6 Moon Samples Hold Iron Never Found on the Moon Before — and It May Remember
Chang’e-6 moon samples from the far side hold a form of iron never found on the Moon before. Its tiny grains may keep a magnetic record for billions of years.
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Academy of Natural Sciences Closes After 198 Years. 19 Million Specimens Stay.
The Academy of Natural Sciences closes its museum after 198 years, but 19 million specimens stay inside. What they are for, and who is still keeping them.