For decades PFAS forever chemicals were considered impossible to destroy. Now scientists are finally breaking them down — and what it reveals may surprise you.
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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.
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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.
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A Study of 175,000 People Found Loneliness Is Aging Your Brain — And an Ancient Story Called It First
A new study of 175,070 adults across 18 countries links loneliness to faster cognitive decline and earlier death — and an ancient story saw it coming.
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The Man Who Spent 50 Years Showing People What’s Inside a Human Body Has Died. A 3,000-Year-Old Poem Already Described What He Found.
Gunther von Hagens, the anatomist behind Body Worlds, died at 81 after showing millions the hidden design inside the body. An ancient poem said it first.
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Scientists Just Found Evolution Repeating Itself in the Galápagos — Using a Different Blueprint Every Time
Galápagos giant daisies on separate islands evolved the exact same heat-tolerant leaf shape — but a 2026 study found each lineage used completely different genes to get there.
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Scientists Just Solved a 10-Year Mystery in Battery Science — and the Answer Is Impossibly Gentle
Scientists just solved a 10-year solid-state battery mystery — and the mechanism that finally explains it works slower and gentler than anyone expected.
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China’s AI Girlfriend Ban Left Users Grieving Real Breakups
China just banned AI companion apps, and thousands of users are mourning real breakups with software they loved. Here is what the grief reveals about us.
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Why the Warriors’ Dynasty May Be the Last One the NBA Ever Sees
The Warriors’ dynasty may be the last true NBA dynasty. Here’s why today’s rules make it nearly impossible to repeat, and what that says about legacy.
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Scientists Searched a New Frequency for Alien Life
For 60 years, SETI searched one narrow radio band for alien life. A new survey checked a different band entirely — echoing an old story about listening wrong.