ScienceDaily
Study Finds Wildlife Noticed Humans Even Before We Paved Everything Over
Wildlife reacts not just to our concrete jungles but to our mere presence, according to a pandemic-era GPS study that tracked 4,581 animals.
2026-08-29
ScienceDaily
2026-08-22
Ars Technica
Study Induces Hibernation in Mice, Erases Half Their Synapses, and They're Totally Fine, Thanks
Scientists put mice into artificial hibernation, wiped out over half their synapses, and the mice just shrugged and kept their memories - because why not?
2026-08-07
Ars Technica
Snails Reveal Secret Sauce for Their Slime: It's Collagen and Calcium, Obviously
Snails are tiny chemists, and their slime's secret is collagen and calcium - because of course it is.
2026-07-06
ScienceDaily
Scientists Finally Figure Out Why Japan's 2011 Tsunami Was So Rude
A hidden layer of slippery clay under the Pacific Ocean made Japan's 2011 earthquake and tsunami extra destructive, because of course it did.
2026-07-03
ScienceDaily
Bumble Bees Pass Classic Intelligence Test, Scientists Stunned (Bees Less So)
Bumble bees spontaneously roll balls to reach rewards, proving that small brains can solve big problems - and that scientists may need to update their VIP list.
2026-06-13
Inside Climate News
New Study Finds Climate Culprits That Have Been Hiding in Plain Smog
New Science paper says 15% of warming comes from indirect pollutants like carbon monoxide that aren't on any climate treaty - because apparently we needed more things to worry about.
ScienceDaily
Stanford Scientists Find Way to Regrow Cartilage; Knees Everywhere Breathe Collective Sigh of Relief
Stanford scientists discover that blocking an age-related protein can regrow knee cartilage in mice and human tissue, potentially reducing the need for joint replacements - and making stairs slightly less terrifying.
2026-06-04
Ars Technica
Bumblebees Show Off Spontaneous Problem-Solving Skills, Because Why Not
Bumblebees, already known for their social skills, have now proven they can solve puzzles on their own - no training required, just a sugary reward and a can-do attitude.
2026-05-30
ScienceDaily
Scientists Create a Whole New Phase of Matter, Because the Old Ones Weren't Weird Enough
Researchers built a new phase of matter out of silver nanoparticles that behaves like quantum LEGO and works at room temperature, because the universe wasn't complicated enough.
2026-05-28
Ars Technica
Researchers Develop New Way to Extract Lithium from Rocks, Because Apparently We're Not Done Making Batteries Yet
MIT and friends find a cheaper, greener way to pull lithium from rocks, because the planet's battery addiction isn't going anywhere.
2026-04-27
ScienceDaily
Aggressive 'Hulk' Lizards Wrecking Millions of Years of Evolutionary Peace
A gang of aggressive green 'Hulk' wall lizards is bulldozing through millennia of evolutionary diversity, leaving only the white-throated survivors in their wake.
2026-04-24
Ars Technica
Ancient Octopus Was Basically the Cthulhu of the Cretaceous, Scientists Determine
A 19-meter, beak-crushing, asymmetrically-wearing octopus suggests the Cretaceous oceans were way more interesting - and terrifying - than we gave them credit for.
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