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Articles by Milky Way (32)
Ginger Supremacy? New Harvard Study Says Redheads Are Winning Evolution
Apparently, O’Doyle really does rule.
By Milky Way • Apr 29, 2026
This Octopus Has a 'Sex Arm' That Can Find a Mate in Total Darkness
The whole mating pattern is basically an octopus version of a blind date and a glory hole.
By Milky Way • Apr 28, 2026
‘Forbidden’ Black Holes: How the Biggest Stars Die Without a Trace
Scientists have found the clearest evidence yet of a 'forbidden gap' in black hole masses, where the biggest stars don't collapse—they detonate into nothing.
By Milky Way • Apr 24, 2026
Scientists Built a Psychedelic Superplant That Includes Shrooms, Ayahuasca, and Toad Venom Compounds
The genetically modified tobacco plant could reshape how researchers source mind-altering drugs for mental health treatments.
By Milky Way • Apr 17, 2026
“Ancient Immigrant”: The Cosmic Time Capsule Drifting Through Our Galaxy
The star born near the dawn of the universe migrated from a neighboring galaxy into the Milky Way billions of years ago. College students found it on Spring Break.
By Milky Way • Apr 14, 2026
Scientists Finally Mapped the Clitoris's Nerve Network. It Only Took Decades Longer Than the Penis.
Using particle-accelerator X-rays, researchers in Amsterdam produced the first 3D map of the organ's intricate nerve branches.
By Milky Way • Apr 10, 2026
Seven Dogs, One Highway, and a Heartwarming Story That Was Completely Made Up
The viral video of a dog pack "escaping captivity" in China captivated hundreds of millions. Chinese state media and officials say it was all fiction.
By Milky Way • Apr 1, 2026
Mars Kept Its Water Hidden for Billions of Years. Humans May Have Discovered Its Hiding Spot.
New findings suggest the Martian underground harbored flowing water and life-friendly conditions long after the surface went silent. The race to dig deeper is on.
By Milky Way • Mar 23, 2026
Earth's Magnetic Shield Has a Growing Hole and It's Now Half the Size of Europe
New satellite data reveals a massive weak spot in the planet's magnetic field is expanding faster than expected. Is something weird happening deep inside Earth's core?
By Milky Way • Mar 13, 2026
Plato May Have Confronted Death With a Priestesses’ Elixir Brewed From a Deadly LSD‑Like Fungus
Scientists may have recreated the sacred drink of the Eleusinian Mysteries, a clandestine initiation ritual taken by everyone from Roman emperors to Athenian elites.
By Milky Way • Mar 10, 2026
A Massive Star Vanished Without a Trace. Astronomers Finally Know Why.
One of the Andromeda Galaxy’s brightest stars collapsed quietly into a black hole—no explosion, no supernova. Just gone.
By Milky Way • Feb 25, 2026
Betelgeuse Has a Lydia Too: Hubble Just Discovered the Red Supergiant's Secret Companion Star
A newly discovered stellar partner, swirling through Betelgeuse’s vast clouds, could hold the key to the giant star’s strange behavior as seen from Earth.
By Milky Way • Feb 2, 2026
Lemon Shaped Jupiter-Sized Planet Discovered
Scientists called it "the stretchiest planet that we've confirmed the stretchiness of."
By Milky Way • Jan 13, 2026
Shark Ménage à Trois Filmed for the First Time & It Could Help Save Species
Y Tu Mamá Tiburón? The underwater zebra shark threesome starred two dudes and a lady.
By Milky Way • Jan 5, 2026
The Dragon Man Connection: How a Damaged Fossil From China Could Rewrite Human History
The Dragon Man was already an evolutionary enigma. The ancient skull's story just got stranger.
By Milky Way • Dec 28, 2025
Scientists Probe Mushroom Linked to Surreal Visions of Little People
Unlike so-called “magic mushrooms,” the research shows that this little-known fungi does not contain any known psychedelic compounds that produce the classic effects associated with psilocybin ingestion.
By Milky Way • Dec 10, 2025
Kissing’s Evolutionary Roots Run Deeper Than Humanity, Scientists Say
Your last make-out session had 20 million years of foreplay.
By Milky Way • Dec 3, 2025
Elvis-Obsessed Judge Ousted: A Little Less Conversation, a Lot More Consequences
Missouri’s infamous Elvis judge has agreed to leave the building for good.
By Milky Way • Nov 27, 2025
Forget the 'Seven Sisters': The Pleiades Is a Star Empire
The long-mythologized seven bright stars near Orion’s shoulder known as the Pleiades could be much more expansive than humans once thought.
By Milky Way • Nov 24, 2025
Pristine 70-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Egg Uncovered in Patagonia
Found during a live‑streamed dig, the intact fossil is headed for a micro‑CT “autopsy” that could reveal a rare embryo and perhaps fresh clues to Earth's distant past.
By Milky Way • Nov 5, 2025
Chimps Like A Happy Hour Buzz Too, According to New Study
Something akin to a jungle cocktail party is taking place in the dense jungle canopies of Africa.
By Milky Way • Oct 28, 2025
Meet Earth's Newest Cutie-Pie: The Bumpy Snailfish
Imagine the improbable offspring of an axolotl and the iconic Nintendo character Kirby,
By Milky Way • Oct 17, 2025
"Quasi-Moon" Discovered Orbiting Earth for Decades
Astronomers have announced the discovery of a nearby asteroid dubbed 2025 PN7 that appears to have been shadowing Earth in orbit for years.
By Milky Way • Oct 10, 2025
Brazil’s Congress Revisits UFO Files: Varginha, Protests & a Tin Foil Hat
Lawmakers heard some wild testimony, but will it lead to anything of impact in the South American country and beyond?
By Milky Way • Sep 22, 2025
Unknown Oceans: Freshwater Reservoir Discovered Hidden Beneath the Sea
There's so much humans still don't know about the Earth's oceans.
By Milky Way • Sep 18, 2025
Life on Mars? NASA Announces Major Discovery
Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy said the discovery “could be the clearest sign of life that we’ve ever found on Mars.”
By Milky Way • Sep 10, 2025
Jellyfish Are Beefing With Nuclear Power Again After Shutting Down French Reactors
It's the latest in a seemingly long-running feud between the brainless sea-dwellers and a nuclear power plant.
By Milky Way • Aug 25, 2025
Whale 'Smoke Rings' Could Be How They Say Hello
A new study offers a fresh perspective on how intelligent life—whether aquatic or extraterrestrial—can connect across seemingly insurmountable gaps.
By Milky Way • Jul 5, 2025
Peru Restores Protected Status to Nazca Lines After Public Outcry
The site of the mysterious geoglyphs is also the region where the so-called Nazca Mummies were allegedly discovered.
By Milky Way • Jun 27, 2025
Will "Milkomeda" Happen? Scientists Reconsider The Galactic Collision Between The Milky Way And Andromeda Galaxies
A new study published questions whether we need to worry about our galaxy's potential demise.
By Milky Way • Jun 7, 2025
LSD-Fungus Mystery Long Hinted at by Albert Hofmann Cracked By College Student
An undergraduate’s discovery of a hidden fungus on morning glory seeds may unlock new paths in psychedelic medicine.
By Milky Way • Jun 5, 2025
Hope for Life Beyond Earth? Astronomers Detect Potential Biosignatures on Exoplanet K2-18b
A tantalizing discovery by astronomers studying the exoplanet has reignited hopes for life beyond our solar system.
By Milky Way • May 1, 2025