Humanity
The inspiring, tragic, and baffling follies of humanity
Are We on the Same Wavelength? Science May Show How You’re Vibing with Someone
Researchers studied what happens when brain waves sync up, using community neuroscience samples that include everyone from students and artists to Bad Bunny and Bob Weir.
By Sarah Simon • Aug 20, 2026
The Cancer Killer Hiding in a Tree Frog’s Intestines
A gut bacterium derived from the Japanese tree frog makes oxygen-starved tumors in mice its home, then wipes them out. It’s opening a narrow but intriguing window into future cancer therapies.
By Marc Alexander • Aug 18, 2026
The Baby Rattlesnake Superkiller Myth You Heard at Summer Camp Is Wrong
A 2026 study shows baby rattlesnakes control their venom and inject far less than adults, dismantling a media-driven myth with real medical stakes.
By Ethan Denma • Aug 10, 2026
A Physicist Made Time Stop in a Jar of Atoms. Kind Of
By building a clock out of a cold-atom system's own disorder, a physicist produced the first controlled evidence that time might emerge from change itself rather than tick quietly in the background.
By Nate Gesar • Aug 3, 2026
Harvard Made a DNA-Writing Chip That Treats Molecules Like a Hard Drive
A silicon chip smaller than a cube of sugar uses electricity and water to print short strands of DNA, pointing toward a future where we might save photos and files not on metal disks and flash drives, but inside molecules.
By Lauren Adams • Jul 23, 2026
A Nasal Spray Reversed Brain Aging in Mice. Humans Could Be Next
The Texas A&M therapy targets the chronic brain inflammation behind Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia. Will this mouse nasal spray soon hit humanity’s noses?
By Marc Alexander • Jul 22, 2026
Next Time You're Late, Blame the Quantum Collapse of Time
New observations around quantum collapse suggest timekeeping has a fundamental limit, giving tardiness a sliver of theoretical cover.
By Reanna Gonzalez • Jul 16, 2026
'Real Alien Sh*T': Jellyfish Drone Swarm Downed U.S. Fighter Jet in Iran
After crashing in Iran, an F‑15 pilot reported a minefield of drones drifting in a jellyfish formation, according to a bombshell report.
By Lauren Weiner • Jul 14, 2026
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The Forever Young Butterfly That Didn't Age
Deep in rainforests across the Americas, a pollen-eating insect is living close to a full year and gripping onto life as hard at the end as it did at the start. Could it be a new blueprint for the biology of longevity?
By Ethan Denma • Jul 8, 2026
Top 5 Wild Claims from the Government’s MK Ultra Hearing: Nazis, Charles Manson, and a CIA Cover-Up
Lawmakers dragged the CIA’s most infamous mind‑control program back into the light, reviving decades-old allegations of Nazi doctors, celebrity killers, and vanished files.
By Jeff Kent • Jul 2, 2026
Scientists Just Discovered a Hidden "Footprint of Death"
New research claims dying cells stamp a microscopic residue onto the surfaces they leave behind, now dubbed a "footprint of death.” Virus may be exploiting it.
By Nate Gesar • Jun 30, 2026
Are Your Memories Real or Fake? New Study Sheds Light on Mind-Bending Paradox
Researchers found that the best arguments for trusting our own memories are logically circular, and we may need to rethink how we reason about time, entropy, and reality itself.
By Cambrie Juarez • Jun 24, 2026
Breeding for Cuteness Made Some Dogs and Cats Evolutionary Look-Alikes
Researchers analyzed 1,800 skulls and found that “baby-faced” breeds have converged evolutionarily, but at the cost of our beloved pets’ health.
By Sarah Simon • Jun 15, 2026
The 2-Million-Year-Old Reason Why You Are Probably Right Handed
Scientists have puzzled over humans' extreme right-handedness for decades. Researchers now think it’s baked into the very traits that made us.
By Jeff Kent • Jun 11, 2026
Scientists Just Hacked Axolotl Genes to Nudge Mice Toward Regrowing Limbs
Are humans next?
By Alex Tisdale • Jun 10, 2026