June 23, 2023

Strange Objects Found at The Galactic Center Are Like Nothing Else in The Milky Way

There’s something really weird in the center of the Milky Way. The vicinity of a supermassive black hole is a

Horses Used to Have Toes. What Happened to Them?

Horses’ ancient ancestors once trotted across the landscape on a small number of hooved toes, evolving over the ages to

Radical New Theory Gives a Very Different Perspective on What Life Is

Biologists usually define ‘life’ as an entity that reproduces, responds to its environment, metabolizes chemicals, consumes energy, and grows. Under

Hit Songs Do Something to Your Brain, And It Could Be The Future of Music

Algorithmically generated playlists on music streaming services like Spotify make a best guess at what kind of music you’ll enjoy

Humans Have Pumped Up So Much Water It’s Altered The Planet’s Spin

Between 1993 and 2010, humans extracted and moved so much of our planet’s groundwater that it contributed to the migration

American Kids’ Math Ability Has Gone Backward by Decades

American 13-year-olds continue to struggle academically in the wake of the pandemic, especially in mathematics, according to official data out

Global Ecosystems Risk Collapsing Decades Before We Predicted

Across the world, rainforests are becoming savanna or farmland, savanna is drying out and turning into desert, and icy tundra