Do Adult Brains Grow New Neurons? Scientists Have Been Arguing About This for 25 Years.
For most of the 20th century, neuroscience operated on a principle that seemed self-evident: adult brains do not make new […]
Scientific discoveries, space exploration, and the universe
Mantis Shrimp Have 16 Eyes and We Had Them Completely Figured Out Wrong
Mantis shrimp have 16 types of photoreceptors. Humans have 3. Based on that fact alone, it was assumed for decades
Tardigrades Are Basically Indestructible. Scientists Are Finally Figuring Out Why.
You can boil them, freeze them, bombard them with radiation, fire them into the vacuum of space, and they come
Rocks Are Falling From the Sky More Than Usual. Scientists Would Like to Know Why.
In Q1 2026, Earth has been hit by an unusually large number of fireballs. A rock smashed through a Texas bedroom. 3,229 people watched one explode over Europe. Scientists are investigating.
Someone Wants to Turn Night Into Day Using Space Mirrors. The Planet Is Not on Board.
Reflect Orbital wants FCC approval to launch 50,000 mirror satellites that would beam sunlight back to Earth at night. Astronomers, ecologists, and biologists have a few concerns.
Humans Are Going Back to the Moon in 8 Days. Here’s What You Need to Know.
Artemis II launches April 1, 2026 — the first crewed lunar mission in over 50 years. Four astronauts, 10 days, 500,000 miles. Here’s everything you need to know about humanity’s return to the Moon.