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Earth has a problem. It’s supposed to be reflecting sunlight back into space like a well-polished mirror, but instead, it’s acting like a grimy bathroom sink—absorbing more heat than it should. The result? An even faster, more chaotic ride toward a hotter planet. New...
A 13-Billion-Year-Old Galaxy Is Breaking the Rules of the Universe
The James Webb Space Telescope just spotted something that shouldn’t exist—at least, not yet. A galaxy so bright, so chemically advanced, that it’s basically giving astrophysicists a cosmic headache. This thing dates back to when the universe was just 300 million...
The Galactic Anomaly That Could Rewrite Dark Matter Physics
Something strange is happening at the center of the Milky Way. A vast cloud of hydrogen is behaving in ways it absolutely should not—shedding electrons like a malfunctioning sci-fi reactor. The usual suspects, like cosmic rays, don’t seem up to the job. So what’s...
Your Brain Thinks in Sci-Fi: Scientists Just Witnessed Human Intelligence Being Born
The brain is a black box that occasionally spills its secrets. This time, it revealed something extraordinary: the ability to store memories free from the context they were learned in. That trick—decontextualized memory—is the foundation of human intelligence. Dr....
Another Private Moon Lander Just Touched Down—And Promptly Fell Over (Probably)
Intuitive Machines has done it again—sent a robotic explorer all the way to the moon, only for it to possibly face-plant the moment it arrived. Athena, the company’s latest lunar lander, touched down Thursday at 12:30 p.m. ET, making it the second private spacecraft...Recent News
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