The Futuristic Stink of Amazon’s Science Fiction
Farts linger, far into the future. So suggests Solos, the latest sci-fi show on Amazon Prime. Even though its characters deal with everything from time…
Methane Detected on Enceladus Could Actually Be a Sign of Life, Study Shows
When the Cassini-Huygens probe dove through the salty plumes belching from the interior of Saturn’s moon Enceladus, it made an unexpected detection: a collection of…
An Entire Swarm of Black Holes Has Been Caught Moving Through The Milky Way
A fluffy cluster of stars spilling across the sky may have a secret hidden in its heart: a swarm of over 100 stellar-mass black holes….
Wild Fish Are Getting Addicted to Meth in Their Own Rivers, Study Suggests
Around 269 million people worldwide use drugs each year. Often forgotten in this story is a problem of basic biology. What goes in must come…
Iceland Ran a 4-Year Experiment on Shorter Working Weeks. The Results Are Great
For four years between 2015 and 2019, roughly 2,500 Icelanders were involved in two major experiments to see how a shorter working week would affect…
Is Eating Fat Good For You or Not? Here’s Why It’s So Confusing
You’d be forgiven for being confused about whether or not you should eat fat. For a long time, people were told to stay well away…
Poop Transplants Have Been Linked to Improved COVID-19 in Two Patients in Poland
Scientists will soon begin proper clinical trials to see if poop transplants really can help people recover from COVID-19. The decision was spurred on by…
The Caspian Sea Exploded Into a Towering Inferno, And The Cause Was Entirely Natural
A towering inferno, hundreds of feet tall, burned above the Caspian Sea on Sunday (July 4) after a massive explosion in Azerbaijan’s oil and gas…
The Pentagon Scrubs a Cloud Deal and Looks to Add More AI
Late in 2019, the Pentagon chose Microsoft for a $10 billion contract called JEDI that aimed to use the cloud to modernize US military computing…
Standing Next to Your Microwave Isn’t Dangerous
A happy accident with a chocolate bar led to one of the most reliable kitchen appliances around today. Engineer Percy Spencer was standing in front…