Science & Engineering
May 2026
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Psychology
Most of the matter in the universe has never been observed directly, and the…
Science & Engineering
The human eye has a small blind spot where the optic nerve connects to the retina…
Science & Engineering
Most of what we call "memory" isn't a recording of what happened
Deep Space
The fastest object ever built by humans is the Parker Solar Probe, currently flying…
Human Factors
Intellectual humility is measurable and has been linked to better calibration and…
Human Factors
The single oldest non-clonal living thing on Earth is a bristlecone pine called…
Human Factors
Most professional mathematicians, when describing the moment a difficult proof…
Culture
The earliest known cave paintings, recently dated to at least 45,500 years old on…
Psychology
AI can now read your emotional state in a shop, adapt what it shows you in real…
Universe
Europe and China just put a telescope in orbit to photograph something nobody has…
Science & Engineering
The Arecibo radio telescope broadcast a single 3-minute message toward star cluster…
Constellations
Washington tried to blind the world to what's happening over Iran
Science & Engineering
The James Webb Space Telescope is parked a million miles from Earth at a…
Universe
The James Webb Space Telescope has found galaxies that appear to have formed within…
Earth & Life