Human Factors
June 2026
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Science & Engineering
In August 1971, the Apollo 15 astronauts left a small aluminum figurine and a…
Human Factors
When researchers analyzed how 35,000 Americans spent their days, more free time…
Universe
Five astronauts just spent hours hiding inside a Dragon capsule while the ISS leaked
Human Factors
When economists paid about 2,800 Facebook users to deactivate their accounts for…
Earth & Life
The town of Mawsynram in northeastern India receives roughly 11,872 millimetres of…
Science & Engineering
The smell that fills the air during the first rainfall after a dry spell is called…
Human Behaviour
It takes about 50 hours of contact for two adults to feel like casual friends, 90…
Human Factors
We tend to imagine the adult brain as fixed, but when Harvard researchers scanned…
Science & Engineering
In June 2026, behind SpaceX’s plan to sell 555.6 million shares at $135 each, the…
Human Factors
Only 0.001 percent of the deep ocean floor has ever been seen by human eyes
Science & Engineering
The FCC just gave Amazon a pass on its Kuiper deadline
Deep Space
Deep inside the planet Neptune, the pressure is so extreme that carbon atoms are…
Space & Missions
NASA's plan to put a nuclear reactor on a Mars-bound spacecraft by 2028 sounds…
Earth & Life
Sunsets on Mars glow blue rather than red, because the fine dust suspended in its…
Science & Engineering