Human Behaviour
July 2026
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Earth & Life
The human gut contains an estimated 100 million to 600 million neurons and…
Universe
In March 1982, the Soviet Venera 13 lander survived 127 minutes on the surface of…
Human Behaviour
We treat daydreaming as a lapse in focus, but neuroscientists tracking the brain's…
Human Behaviour
The basal ganglia, buried deep beneath the cortex, help turn a studied city map…
Science & Engineering
A full-time airline crew member flying heavy North Atlantic routes can absorb…
Human Factors
In a 2013 University of Minnesota experiment, people seated at a messy desk…
Science & Engineering
A detector buried a kilometre underground in Japan may have caught the faintest…
Universe
In July 1969, Michael Collins orbited alone on the far side of the Moon while…
Universe
We assume life needs a sun, but a team at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich…
Universe
In 1970, Venera 7 appeared to fall silent when it hit Venus, but engineers later…
Human Factors
Astronauts who have seen the whole Earth at once describe the overview effect
Human Factors
Astronauts returning from long stays in orbit say the smell of rain is almost too…
Space & Missions
When Spirit’s front wheel failed on Mars, engineers drove the rover backwards and…
Space & Missions
During Apollo 11’s final descent, the guidance computer flashed 1201 and 1202…
Space & Missions