Science & Engineering
August 2026
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Earth & Life
Every wild land mammal on Earth — elephants, deer, wolves, mice and the rest — adds…
Earth & Life
Leopards hunting strays may prevent thousands of rabies deaths in Mumbai
Earth & Life
Wounded ants undergo amputation by their nestmates to survive infection
Human Factors
Seneca's wisdom on friendship gains power when you complete the quote
Science & Engineering
Queen naked mole-rat's skincare chemical keeps colony in line
Earth & Life
Thieves stole an entire beach in Jamaica and vanished without a trace
Science & Engineering
Pumas' presence cut deer-vehicle collisions by 67 percent on Olympic Peninsula
Earth & Life
Water covers 71 percent of Earth, yet rock and metal make up almost all its mass
Science & Engineering
Giant asteroid impact may explain Deimos's oddly smooth surface
Earth News
Humpback whales keep rescuing prey from orca hunts for reasons scientists can't explain
Human Factors
Satisfaction you're chasing moves further away the closer you get
Science & Engineering
Ancient galaxy may be four times heavier than astronomers thought
Science & Engineering
One Antarctic neutrino led astronomers to a mysteriously magnified distant galaxy
Universe
Astronomers weigh a Saturn-mass world adrift with no star to orbit
Universe