Universe
August 2026
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Science & Engineering
SpaceX's $15.8 billion AI spending dwarfs its entire space division budget
Earth & Life
Ravens outplan our closest relatives despite walnut-sized brains
Human Factors
Soldier-emperor's radical idea: tolerance as the truest form of power
Science & Engineering
CIA spent $20 million testing psychic spies with results too strange to ignore
Earth & Life
Tardigrade protein shields human cells from radiation damage
Psychology
Retirement can shake your sense of self as deeply as any major loss
Science & Engineering
Starlink generated 61% of SpaceX's 2025 revenue and its only operating profit
Earth & Life
Octopus carries coconut shells across seafloor to build portable armor
Science & Engineering
Elephants remember which human voices mean danger to their lives
Science & Engineering
Three runaway stars reveal 800 million years of a galaxy's hidden path
Space & Missions
SpaceX's Starlink now controls two-thirds of all satellites in orbit
Earth & Life
Spider webs work like eardrums, giving deaf arachnids sound sensation
Psychology
Deepest loneliness comes from being unheard, not being alone
Science & Engineering
Nuclear fallout revealed whether adult hearts can regenerate new cells
Human Behaviour