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The physics of dub techno — a musicologist explains ~music Video 39:23, published Feb 18 2026 9 votes
Men lose their Y chromosome as they age. Scientists thought it didn’t matter – but now discovering may be linked to shorter lifespans and disease. ~health Article 969 words 34 votes
'Control AI', a non-profit that ostensibly works to protect humanity from the risks of AI, is actually sponsoring influencers to divert public attention away from them ~tech social media Video 21:47, published Dec 10 2025 25 votes
A Norwegian rocket launched on 25th January 1995 to study the Northern Lights was mistaken by Russia for an incoming nuclear missile on a direct course to Moscow ~humanities.history Article 1382 words 10 votes
China have a new sixty-centimeter dome Terahertz telescope in Antarctica, a two week trek from their station ~space astronomy Link 21 votes
Scholars on a quixotic quest to identify Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA achieve a milestone ~arts Link 8 votes
We just turned down millions of dollars. Here is why. [YouTube private equity buyouts] ~science economics Video 10:33 31 votes
Hate Brussels sprouts? You may be living in the past. ~food Article 1395 words, published Dec 17 2025 24 votes
New way you can discover asteroids ~space astronomy Article 322 words, published Nov 26 2025 13 votes
NASA will soon find out if the Perseverance rover can really persevere on Mars ~space spaceflight.scientific Article 1784 words, published Dec 18 2025 13 votes
Pole vault world record holder Armand Duplantis on his remarkable year, that viral kiss and why he's serious about his music ~sports Article 1277 words 8 votes
Alton Brown is back! Alton Brown Cooks Food | Episode 1: The Big Bird ~food recipes meat Video 15:23 54 votes
How NVIDIA turned 'gaming GPUs go brrr' into 'actually we can read the language of life now' (part 1 of 2) ~science Article 4203 words 19 votes
Why humanity needs a Lunar seed vault ~space spaceflight.scientific Article 1153 words, published Nov 20 2025 27 votes
European Space Agency has signed a letter of intent with Norway to advance the prospect of a new ESA Arctic Space Centre to be hosted in Tromsø ~space satellites Article 408 words 10 votes
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to end all monkey research ~science biology Link 39 votes
Iceland's glaciers and the disappearance of a frozen world – ‘last chance tourism’ brings economic benefits but puts pressure on local communities in an increasingly fragile landscape ~enviro climate change Article 1188 words 7 votes
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers ~science biology Article 1962 words 30 votes
Duck-billed dinosaur fleshy midline and hooves reveal terrestrial clay-template “mummification” ~science Link 18 votes
Companies are crafting new ways to grow cocoa and chocolate alternatives ~food Article 147 words, published Sep 1 2024 24 votes
Galactic empires may live at the center of our galaxy, hence why we don't hear from them ~space Article 3258 words 22 votes
Asteroid discovered only two days ago will fly by Earth closer than the moon today ~space astronomy Link 43 votes
Can you really be addicted to food? Researchers are uncovering similarities to drug addiction in some eating patterns. ~food diet Article 1306 words 26 votes
After quitting antidepressants, some people suffer surprising, lingering symptoms ~health.mental Article 1905 words 36 votes
2025 Physics Nobel awarded to three scientists for work on quantum computing (in the 1980s) ~science physics Article 98 words 19 votes
Earth is getting darker and it’s changing the planet’s climate balance ~enviro climate change Article 1131 words 15 votes
Prospect of life on Saturn’s moons rises after discovery of organic substances ~space Article 568 words 34 votes
Human impacts of wildfires worsen even as total burned area declines ~enviro Article 663 words 6 votes
Why do some gamers invert their controls? Scientists now have answers, but they’re not what you think. ~games Article 1235 words 36 votes
Why people embrace conspiracy theories: It's about community, not gullibility ~life Article 1006 words 36 votes
A NASA food scientist tackled the problem of how to feed astronauts. Now, his idea fuels first responders and mothers of infants. ~food Article 1560 words 12 votes
After ten years of black hole science, Stephen Hawking is proven right ~space Article 711 words 23 votes
British endurance swimmer Ross Edgley has become the first person to swim around Iceland, after spending nearly four months circumnavigating 1,000 miles of coastline ~sports Article 338 words 8 votes
James Webb Space Telescope detects possible atmosphere around Earth-like exoplanet TRAPPIST-1e, forty light years away from Earth ~space astronomy Article 517 words 21 votes
The case for cultured meat has changed ~food meat.cultured Article 2615 words, published Apr 22 2025 29 votes