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Inside the Largest Whale Graveyard on Earth

Whale remains have accumulated in this Indian Ocean site for 5 million years

June 11, 2026

How to Stop a Killer Asteroid

From high-speed battering rams to gravity tractors, the technology exists to protect the planet. The question is whether humanity will act in time—and in concert.

June 11, 2026

274 Years Ago Today, Benjamin Franklin Flew a Kite

But a Frenchman beat him to the electric punch by a month

June 10, 2026

Looking for Signs of Intelligence in Chatbots

A new test for AI suggests some newer LLMs are less smart than older models

June 10, 2026

The Healing Power of Dreaming Under Anesthesia

This new five-step protocol could make surgery a lot less painful

June 10, 2026

Hawaii’s False Killer Whales Are Wasting Away

Nutritional stress depresses an already threatened population

June 10, 2026

Mysterious Web-Footed “Ghost Dog” Caught on Camera

The elusive canids deliberately avoid humans

June 9, 2026

How to Heal People with Science Fiction

A new healthpunk movement aims to teach physicians to use their imaginations

June 9, 2026

Here’s Why Our Walking Gets Slower as We Age

And the best ways to prevent it

June 9, 2026

See the First-Ever Photos of Cozumel’s Mysterious Dwarf Fox

Many believed the tiny fox had gone extinct

June 9, 2026