Megafauna was the meat of choice for South American hunters

Giant sloths are extinct in part because they were tasty and nutritious. [...]

Climate Change Is Bringing Legionnaire’s Disease to a Town Near You

This deadly bacteria, which hits low-income people the hardest, was once an “only in New York” problem. Extreme heat is now increasing its prevalence. [...]

Why wind farms attract so much misinformation and conspiracy theory

If you think climate change is a hoax, you might believe wind turbines poison groundwater. [...]

An inner-speech decoder reveals some mental privacy issues

Words you'll never speak still cause activity in the brain's speech centers. [...]

Scientists Have Identified the Origin of an Extraordinarily Powerful Outer Space Radio Wave

In March 2025 the Earth was hit by a fast radio burst as energetic as the sun, but lasting only milliseconds. [...]

AI Cites the Same Papers Over and Over Again – Just Like Humans

ChatGPT and other AI writing tools may be quietly turning science into a popularity contest, repeatedly steering researchers toward the same papers while overlooking new and novel works that could act [...]

Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.8 is here with 3X cheaper fast mode and near-Mythos level alignment

Anthropic today released Claude Opus 4.8, an upgrade to its flagship model that ships at the same price as its predecessor, alongside a dramatically cheaper "fast mode" tier and a new featur [...]

10 college majors with the highest ROI for your tuition

Discover which bachelor's degrees deliver the best financial payoff. From engineering to data science, these 10 majors offer strong lifetime earnings and career stability. [...]

What Is Thirst?

The effects of insufficient water are felt by every cell in the body, but it’s the brain that manifests our experience of thirst. [...]