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Humans Have Been Getting High for Longer than We Thought
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Humans Have Been Getting High for Longer than We Thought
A 25,000-year-old habit in Indonesia may be the earliest evidence yet of humans deliberately using a psychoactive drug.
By Sarah Simon • Oct 5, 2026
Smell Chocolate, Lift More? Science Says Yes
Researchers in Malaysia found that a whiff of 90% cocoa helped gym rats grind out more reps on leg day.
By Nate Gesar • Sep 29, 2026
How to Build a Universe in a Bottle
Inside a glass tube, researchers are manufacturing cosmic dust that looks just like the grains drifting through deep space. They're using it to read the origin story of life‑friendly molecules.
By Ethan Denma • Sep 17, 2026
Before There Were Planets, There Was Sugar: New Discovery Rewrites Life’s Origin Story
The Milky Way just got a little sweeter. Astronomers have spotted a complex sugar molecule drifting in raw interstellar gas, showing that some of life’s potential ingredients start mixing long before stars and planets even show up.
By Grace Martorano • Sep 10, 2026
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Giant Dinosaur Discovered Reveals Surprising 120-Million-Year-Old Connection Between Continents
A buried Brazilian giant with Spanish roots is rewriting how dinosaurs once crossed a vanished world.
By Jeff Kent • Sep 8, 2026
The Best Way to Find Aliens? Watch for the Ones Hoarding Their Own Sun
A new research paper maps the potential cosmic fingerprints of star‑swaddling civilizations, offering astronomers a clearer way to hunt for alien technology hidden in plain sight.
By Reanna Gonzalez • Sep 2, 2026
NASA’s New Dark Universe Telescope Sets Off to Map the Hidden Cosmos
The new telescope just began a three–month cruise to a quiet perch a million miles from Earth, preparing to chart dark matter, track dark energy, and sweep the sky for hidden worlds orbiting distant stars.
By Nate Gesar • Aug 31, 2026
Tiny Terminator: Scientists Create Light-Powered Nanobot That Hunts Bacteria
It’s basically a microscopic predator. I’m not scared; you are.
By Lauren Adams • Aug 28, 2026
The Deep-Sleep Circuit That Builds Muscle and Burns Fat
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Scientists Found The Deep-Sleep Circuit That Builds Muscle, Burns Fat, and Stimulates the Brain
Ready to get some rest and get ripped?
By Ethan Denma • Aug 25, 2026
Are We on the Same Wavelength? Science May Show How You’re Vibing with Someone
Researchers studied what happens when brain waves sync up, using community neuroscience samples that include everyone from students and artists to Bad Bunny and Bob Weir.
By Sarah Simon • Aug 20, 2026
The Cancer Killer Hiding in a Tree Frog’s Intestines
A gut bacterium derived from the Japanese tree frog makes oxygen-starved tumors in mice its home, then wipes them out. It’s opening a narrow but intriguing window into future cancer therapies.
By Marc Alexander • Aug 18, 2026