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The Salmon Are on Cocaine, and They're Swimming Farther Than Ever
Traces of your weekend bender are turning up in Swedish lakes, and the fish are wired.
By Nate Gesar • May 21, 2026
Filmed Twice, Identified Never: The Deep-Sea Animal That Fits No Known Branch of Life
Marine biologists are openly disagreeing about whether the creature is a sea slug, a sea cucumber, or a category of animal that humans haven't discovered yet.
By Ethan Denma • May 14, 2026
The Pentagon Just Dropped Its First Batch of UFO Files
War.gov/UFO is now home to declassified files on orange orbs, bronze ellipsoids, and a moon photo no one has been able to explain since 1972.
By Milky Way News Editorial • May 8, 2026
Alien Space Weather Stations Orbiting Distant Stars Could Tell Us Where Life Exists
Massive plasma rings around young M dwarf stars are giving astronomers their first real look at the invisible particle storms shaping exoplanet habitability.
By Ethan Denma • May 6, 2026
Robots Are Watching Humans And Learning
A Swiss lab just taught machines to mimic humans on the fly. The breakthrough is real. So are the questions about what comes next.
By Nate Gesar • May 4, 2026
Ginger Supremacy? New Harvard Study Says Redheads Are Winning Evolution
Apparently, O’Doyle really does rule.
By Milky Way • Apr 29, 2026
This Octopus Has a 'Sex Arm' That Can Find a Mate in Total Darkness
The whole mating pattern is basically an octopus version of a blind date and a glory hole.
By Milky Way • Apr 28, 2026
‘Forbidden’ Black Holes: How the Biggest Stars Die Without a Trace
Scientists have found the clearest evidence yet of a 'forbidden gap' in black hole masses, where the biggest stars don't collapse—they detonate into nothing.
By Milky Way • Apr 24, 2026
This Fuzzy Baby Dinosaur Was Hiding for 100 Million Years in a Rock in South Korea
Meet Dooly, a recently discovered, potentially fluffy dino baby, so cute it was named after an adorable Korean cartoon character.
By Ethan Denma • Apr 22, 2026
Scientists Built a Psychedelic Superplant That Includes Shrooms, Ayahuasca, and Toad Venom Compounds
The genetically modified tobacco plant could reshape how researchers source mind-altering drugs for mental health treatments.
By Milky Way • Apr 17, 2026
“Ancient Immigrant”: The Cosmic Time Capsule Drifting Through Our Galaxy
The star born near the dawn of the universe migrated from a neighboring galaxy into the Milky Way billions of years ago. College students found it on Spring Break.
By Milky Way • Apr 14, 2026
Scientists Finally Mapped the Clitoris's Nerve Network. It Only Took Decades Longer Than the Penis.
Using particle-accelerator X-rays, researchers in Amsterdam produced the first 3D map of the organ's intricate nerve branches.
By Milky Way • Apr 10, 2026