It sounds like a scene from a nature documentary: flip a shark onto its back, and the ocean’s top predator suddenly goes limp, paralyzed in a trance-like state. This curious reaction, known as ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has once again expanded our cosmic horizons. This time, it has helped astronomers confirm the most distant supermassive black hole ever detected—a monster lurking ...

For years, the biggest drawback of VR and mixed reality headsets has been their size. While augmented reality glasses are getting sleeker and almost indistinguishable from everyday eyewear ...

The hidden risks of pool water According to the CDC, more than 200 outbreaks tied to public pools and water parks were recorded in the U.S. between 2015 and 2019, sickening over 3,600 people. Most ...

In Iran’s Halil Roud Valley, archaeologists have uncovered stone and clay tablets bearing primitive symbols nearly 5,000 years old—evidence that could challenge Mesopotamia’s claim as the ...

Discovered in early July, the mysterious object known as 3I/Atlas has sparked intense speculation. Could it be a comet, a fragment of cosmic debris—or something far stranger, like an alien probe ...

Nearly 30 million Americans are under heat advisories or extreme heat warnings this week, as triple-digit temperatures scorch large swaths of the country. Yes, it’s August, and hot weather is ...

A new study shows a sharp decline in the semicolon across English literature—nearly a 50% drop in just two decades. Once a favorite of literary giants like Virginia Woolf, this tiny punctuation ...

If you’ve been hoping for a cool-down, August may not deliver—at least not for most of the country. Much of the Northeast and Northern Rockies will see above-average heat, the Southeast stays ...

The hunt for the perfect pan that won’t put your health at risk is over. 60 Millions de Consommateurs has run the tests, crunched the data, and revealed the winners. One pan in particular claims ...

The Hyperion Project has unveiled its three finalists—ambitious concepts for interstellar travel that could one day take humans beyond our solar system. The mission target? Proxima Centauri, the ...

Science has always loved outrageous challenges, but this one might top the list: sending a spacecraft no bigger or heavier than a paperclip straight toward a black hole. The idea comes from ...