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Your Body Can Beat Death, Says One Harvard Scientist—Because It Could ‘Remember’ How to Be Young
Perhaps even indefinitely. Could this help us reach immortality?
In a Shocking Twist, Musicians are Deciding that Playing Trumpstock is a Bad Career Move
More than a few artists announced for the Trump-backed Great American State Fair are pulling out.
The Pentagon Knows the True Threat of Climate Denialism. Too Bad They Can’t Do Anything About It.
Newly uncovered documents reveal that the military very recently identified potentially dire geopolitical consequences of climate change. Then a climate denier moved into the Oval Office.
A Deranged MAGA Talking Point Threatened to Take Over Memorial Day
Under the new Republican orthodoxy on the events of January 6, online tributes to insurrectionists crowded in on tributes to veterans of Guadalcanal and Omaha Beach.
The MAGA Cult is Triumphant in Texas
Trump-endorsed scandal-magnet Ken Paxton clobbered John Cornyn, by any objective standard a good little GOP soldier. The Republican base is getting more rabid by the hour.
Widow’s Bay Episode 6 Finally Peels Back the Curtain on the Cursed Village
“Our History” is an enlightening prequel that will satisfy the show’s budding lore hounds.
Turns Out Not Everyone is as Eager as SCOTUS to Make Gerrymandering Great Again
Two states of the old Confederacy, of all places, blew up Republican plans to rug-pull voters with last-minute map changes.
Bombing the Hell Out of Iran Sure is a Weird Way to Celebrate Peace With... Iran
Right as things were—by Trump’s telling—just about sewed up, the strikes resumed. The art of the deal!
Scientists Discovered Remains of the Earliest Animals on Earth. They May Have Made a Big Mistake.
They looked like traces left behind by tiny creatures, but were most likely microbes.
Sam Levinson Breaks Down the Nastiest Death Ever In Euphoria
The showrunner reveals the surprising origin of episode 7's gruesome demise. “Not all dark scenes come from a dark place,” he says.
Your Brain Restricts Full Access to Reality. But Scientists Found a Way to Turn Off the Filter.
Could psychedelics be the key to unlocking higher consciousness?
He Carried a Long-Buried Memory for Decades—Until a Groundbreaking Experiment Brought It Flooding Back
It turns out that your body may remember more than your mind, researchers say.
Even Republican Stomachs are Turning at Trump’s Latest Sweetheart Deal
The whole arrangement smells like week-old mackerel in a noonday suit. But it might not be illegal—unless GOP majorities in Congress decide to make it so.
Rest in Peace to a Legendary Massachusetts Politician
Barney Frank died Tuesday at the age of 86.
Scientists Think They Just Accidentally Proved String Theory
A new study just added an interesting twist to the complicated history of the physics theory.
Scientists Found the Biggest Factor in How Long You’ll Live. There’s Not Much You Can Do About It.
Genetics were thought to play only a secondary role in determining lifespan—turns out, it’s quite the opposite.
Scientists Solved the 150 Year-Old Mystery of Why Most of Your Molecules Are Right-Handed
The shape of life’s building blocks is the result of biology, chemistry, and quantum physics colliding.
A Physical Warp Drive Was Supposed to Be Impossible. Then These Scientists Found a Loophole.
Humans are one (small) step closer to traveling at faster-than-light speeds.
MAGA Has Been Reduced to a Tiny Universe of Angry Cranks
Though Trump-aligned Republicans were able to win primaries on Tuesday, they’re by no means the front runners in November.
Are You Right-Handed? Scientists Just Figured Out Why.
Bipedalism and larger brains drove our unusually strong preference for being righties.
Man accused of threatening mass shooting at Luling business taken into custody
Deputies and police agencies tracked and arrested a man accused of threatening a mass shooting in Luling Friday.
Scientists Discovered A Population Developed a Genetic Superpower—Thanks to Potatoes
A new DNA study found that Peruvian Andeans possess a high number of salivary amylase genes, or AMY1, for digesting starchy foods like the native potato.
How Could We Allow Trump to Complete His Worst Con Yet?
You’d think that, by now, conservatives would be embarrassed about giving the president whatever he wants.
We Need to Start Holding the Republican Party Accountable for Xenophobic Violence
It’s abundantly clear that the GOP encourages the kind of anger that causes young people to loot the family gun locker and shoot up a mosque.
Scientists Discovered a Mutation in Our Genes from an Ancient Species
A rare look inside Homo erectus genes revealed a mutation that we still share.
Scientists Are Building Artificial Brains from Living Cells
Artificial neural networks built with biological cells promises massive energy savings.
Bird and Human Faces Share the Same Genetic Blueprint. Why Do They Look So Different?
Changes in non-coding DNA sequences make all the difference.
They Remember Every Moment of Their Lives. Scientists May Have Just Figured Out Why.
The rare people with highly superior autobiographical memory (HSAM) might owe it to how they sleep.
Scientists Created a Subatomic Particle That Defies Our Understanding of Physics
The eta prime meson held together without one of the fundamental forces of the universe.
Scientists Might Have a Unified Theory of Everything. It’s Hiding Inside a ‘Qbox.’
A new theory could resolve longstanding tensions in mutually exclusive ideas about physics.
It’s Way Past Due That Rand Paul Quit His COVID-19 Crusade
At a Congressional hearing, the senator from Kentucky made a fool of himself as he tried to prove that the pandemic was a government cover-up.
Surprise! Iran Is Much Stronger Than Trump Has Been Claiming.
A new report shows that Operation Epic Fury is neither epic nor furious enough to slow down the Iranian military.
Even the States That Passed Their Own Voting Rights Acts Need to Watch Their Backs
And here I thought Republicans loved states’ rights.
So the Supreme Court Is Just Letting the Republicans Get Away with Unfair Districts, Huh
I’m suddenly very worried about the midterms.
Scientists Discovered Your Brain Wasn’t Empty When You Were Born
Brain development in mice suggests that our brains pare down neural connections as they mature.
Scientists Found the DNA ‘Switch’ That Made Us Human
DNA methylation plays an important role in separating us genetically from our closest relatives.
The Wildfire-Fighting Union Leader Who Could Change Montana Politics
Sam Forstag made a career of parachuting into forest fires. As Democrats fight to win races in solidly red districts, could a man who has dedicated his life to the most dangerous kind of public service signal a new way forward?
The Science on Creatine Dosage Is Shifting – Here’s How Many Grams You Should Take
Some wellness influencers recommend five times the usual – we talked to researchers for the real scoop
It’s Only a Matter of Time Until the Supreme Court Cracks on the 14th Amendment
The president has upped the pressure on conservative Justices. Something tells me they won’t be able to handle it.
Trump’s Using DEI As an Excuse to Shut Down Literally Anything
Even septic tanks in Alabama.
Scientists Changed a Lifeform’s Fundamental Code. It Shouldn’t Have Survived—but It Did.
20 amino acids are usually necessary for life, but scientists successfully deleted one.
Scientists Finally Figured Out What Makes Your Dreams So Weird
Dreams may seem random, but they reflect your personality and daily life.
Scientists Were Studying Buttefly Wings—and Found a 120 Million-Year-Old Evolutionary Pattern
A genetic “cheat sheet” allows different species to display the same warning patterns.
Texas baseball beats Tennessee, becomes 1st program to 1,500 wins
Casey Borba hit two home runs against Tennessee as Texas baseball claimed the 1,500th win in program history Sunday.
She’s Studying Computer Science As a Pro Athlete. Dominique Malonga Is Playing a Longer Game.
Dunking by day, studying by night.
Scientists Think the Fifth Dimension May Exist—and It’s Hiding Behind the Universe We Know
Our Universe Has an Evil Twin. Scientists Say It’s the Reason Matter Exists.
A mirror universe may have formed alongside ours, preserving laws of physics that appear violated.
Trump Has a Disturbing Ability to Make Violent Acts of War Sound Way Too Casual
Remember when presidents sounded, you know, presidential?
Scientists Say There’s a Place in Our Universe Where Time Moves Backwards
According to the math, that is.
Physicists Say It’s Possible to Send Messages Backward in Time
A team figured out the practical mechanics behind one of sci-fi epic film Interstellar’s most out-there ideas.
In a First, Scientists are Rewinding Human Cells Back to a ‘Youthful’ State. Is This the Dawn of Immortality?
It could start with restoring vision to the eyes, a leading scientist says, and then to internal organs. Even the brain could benefit.
Scientists Say That Time Itself Can Be in Two States at Once
If gravity’s the reason that quantum wave functions collapse, then time must be “fuzzy.”
Scientists Want to Use AI to Track Elusive Particles in the World’s Most Powerful Collider
Muons are a key subatomic particle in the discovery of new physics, but after particle collision, they’re difficult to track.
Scientists Discovered Wave Wakes Where They Shouldn’t Be—Upending a 140-Year-Old Theory
There’s a connection between wave types that scientists once thought were fundamentally different.
Scientists Found a Surprising State of Matter That's Breaking Dimensional Rules
A new kind of anomalous Hall effect produces transdimensional matter.
The Science on Creatine Dosage Is Shifting. Here’s How Many Grams You Should Take.
Some wellness influencers recommend five times the usual. We talked to researchers for the real scoop.
Science Just Found a Hidden State of Water. It Clashes with Physical Limits.
A new study could explain why water is arguably the weirdest liquid on Earth.
All Life on Earth Comes From One Single Ancestor. And It's So Much Older Than We Thought.
The Iran War Is Terminated Because Trump Said So
Pro tip, Mr. President: If you are still blockading ports, that's an act of war.
Despite Its Claims, the Trump Administration Isn’t Helping Farmers at All
A group of Iowa soybean farmers who voted for the president are undergoing a very rude awakening.
The Chinese Government Has Been Targeting Journalists in an Entirely New Way
Let’s just say I’m not going to be clicking on dubious email links any time soon.
The Real Reason Republicans Are Dropping out of Midterm Races Before They Even Begin
November can’t come soon enough.
This Neurosurgeon Studies the Brain Close to Death. He Believes the Soul Transcends the Body.
Does your brain really reveal the metaphysical? Here’s what brain science can—and cannot—tell us about immortality.
Meet the Hack Law Professor Trying to Destroy the Fourteenth Amendment
You might not know his name, but you’ll certainly hate what he’s trying to do to our country.
The Tech Elite Sure Have a Boring—and Expensive—Idea of Immortality
If you’re one of the lucky few who can afford to live forever, at least do something more interesting than measuring the “quality and durability of nocturnal erections.”
The Trump Administration Is Blackmailing Vulnerable Countries into Giving Us Rare Minerals
We used to help countries like Zambia with public health issues. Now, the president is dangling aid over their heads, just out of reach.
This Is the Wrong Time for the Predictable Democrat Response to the Correspondents’ Dinner Shooting
A strong midterms push is the only way to start fixing the problems at the heart of this terrible act of gun violence.
Scientists Think Time Could Move Fast and Slow All at Once. They’re About to Prove It.
Ultraprecise atomic clocks could test the idea that time moves at multiple speeds.
Scientists Just Discovered Where the Earth Actually Came From
Scientists have seemingly settled long-standing arguments about whether the components of Earth originated from the inner or outer Solar System.
How Hearst Is Using Data And AI To Transform A 140-Year-Old Business
Hearst Consumer Media is using data and AI to prosper in an AI future
Is No One Doing Baby Aspirin for Heart Disease Prevention Anymore?
Cardiologists explain.
Scientists Just Discovered How an Infamous Organism Is Creating Brand New DNA
To fight viruses, bacteria have evolved a way to make new DNA without copying it.
You Can Actually Regrow Your Fingertips. Scientists Just Figured Out How.
You can regrow damaged skin in the area, sure—but also bone, tissue, and nerves.
A GOP Representative Hasn’t Been Around, and Nobody Seems to Know Where He Is
You can’t just “lose” a House member, right?
Baldness May Be Reversible With One Natural Sugar. But the Science Is Still Early.
It works by jump-starting circulation where it matters most—something current options barely touch.
Scientists Think the Solution to an Infamous Paradox Could Be Hiding in the 7th Dimension
By stopping black holes from fully evaporating, hidden dimensions may solve a cosmological paradox.
Physicist: I Believe You Can Enhance Your Consciousness—And Expand Your Perception Into a ‘Different Realm’
Quantum-enhanced humans could enter into an entirely “different realm.”
The Gunther Werks 'Project Endgame' Turbo Speedster Is a Truly Heroic 911-Based One-Off
Gunther Werks doesn't want to name the owner, but I'm willing to bet they won't be too hard to unmask.
Adios to Another Member of Trump’s Esteemed Cabinet
Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer faces multiple misconduct allegations, further disproving that the president has hired “nothing but the best people.”
Trump Is Creating a Whole New Class of War Profiteers
New evidence shows that there are certain pecuniary interests at play in our recent excursion into the Middle East.
Volume 25 Science Of Speed
Our annual racing deep dive goes full engineering — from chassis and powertrains to tires, batteries, aero, and driver fitness, featuring machines like the new Corvette ZR1 and McLaren Solus GT.
The 2026 Ford Mustang Dark Horse SC Pumps Out 795 Horsepower
The supercharged V-8 also delivers 660 lb-ft of torque.
Leaked Memos Reveal Just How Much the Supreme Court Has Betrayed the Constitution
All in service of its corporate patrons.
Scientists Just Discovered an Entire Hidden Supervolcano in the Middle of Europe
Don’t cancel your vacation plans just yet, because it probably won’t erupt soon.
Euphoria Is Finally Back for Eight Star-Studded Season 3 Episodes
You’re going to want to talk to your co-workers about it, so don’t mess this up.
Cabbage Is Having a Moment, But Is It Actually Healthy for You?
FYI before you jump on the cabbage wagon.
Mike Johnson Isn’t So Good at This Whole Speaker of the House Thing
He failed to deliver on a surveillance measure. Now he’s on the president’s naughty list.
Scientists May Have Finally Solved the Mystery of Christopher Columbus’ Origins
Christopher Columbus purposely kept his ancestry a mystery during his life. But unfortunately for him, some researchers might have solved it.
What Determines Your Eye Color? The Answer Is More Complicated Than You Think.
Genetics, right? Sort of. Scientists just learned its a bit more nuanced than high school biology.
Manthey Kit-Equipped Porsche 911 GT3 RS Laps the Nurburgring in 6:45.389
The lap, strangely enough, is still not the quickest announced on this random Friday.
They Froze a Brain to −196°C. Then Brought it ‘Back to Life’ in a Groundbreaking New Study.
Human hibernation seems like pure science fiction, but it could make interstellar travel a reality.
Clarence Thomas Wouldn’t Know What Progressivism Was If It Smacked Him on the Head
The Supreme Court justice gave a talk in Texas that was just plain absurd.
Scientists Say Black Holes Are Breaking Their Own Rules of Physics
A new study suggests that influence from fermionic fields could be causing black holes to defy one of their own core rules.
Scientists Just Confirmed One of the Greatest Mysteries of Our Universe. Now What?
Observations don’t match the predictions of the standard model—and it’s not just a fluke.
This New Comedy Special Completely Shocked Me—with Joy
After tragically losing his son, Michael Cruz Kayne turned his grief into ‘Sorry for Your Loss’—a transcendent special that will leave you feeling whole.
Good News! Another State Agreed to Change the Way We Decide National Elections.
I don’t know what to make of Governor Abigail Spanberger, but so far, she’s moving Virginia in the right direction.
This Superintelligent Brain Sleeps, Develops a Personality—And Eventually Dies. Is the Singularity Here?
AI could become much less artificial—and much more organic.
You’re Not Unlucky—Your Brain Is Sabotaging You. But There’s a Way to Claw Back Control, Scientists Say.
Multiple studies show it’s possible to “hack” your mind to improve your luck. Here’s how to do it.
Scientists Think Dark Matter May Be Filling Our Galaxy With Mysterious Light
No theory could explain the slight excess of far-ultraviolet light in the Milky Way until now.
Holy Mother of God, JD Vance Really Thinks He Knows Better Than Pope Leo XIV
Hey, Mr. Vice President, try to learn your job before you presume to teach the pope his.