Space just keeps showing off. In a cosmic first for NASA’s most powerful eye in the sky, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has managed to capture a direct image of a planet outside our solar system—a gas giant about…
Imagine this: a piece of old space junk, silent and forgotten for nearly six decades, suddenly screams across the sky with a flash of radio energy so powerful that it briefly drowns out everything else in the universe—at least, from…
In the not-so-distant past, hearing someone had a heart attack was practically synonymous with a death sentence. Today, that’s no longer the case. Thanks to enormous leaps in medical science, better awareness, and healthier habits (at least for some), deaths…
For decades, Alzheimer’s disease has been painted as a tragic mystery—one we’ve tried to solve by zeroing in on a sticky brain gunk called beta-amyloid. The common belief? These protein fragments pile up, form clumps (or “plaques”), and clog brain…
For years, black holes have held a reputation as the ultimate dead ends in the universe—celestial bodies with such intense gravity that nothing, not even light, can escape. They’re often depicted as space’s version of a shredder, swallowing up stars,…
Tucked away in Indonesia’s Southeast Sulawesi, the tropical island of Buton is home to green forests, sunlit beaches—and an unexpected human marvel. Among the island’s roughly 450,000 residents, a small tribe known as the Kaimbulawa stands out in a spectacular…
For the longest time, crustaceans like crabs, lobsters, and shrimp were thought to be too simple-minded to feel pain. People assumed their reactions were just instinctual twitches—not real suffering. But now, scientists have come forward with compelling evidence that turns…
Let’s address the oddly familiar scent that lingers around our beloved elders. You know the one—musty, slightly sour, not necessarily unpleasant, but definitely distinct. It’s been nicknamed the “old people smell” by pop culture and whispered in jest. But science…
Some people cry. Some scream into pillows. Others, well, they read psychology books and analyze their own emotions like a science experiment. If you tend to think your way through everything instead of feeling your way through it, you might…
Imagine a helpful assistant who remembers everything you’ve seen on your computer screen — every file, every website, every conversation. Sounds convenient, right? Now imagine that assistant quietly taking a screenshot of nearly every moment without always asking. Suddenly, the…
