Archaeologists in Peru have uncovered a structure at Áspero that appears to have been used to observe the sky, adding detail to what is known about early scientific practices in…
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This kea parrot is the first-known disabled alpha male
A parrot missing half his beak is top bird at New Zealand’s Willowbank Wildlife Reserve. The parrot, named Bruce, wins every fight with other kea parrots and gets priority access…
Study Links Sterol-Inhibiting Drugs to Autism Risk
Summary: A massive nationwide study uncovered a significant link between common medications and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The research analyzed over 6 million births—nearly one-third of all U.S. births over…
Intimate partner homicide has clear warning signs – and is often preventable, research shows
Dr. Cerina Wanzer Fairfax was an accomplished dentist and a loving mom to two teenage children. On April 16, 2026, she was killed by her estranged husband, former Virginia Lt.…
Archaeologists reveal a lost civilisation in Georgia highlands
Archaeologists working in southern Georgia are uncovering new evidence that challenges long-held assumptions about life in the region’s highlands. Fieldwork on the Javakheti Plateau has revealed a dense network of…
Daily “Mental Sharpness” Dictates Productivity
Summary: Have you ever wondered why some days you’re a powerhouse of productivity and others you’re “pushing through fog”? A new study has quantified this feeling. Researchers found that day-to-day…
Watch SpaceX launch advanced GPS satellite for US Space Force early on April 20
SpaceX will launch a new GPS satellite for the U.S. Space Force early Monday morning (April 20), and you can watch the action live. A Falcon 9 rocket topped with…
Ancient village destroyed by natural disaster discovered in Biel
Construction crews in Biel, Germany, set out expecting nothing more than concrete footings and routine groundwork. Instead, several metres beneath the surface, they uncovered the faint outline of a long-vanished…
Pragmata’s tale of AI slop, humanity, & lunar conquest makes it the timeliest sci-fi game of the year
2026 is a remarkably stacked year for space and sci-fi games, but Capcom might have just dropped the most relevant one already. Pragmata is a love letter to the sci-fi…
How the ‘Project Hail Mary’ book walks the line between hard and speculative science fiction… and why the film did not
Science fiction is not monolithic. There are, in fact, two major sub-genres that divide sci-fi — hard sci-fi and speculative (or soft) sci-fi — and most of the time, the…
