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How Three Students Designed an Atomic Bomb

A top-secret 1960s project tasked physics postdocs with building The Bomb

March 5, 2026

Koalas Recover Genetic Diversity as Populations Expand

Their rebound shows resilience after a severe genetic bottleneck

March 5, 2026

Watch How Planet-Hopping Microbes Can Survive Asteroid Strikes

This polyextremophile bacterium could survive an interplanetary trip

March 5, 2026

When Scientists Are Dinosaurs 

At the paleontology conference, her new theory was shouted down

March 3, 2026

World’s Largest Acid Geyser Erupts, Right in Our Backyard

Yellowstone National Park is home to the world’s most impressive geysers

March 3, 2026

Watch How Water Bears Can Survive in Martian Dirt

There’s a way for the tiny resilient creatures to thrive even on the red planet

March 3, 2026

The Urge to Snack Is Built Into Our Brains

“It’s a recipe for overeating”

March 3, 2026

Laughing Off Your Mistakes Makes You Seem More Competent

“People often overestimate how harshly others judge their minor social mistakes”

March 2, 2026

New Jellyfish Species Gets Its Michelin Star Moment

The newly described species went mislabeled for years

March 2, 2026

How Human Is Human?

The robot pioneer who gets under our skin

March 2, 2026

The Surprising Reason Female Caribou Grow Antlers

Shed antlers offer a valuable mineral supplement for moms

March 2, 2026