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Jake Currie

Jake Currie is a writer based in Brooklyn, NY.

A Powerful New Tool to Find Alien Life

Life leaves a pattern, not just a trace

May 12, 2026

The Tonga Volcano Cleaned Up After Itself

The blast scrubbed some of its own methane emissions from the atmosphere

May 11, 2026

These Small Ants Act Like Cleaner Fish

It’s the first documented case of the behavior in ants

May 11, 2026

New Long-Necked Dinosaur Unearthed in Brazil Has European Roots

It’s the largest ever sauropod discovered in the area

May 8, 2026

Hubble Captures Traveling Galaxy in Stunning Detail

And it’s in a group that includes our own Milky Way

May 8, 2026

How Juno Can Still Beam Back Breathtaking Images of Jupiter

Its camera was almost damaged beyond repair

May 8, 2026

Watch NASA’s Curiosity Rover Unstick Itself From a Rock

This isn’t the first drill problem that’s plagued the rover

May 7, 2026

Most Bird Wings Aren’t Optimized for Flight

They’re flying on a wing and a prayer

May 7, 2026

Does Sexual Attraction Cloud Our Rejection Detection?

The ability to read signals may be impaired by arousal

May 7, 2026

Giant Squid Discovered Lurking off the Australian Coast

The massive sea creature left behind some DNA

May 6, 2026

These Beetles Might Be Flying Ubers for Worms

Trigger warning for anyone squicked out by wriggling masses of things

May 6, 2026