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Jake Currie

Jake Currie is a writer based in Brooklyn, NY.

Hobbits May Have Been Victims of Climate Change

New research offers clues into the mysterious disappearance of these tiny hominins

December 10, 2025

This Black Hole Blasts Cosmic Wind at 130 Million Miles Per Hour

A staggering glimpse into our beautiful, violent universe

December 9, 2025

You Don’t Need a Big Brain to Fly

New research into the ancestors of pterosaurs reveals surprising clues to the evolution of flight

December 8, 2025

A Speed Camera for the Universe

Astronomers developed a clever method to measure our universe’s expansion

December 5, 2025

We Finally Know the Time of Day on Mars

This deceptively difficult question to answer is vital to exploration

December 4, 2025

Living Large: Giant Anacondas Blew Up 12 Million Years Ago

Recently unearthed fossilized vertebrae shows the resilience of the massive snakes

December 3, 2025

Vampire Squid Genome Offers Glimpse Into Octopus Evolution

Scientists decoded the elusive creature’s genome for the first time

December 2, 2025

The Secret Busy Lives of Small Icy Moons

A surprising churn of activity conducive to life may lie beneath their frigid surfaces

December 1, 2025

How Did Language Evolve?

A new biocultural perspective points the way

November 26, 2025

Easter Island Statue Construction Wasn’t a Top-Down Affair

New research reveals moai creation was a decentralized process

November 26, 2025

The Seven Sisters Get 3,000 New Siblings

New research into the Pleiades points to a crowded stellar nursery

November 26, 2025

Scientists Gaze Into the Heart of a Cosmic Vampire

New research into white dwarfs could help us measure our universe

November 25, 2025