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Jake Currie

Jake Currie is a writer based in Brooklyn, NY.

Newly Discovered Prehistoric Crocodilian Had Legs That Went All the Way Up

This stilt-legged reptile stalked the grasslands of Triassic Britain

February 18, 2026

Did Astronomers Finally Witness a Black Hole Eat a White Dwarf for the First Time?

Analysis of a violent, unprecedented cosmic outburst

February 18, 2026

The 3-D Secrets of the “Gravity Hole” Under Antarctica

“How does our climate connect to what’s going on inside our planet?”

February 17, 2026

Chins: The Evolutionary Accident Unique to Homo Sapiens

New research reveals the evolutionary accident that is the human chin

February 17, 2026

Scientists Create Map of Deadly Scorpion Hotspots  

“The findings could save lives”

February 17, 2026

Giant Pythons Once Roamed Prehistoric Taiwan

The discovery of a vertebra is another piece of the puzzle of missing apex predators

February 16, 2026

This Forest Rodent Serves as a Reservoir for the Deadly Mpox Virus

Maybe we should call mpox “squirrelpox”

February 16, 2026

Pulsar Found Near the Center of the Milky Way Could Test Einstein’s Theories

A cosmic timekeeper near a supermassive black hole has astrophysicists salivating

February 16, 2026

The Cosmic Collision That Formed Saturn’s Rings

Computer simulations offer new insights into the oddities of the ringed planet’s moons

February 13, 2026

Is the Supervolcano in Yellowstone About to Erupt?

Weird things are happening in Yellowstone National Park

February 13, 2026

This Is What an Egyptian Mummy Smells Like

Every smell tells a unique story

February 13, 2026

Hubble Captures the Egg Nebula in Stunning Detail

New images from the Hubble Space Telescope show a nebula in transition

February 12, 2026