New findings could help explain why cognitive exhaustion feels so crummy
How the tiny soybean took over the American diet
How soybeans became the hidden ingredient powering the U.S.
How hackers are turning grocery store freezers into heaters
By hijacking built-in defrost controls, attackers have spoiled millions of euros’ worth of food across Europe. U.S. military bases may have been hit, too
The most impractical calculator in the world only has two buttons
Modern calculators have many buttons, including ones for sine, square root, pi and exponents. But it’s possible just two could suffice
Incan children were given hallucinogens before they were sacrificed to the gods
New toxicology tests of Incan mummies found the kids were given not just cocaine, but alcohol and chemicals found in ayahuasca before the ceremony
New York’s first measles death in 30 years is an omen of worse to come
A child died after contracting the disease amid the largest national measles outbreak in more than three decades
Self-flying cargo planes are coming. Can they be safe with no one aboard?
A start-up valued at more than $1 billion wants to fly cargo planes with no one in the cockpit. First it needs to prove to regulators that they’re safe without a human aboard
The 2026 midterms are today—here’s what scientists say is at stake
The second Trump administration has dismantled, disrupted or weakened many of the country’s scientific bodies
Do cats fart? An investigation into the mysteries of feline flatulence
Dogs are constantly passing gas. So why don’t cats seem to?
This bull and donkey show interspecies homosexual bonds can run deep
The unlikely pairing suggests that social relationships between males are more complex than we thought