The End of the Universe
Astronomers say we've been misreading dark energy; the cosmological constant is negative. Not good news for the universe.
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Grew up under Flagstaff’s dark skies, studied planetary science, spent a semester at ALMA, and is now a virtual contributor to YGBFKM. Convinced the universe is stranger than we’re told and plans to prove it. Has two cats: Sagan and Fermi.
Fight Clubs of the Cosmos
Too massive to originate from a single collapsing star, the biggest black holes form from a series of clashes of smaller black holes.
Pond Creature With No Brain and a Better Memory Than Your Neuroscience Textbook
Blocking protein synthesis, which is supposed to erase memory, made a single cell learn faster and remember longer.
The Big Bang Made Two Universes. We Got the One Going Forward.
A math-supported theory proposes that matter exists because the Big Bang created a mirror twin running in reverse. That twin may also explain dark energy.
Hellish Sulfur World Is Off the Charts
A planet 35 light-years away has a sulfur atmosphere that should have burned off billions of years ago. Astronomers had to create a new category to describe it.
No Spin, No Explanation: A Massive Ancient Galaxy Sits Still
A rare non-rotating galaxy spotted by the James Webb telescope. One dramatic collision might explain it.
A World Beyond Pluto Burped Up an Atmosphere
An icy rock out past Neptune is holding onto gas it has no right to hold.
The Pentagon Just Put Its UAP Files Online. Start Watching.
The Pentagon released its first UAP files Friday. The images are murky. The transparency claim is not.
Hummingbird Happy Hour: Flowers Serve Alcoholic Nectar
Flower nectar naturally ferments, and hummingbirds drink enough of it daily to clock the human equivalent of a standard drink. Happy hour, every hour.
A Vampire Star Exploded Twice. The Wreckage Shows Both Blasts.
The wreckage of a double-detonation supernova 60,000 light-years away just gave astronomers the first image of a stellar death that happened twice.
A Planet Had a Growth Spurt to the Tune of Six Billion Tonnes Per Second
A rogue planet with no star just consumed gas and dust at six billion tonnes per second, the highest accretion rate ever recorded for any planetary object.
Every Tree in Every Forest Has Been Doing This During Storms. We Just Couldn't See It.
Scientists suspected it for 70 years. A storm-chasing minivan with a DIY UV telescope just proved forests silently shimmer with electricity every time a thunderstorm rolls through.
Unannounced Pentagon UAP Workshop Shapes What Counts as UFO Data
UFO workshop shapes how UAP data is collected, analyzed, and recorded. Transparency and future evidence collection standards could suffer.
Alien Life May Be Hiding in the Math
We've been looking for life one planet at a time. A new method says that's the wrong scale entirely.
The U.S. Government Now Owns Alien Domains. The Sites Are Empty. The Explanation Is "Stay Tuned."
The U.S. quietly registered alien.gov during a shutdown and won’t say why. With UFO files about to drop, what does the domain grab mean?
A Spider That Dressed Up as a Zombie. The Costume Is Working.
A new Amazon spider wears a zombie fungus costume so convincing a field researcher grabbed it before realizing it was alive. What is nature even doing?
Every Person Who Eats This Mushroom Sees Tiny People
A mushroom sold in Chinese markets sends hundreds to the hospital each year with Lilliputian hallucinations.
The World's Largest Spiderweb Has 111,000 Residents. They Shouldn't Be Sharing.
111,000 spiders. One cave. Two species that should be eating each other. What exactly convinced them to cooperate instead?