Discovery
I Think the World Sucks, Which Is Why I Watch ‘Star Trek’
‘Star Trek: Discovery’ remains optimistic, even if its new alien villains talk like the alt-right.
A Dog Dug Up $85,000 of Black Tar Heroin in His Backyard
Police named him an honorary narcotics K9 after the find, which is the closest you can get to the official designation of Very, Very Good Boy.
This Freaky 100-Million-Year-Old Wasp Was Named for David Bowie
One day, you’re relaxing on a Cretaceous tree chillin’ with some dinos. The next day, you’re trapped in amber for 100 million years.
Homo Sapiens Have Been on Earth 100,000 Years Longer Than We Thought
A new discovery rewrites human history.
Homo Sapiens Have Been on Earth 100,000 Years Longer Than We Thought
A new discovery rewrites human history.
How the Humble CPU Launched NASA’s Golden Age of Space Exploration
Even today, retro-computing is carrying humanity to the edge of interstellar space.
Ancient Ritually Sacrificed Stallions Reveal How Humans Changed Horse Genetics
A tale of sepulchral chambers and Y chromosomes.
Solved Mysteries Are Way Better than Unsolved Ones
Our new podcast explores the world's greatest mysteries that were solved by science.
Watch NASA's Big Announcement About New Planets
The agency is poised to present new findings on a "discovery beyond our solar system" at 1 PM EST.