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3I/ATLAS Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Can Get You Drunk
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has unexpectedly high levels of methanol, a simple alcohol molecule, in the cloud of gas surrounding the comet.
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Jordan Lye/Getty Images America’s 5 Most Well-Endowed States, Ranked
The bigger takeaway from the report, though, had very little to do with which state won the penis pageant.
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Olga Pankova/Getty Images This Is Why You’re So Anxious in Your 30s
Your 30s are supposed to be the decade when your life starts to come together. But sometimes that’s not how life works out.
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Yana Iskayeva/Getty Images This Type of Person Is Literally Aging You Faster
Not all stress comes from work or finances. Sometimes it’s a people problem.
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Aire Images/Getty Images Subways Are Boiling the People Riding Them, and They’re Only Getting Hotter
Anyone who’s taken a summer subway ride in a major city already knows that stepping inside feels like you’re standing at the gates of hell.
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Finally, a Robot That Turns Humans Into Centaurs
For as long as man has walked on two legs, he has dreamed of walking on two more that are a little further back.
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Roberto Machado Noa/Getty Images A 1,300-Pound NASA Satellite Crashed Back to Earth After 14 Years in Space
The satellite was expected to re-enter the atmosphere around 7:45 p.m. EDT, though predictions carry a margin of error of about 24 hours.
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Halbergman/Getty Images The 10 Happiest Cities in America, Ranked
America loves a ranking, especially when it promises to tell you which city has cracked the code on being a functional human being.
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ESA/YouTube A ‘Fireball’ Meteorite Smashed Into Someone’s Bedroom in Germany
Getting hit by a meteorite seems like one of those technically possible problems that belongs to somebody else.
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VICTOR de SCHWANBERG/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/GETTY IMAGES Why a California Startup Wants to Put Thousands of Mirrors in Earth’s Orbit
A California startup wants to build a giant mirror in space to bounce sunlight back to Earth after the sun goes down.
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Pixdeluxe/Getty Images Scientists Say Doing This More Often Will Make You Happier
All of those grudges you’re holding are rotting you from the inside out. That’s not opinion; that’s according to scientific research.
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Mikroman6/Getty Images What Archaeologists Found in That Strange Sarcophagus Sealed With Molten Lead
Archaeologists in Hungary have uncovered a Roman sarcophagus that has remained untouched for roughly 1,700 years.
