Science & Space

Discover breakthroughs, weird facts, and big questions driving the future of science, space exploration, and discovery.

Sea Otters Hold Hands While Sleeping So They Don't Drift Apart

Image credits: Pixabay Few animal behaviors manage to be both genuinely practical and unmistakably adorable at the same time. Sea ...
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The Mantis Shrimp Punches So Hard It Boils the Water Around It

Image credits: Flickr Few creatures on the planet make scientists stop and rethink what’s physically possible quite like the mantis ...
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Why Octopuses Have Three Hearts – And One Actually Stops When They Swim

Image credits: Flickr Few facts in marine biology stop people in their tracks quite like this one: an octopus has ...
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Starfish Have No Brain and No Blood – So How Are They Alive?

Image credits: Flickr Pick up almost any starfish from a tide pool and you’re holding one of the strangest animals ...
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Why Wombat Poop Comes Out in Perfect Cubes

Image credits: Unsplash There are roughly five thousand mammal species on Earth, and not one of them does what the ...
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This Fungus Can Control Minds

Image credits: Pexels There’s a fungus out in the tropical forest right now that turn a living ant into a ...
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The Biological Reason Why Every Fig You Eat Is Technically a Cemetery for a Specific Insect

Image credits: Unsplash There’s a quiet, strange drama playing out inside every ripe fig. Most people reach for this soft, ...
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Scientists Just Discovered Crows Can Recognize Human Faces For Years

Image credits: Unsplash Most people walk past crows without giving them a second thought. It turns out the birds are ...
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The Spicy Truth Behind The Fake Wasabi Served In 95% Of Western Sushi Restaurants

Image credits: Flickr Next time you swipe that bright green blob across your spicy tuna roll, take a second look. ...
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Why The Sunlight You See Outside Right Now Is Actually Formed From The Past

Step outside on a clear day and tilt your face toward the sun. That warm, golden brightness feels immediate, almost ...
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