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Forget the names of people you just met? Psychologists say it says something good about you.
16+ hour, 39+ min ago (302+ words) It’s not that you don’t care. Is there anything more embarrassing than when you leave a party and say goodbye to someone you just met, and you can’t remember their name? It’s even worse if they remembered yours. The implications…...
Want to see a teeny turtle get 'hyped' as he scuttles his way to the sea? Yes, you really do.
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (762+ words) Baby Franklin’s 2-minute journey holds life lessons for us all. A tiny baby turtle named Franklin has won the hearts and hype of millions for struggling his way to the ocean. In a video currently viewed 24 million times on TikTok…...
16 jaw-dropping wildlife photos from the 2026 BigPicture Natural World Photography Competition
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (293+ words) A cameraman waited 17 hours in freezing cold to capture this unbelievable polar bear shot. “This is the most incredible perspective of a polar bear that I’ve ever seen—down to the way the ice, water, and bubbles frame the bear’s…...
Beavers were brought to the desert to save a dying river. 6 years later, here are the results.
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (713+ words) Their engineering feats are pretty dam incredible. It’s not easy being a river in the desert under the best of circumstances. The ecosystem exists in a very delicate balance, allowing water sources to thrive in the harsh conditions. These water…...
Easy '3-2-1 method' uses neuroscience to trick your brain into incredible concentration
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (980+ words) “I followed it and had one of the most productive 3 hour blocks of my life.” We’re more distracted than ever, but it’s not necessarily our fault. Research reports that the sheer number of distractions vying for our attention at any…...
A fisherman rescued an orphaned seal in 1971. Five years later, the animal started speaking English.
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (281+ words) “Hello there! Come over here!” In 1971, a Maine fisherman named George Swallow discovered an orphaned harbor seal pup at Bethel Point. Swallow took him home, named him Hoover, and kept him alive. During the critical early weeks of the seal’s…...
Space-loving botanist wondered if Martian soil is fertile, so he recreated it and planted seeds
1+ week, 1+ day ago (516+ words) Science fiction turned reality. In 2013, space-loving botanist Wieger Wamelink began to wonder if, like that of its blue cousin, the soil on Mars could actually grow any plant life. Knowing there’d be only one way to find out, he created…...
33-year-old former child prodigy is working on problems Hawking and Einstein never cracked
1+ week, 1+ day ago (727+ words) Theoretical physicist Sabrina Pasterski is trying to build a hologram of the universe. Most people find a child prodigy to be fascinating. It’s amazing to see such raw talent in a young person: genius in its purest form. But while…...
Scientists measured campfire light and discovered its incredible role in shaping human language
1+ week, 3+ day ago (535+ words) A newly discovered link between firelight flickers and the human brain suggests that campfire stories are part of our DNA. Long ago, man discovered how to make fire. Then, man developed spoken language. And with it, stories shared ’round the…...
Researchers put Batman on a crowded subway to test a fascinating theory about human kindness
1+ week, 5+ day ago (270+ words) Nearly half the people who offered their seats said they never even consciously noticed Batman was on the train. If you have ever taken a crowded subway during rush hour, you know the unspoken rules. Keep your head down, put…...