Oldest known ‘Odyssey’ fragment on display in New York City
Popular Scienceby Margherita Bassi·19 Aug 2026
Christopher Nolan’s rendition of The Odyssey is arguably the movie of the summer. The cinematic masterpiece was filmed in IMAX and included a soaring score from an award-winning composer, but the...
Want a More Aggressive Aston Martin Vantage? The New RS Version Was Spied Testing with Aggro Aero
Latest Content - Car and Driverby Jack Fitzgerald·19 Aug 2026
- Spy photographers spotted Aston Martin’s upcoming Vantage performance variant testing at the Nürburgring.
Astronomers detect fastest known star in Milky Way
Space | The Guardianby Hannah Devlin science correspondent·19 Aug 2026
Astronomers have detected the fastest known star in the Milky Way, hurtling around the supermassive black hole at the heart of the galaxy.
A new documentary shows what growing up lion is really like
Science Newsby Tina Hesman Saey·19 Aug 2026
Becoming a king of lions is as dramatic in real life as it is in the movies. A new four-part documentary series, Lion, captures the journey of a cub named Kio in Kenya’s Maasai Mara National...
Breakthrough in neuromedicine as human mini-brains are kept alive for years
El País Englishby Daniel Mediavilla·19 Aug 2026
Popular scientific lore has Archimedes, 22 centuries ago, shouting “Eureka!” as he watched water spill over the edge of his bath.
Andrew McCarthy in Spaceship Sci-Fi Mystery 'Orion' Official Trailer | FirstShowing.net
FirstShowing.netby Alex Billington·19 Aug 2026
Andrew McCarthy in Spaceship Sci-Fi Mystery 'Orion' Official Trailer by Alex Billington August 19, 2026 Source: YouTube "You don't have a choice!" "Enter the chamber."
Flipping the script on biology education, and scaling it up
MIT Newsby Edgerton Center·19 Aug 2026
It turns out the best way to teach students how DNA works may be to start at the end. That’s the idea behind a hands-on curriculum from the MIT Edgerton Center: Teach proteins first so that...
A record-breaking star could reveal how the Milky Way’s giant black hole spins
Science Newsby Mara Johnson-Groh·19 Aug 2026
There’s a new speed demon in the galaxy. Astronomers spotted a star that reaches top speeds of 25,000 kilometers per second, about 8 percent the speed of light.
Landmark study upends how we think the brain responds to psychedelics
New Atlasby Mike McRae·19 Aug 2026
Psychedelics are inherently chaotic drugs, dissolving the boundary between self and surrounds by sowing discord in the brain. Many describe the results as profoundly life-changing.
Understanding Anti-AI Public Opinion | Towards Data Science
Towards Data Science - Mediumby Stephanie Kirmer·19 Aug 2026
Many journalists and politicians are looking for a single factor to explain this pattern. Is it the power bills? AI slop taking over our social media feeds? The irritating noise data centers make?
A star spinning at 15,000 miles per second tests Einstein theory of relativity
Popular Scienceby Andrew Paul·19 Aug 2026
The Milky Way galaxy is anchored by a supermassive black hole named Sagittarius A*, that has a mass over four million times greater than the sun.
Scientists pinpoint the chemicals behind a cat's signature urine smell
Popular Scienceby Laura Baisas·19 Aug 2026
Scent marks the spot in the animal kingdom, allowing animals to understand their environment and gather data critical to their survival.
Decoding the Origins of Lightning's Violent Currents - Eos
Eosby Caitano da Silva, Logan Baeza, Jacob Wemhoner and Saulo Orizaga·19 Aug 2026
Every lightning flash has one defining moment: the return stroke, an intense surge of electric current that rockets upward along the ionized channel at a sizable fraction of the speed of light...
My 5 favorite sights to see in the night sky with binoculars
Latest from Space.comby Gemma Lavender·19 Aug 2026
Top 5 things to see in the night sky with binoculars — ranked by an expert Beyond simple naked-eye observing, a pair of the best binoculars are the most accessible way to experience the night sky.
Perseverance rover watches alien solar eclipse on Mars | Space photo of the day for Aug. 19, 2026
Latest from Space.comby Chelsea Gohd·19 Aug 2026
People around the world enjoyed stellar views with last week's total solar eclipse. And the day after we looked up to see the moon obscuring out sun, NASA's Perseverance Mars rover looked up to see...
No refrigerator, no problem. This experimental vaccine doesn’t need it.
Science Newsby Sahas Mehra·19 Aug 2026
The vast majority of existing vaccines need to be kept cold, a costly and logistical challenge that limits access to millions of people living in poor and wartorn regions.
Orange lips and roaring calls: meet the DRC’s shy new rainforest monkey
The Conversation Africaby Kate Detwiler, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, Florida Atlantic University·19 Aug 2026
There are 536 species of monkeys in the world today and the Democratic Republic of Congo has a new one.
How Americans stayed cool before air conditioning: From sitting on smelly ice to sleeping on the roof
Popular Scienceby Mack DeGeurin·19 Aug 2026
We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › To say Summer 2026 has been a scorcher would be an understatement.
Coffee drinkers have less fat, more muscle, and surprising hormone differences
ScienceDaily·19 Aug 2026
Coffee drinkers have less fat, more muscle, and surprising hormone differences - Date: - August 19, 2026 - Source: - University of Oulu, Finland - Summary: - Coffee drinkers may be getting more...
Scientists turn probiotic bacteria into tiny drug factories for pancreatic cancer
ScienceDaily·19 Aug 2026
Scientists turn probiotic bacteria into tiny drug factories for pancreatic cancer - Date: - August 19, 2026 - Source: - University of Chicago Medical Center - Summary: - Engineered probiotic...
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