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July 15, 2026
In memoriam: 7 of our favorite Sam Neill films
The actor, who starred in 1993's Jurassic Park, died Monday in Sydney, Australia, at the age of 78.
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July 14, 2026
These painted e-tattoos could be the future of wearable biosensors
Conductive ink is painted directly onto the skin in colorful custom designs, drying into working electrodes.
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July 13, 2026
Solution to Feynman's reverse sprinkler puzzle also applies to "silly sprinklers"
New study confirms 2024 "momentum flux theory" on how angular momentum of water flows drives rotation.
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July 13, 2026
Tom Cruise is utterly transformed in Digger trailer
"If we can't control the force of nature, at least we can control the narrative."
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July 10, 2026
Check out the first images of Quest shipwreck
The Quest shipwreck is in worse shape than expected, but it has turned into a thriving marine ecosystem.
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July 9, 2026
Conspiracies and regrets abound in Dune: Part Three trailer
"You promised me that you would never take power in your name."
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July 8, 2026
TikTok users don't have as much agency over their FYPs as they think
The "not interested" feature is your friend, but users must intentionally and constantly curate their FYPs
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July 7, 2026
Dragonflies maneuver like fighter pilots
Male dragonflies' dramatic aerial combat maneuvers emerge from relatively simple vision-based rules.
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July 4, 2026
Review: Supergirl is not the disaster its low box office suggests
It’s a pretty good movie, but it needed to be a great movie to thrive in an oversaturated superhero market.
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July 1, 2026
Superworms could replace beetles for cleaning skeletal remains
An optimal ratio of 10-15 grams of larvae per gram of specimen minimized cleaning time with no bone damage.
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July 1, 2026
Ithaca's king defies the gods in final The Odyssey trailer
"You gods don't speak in ways we understand."
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June 30, 2026
June research roundup: 6 cool science stories we almost missed
Also, the science of poop's distinctive shape, boron buckyballs, and the secret to a soccer feint.
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June 29, 2026
Wildwood featurette lifts the veil on building its stop-motion world
Director Travis Knight is also the creative mind behind 2016's Oscar-nominated Kubo and the Two Strings.
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June 28, 2026
Why did this journal retract two 1940s papers by Max Planck?
Clicking on the links now reveals blank pages and empty PDFs. "Intellectually, it’s not acceptable.”
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June 23, 2026
Sony releases trailer for Taika Waititi's Klara and the Sun
Tonally, the trailer gives strong vibes akin to the director's 2016 feature Hunt for the Wilderpeople.
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June 23, 2026
How to burst the AI bubble: Strike at its roots
Sci-fi author/tech journalist Cory Doctorow on his new book, The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI.
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June 21, 2026
Review: Widow's Bay is a boldly original take on comedic horror
An eminently binge-able series that honors classic horror tropes while reinventing them in surprising ways
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June 18, 2026
Hulk, Punisher join Peter Parker in Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer
Peter Parker to Bruce Banner: "I didn't know you could get that big."
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June 14, 2026
Did a medieval flying monk spot Halley's comet, twice? It's complicated
University of Leicester historian thinks Eilmer of Malmesbury saw two different comets: in 1018 and 1066
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June 13, 2026
Review: Disclosure Day is big on action, light on ideas
There's nothing new or surprising, but it's still an entertaining film from one of our greatest directors.
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June 11, 2026
Did Iron Age Britons remove brains of the dead?
Archaeologists found apparent scrape marks inside a skull; long bones may have been sharpened into tools.
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June 9, 2026
Three key vital signs make up the "urban pulse" of a city
Cities are dynamic, not static grids, and urbanization is a "spiky," cyclical, and asynchronous process.
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June 7, 2026
RIP Anthony Head: Our 10 favorite moments of Buffy's Giles
Head's true genius—and that of his character, Giles—lay in quietly filling in the gaps in every scene
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June 6, 2026
Scientists ejected from diabetes conference for distributing journal reprints
Those ousted included ADA journal editor-in-chief Steven Kahn and former ADA president Desmond Schatz
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June 5, 2026
Review: Spider-Noir recaptures the magic of a bygone era
Nicolas Cage was born to play 1930s PI Ben Reilly/The Spider: part Bogart, part Bugs Bunny, 100% Cage-y.
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June 4, 2026
Bumblebees can spontaneously solve problems, study finds
Scientists in Finland found bees could solve an insect version of the classic "box-and-banana" problem.
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June 2, 2026
Male bowerbirds hope to dazzle females with bright human-made items
"It’s a reminder of how human activity is changing the natural world in unanticipated ways.”
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June 2, 2026
The truth lies in the past in Silo S3 trailer
"We do not know when it will be safe to go outside. We only know that day is not this day."
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June 1, 2026
Why cats prefer silver vine to catnip and other May highlights
Prehistoric mining in the Pyrenees, a new species of tiny blue octopus, slapstick acoustics, and more.
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May 29, 2026
House of the Dragon S3 trailer revels in dragons, fire, and blood
"The crown is a weight that crushes. You'll do things that spell death for all involved."
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