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The universe is extremely weird. Scientists keep confirming this with expensive equipment. We report back.
Latest issue — 2026-03-29
Medicine & Health
Your Body's Broken Cancer Blocker Has A Secret Pocket Scientists Just Found
Your cells have a built-in tumor blocker that can be rebooted with something smaller than a grain of sand.
Biology
Your Ancestors Were Hunting Elephants On Purpose 1.8 Million Years Ago
Your great-great-great-great-(keep going)-grandparents hunted elephants on purpose, and then apparently stopped, and no one has done it since.
Biology
Scientists Put Bacteria Inside Tumors And The Bacteria Started Making Gas
Your immune system needed a bacteria to hold the door open for it.
Chemistry
Your Solar Panel Has Been Moving Electrons The Wrong Distance This Whole Time
Your solar panel's electrons have been jumping the wrong distance, and a single number is responsible.
Climate & Earth Sciences
The Ocean Hid Warm Water Under Antarctica's Ice For Years, Then The Wind Snitched
The ocean spent a decade quietly setting up the trap before the wind pulled the lever.
Neuroscience
Your Brain's Seizure Setting Has An Off Switch And Scientists Just Found It
Your brain has been running a hyperactive group chat your whole life and scientists just found the mute button.
Physics
Scientists Can Now Watch Electrons Move Using A Laser That Fires For One Millionth Of A Billionth Of A Second
Your electrons have been doing things this whole time and scientists only just got a camera fast enough to catch them.
Physics
Your Pencil Has Been Doing Quantum Physics The Whole Time
The graphite in your pencil, twisted three times at exactly the right angle, breaks several rules of physics simultaneously.
Astronomy & Astrophysics
The Universe Has Been Refilling Its Gas Tank Every Few Billion Years Without Telling Anyone
The universe has been quietly restocking its own shelves for 12 billion years and did not file a single report about it.
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