The Chinese Academy of Sciences found that the Antarctic cold spells shattered records amid global heat waves in late winter 2023, something the mainstream media almost never report

Olympic gold is awarded to bodies of all shapes and sizes, all perfectly tuned to meet the high standards demanded of their field. Virtually every system is primed to push the physical limits of speed, precision, strength, and endurance

Human brains are destined to fail. Determining whether memory decline is a sign of more than typical aging requires technology that isn’t always available, leaving specialists to rely solely on their experience and judgment to spot signs of dementia

The solar system’s tiniest planet may be hiding a big secret. Using data from NASA‘s MESSENGER spacecraft, scientists have determined that a 10-mile-thick diamond mantle may lie beneath the crust

Technological doping refers to the use of equipment—from swimsuits to super shoes—that provides an unfair athletic advantage. But the boundaries of what is allowed are somewhat arbitrary

Canadian clinical psychologist Jordan Peterson condemned a British doctor for pushing puberty blockers on children

The moons of some of the outer planets have fascinating environments with Europa and Enceladus boasting underground oceans

A rock on Mars is speckled with signs that it may have hosted life-supporting chemistry billions of years ago

Transgender medicine is a giant experiment being performed in academic medical centers involving endocrinologists, pediatricians, gynecologists, urologists, and plastic surgeons

What’s even more exciting is that exoplanet has been imaged directly as a discrete and separate entity independent of observations of its star

Such confusing times, so much in dispute, so much to discover and know. Billions of people are right now lifting their phones to their faces and searching for answers. The results they see are dramatically different from what they were just a few years ago