Scientists have revealed how much of the vast deep ocean floor humankind has observed, and it’s a staggeringly small amount. According to a new study published May 7 in the journal Science Advances, just 0.001% of the deep seafloor (anything below 656 feet, or 200 meters) has been explored — despite it covering about two-thirds … Read more
The idea that Earth may operate as a single, self-regulating, living organism has existed for decades, emerging in the 1970s as the Gaia hypothesis. In this excerpt from “Gaia Wakes: Earth’s Emerging Consciousness in an Age of Environmental Devastation” (Columbia University Press, 2025), economic development and peacebuilding expert Topher McDougal describes how Earth might acquire … Read more
Mathematics is the basis of all science and has come a long way since humans started counting. But when did people start doing math? The answer is complicated because abstract mathematics is thought to be different from counting — although counting is the foundation of math — and because many advanced types of mathematics, such … Read more
Genre: Fantasy, Sci-Fi LGBTQ+ Category: Lesbian Reviewer: KA Get It On Amazon About The Book Venturing to the skies was meant to be perfect… While the crew don’t trust Jasyn to not blow a hole in the hull with her inconsistent ice-powers, engineering-savvy Atalanta fits in on the faulting sky ship like a well-oiled cog. … Read more
Some lucky people have rare genetic mutations that enable them to feel well-rested after just four hours of sleep, while the rest of us need around eight hours to function. Now, researchers have identified one of these mutations, named SIK3-N783Y, in a human super-sleeper. The team then studied the mutation in genetically modified mice and … Read more
If a global catastrophe suddenly led to a nuclear winter, millions of people could starve. But now, scientists have figured out what crops we would need to grow to sustain a city if such a calamitous event occurred. According to a new study, farming spinach, sugar beets, wheat and carrots in urban and near-urban areas … Read more
Climate change is increasingly recognized not merely as an environmental crisis but as a threat multiplier, worsening political and economic tensions worldwide. Two factors — water scarcity and mass migration — are poised to completely reshape global conflict dynamics. Without coordinated global action, these pressures may induce a vicious circle of interlocking issues: destabilization of … Read more
Digestive gas gets the best of everyone sooner or later, often in the form of a burp. Burping is how the body clears excess gas from the upper digestive tract, which would otherwise result in extremely uncomfortable pressure in your stomach and esophagus. Or at least that’s how it works on Earth. In space, everything … Read more
Genre: Romance, Paranormal, Urban Fantasy, YA Reviewer: Sherry, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book Fourteen years ago, Storm Tera failed to save the world. Born a prophecy child, foretold to save magic, he went into war untrained, unprepared and lost everything. Ever since, he’s been in self-exile, turning his back on … Read more
In the dim twilight of an Arctic winter’s day, with the low sun stretching its orange fingers across the frozen sea, a group of researchers drill a hole through the ice and insert a hydrogen-powered pump. It looks unremarkable — a piece of pipe protruding from a metal cylinder — but it holds many hopes … Read more
