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A humpback whale photographed off Brazil in 2003 was identified 22 years later in Australia, 15,100 kilometres away — the greatest distance ever recorded between two sightings of the same humpback whale
18+ hour, 16+ min ago (486+ words) By Science Blog Editorial Team · Editorial process Published July 25, 2026 The whales were not tracked by satellite or fitted with tags. They were identified the way humpback whales have been catalogued for decades, from the underside of their tails. Each of…...
There's a rule that quietly stops the pilot and co-pilot from eating the same meal, and the reason behind it is more unsettling than you'd think
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (626+ words) A single meal could ground an aircraft and leave hundreds of passengers with no one qualified to fly the plane home. By Kiran Journals · Editorial process Published July 24, 2026 Here’s the thing about flying. Every commercial aircraft in the world has…...
There's a reason every aeroplane window has a tiny hole in it, and it's not the reason most people assume
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (970+ words) What passengers mistake for a safety valve is actually solving an entirely different problem—one that keeps the window from becoming a catastrophic weak point. By Science Blog Editorial Team · Editorial process Published July 24, 2026 The most common assumption is that…...
People who cancel plans to be alone aren't antisocial — they may simply have a more accurate reading of their own energy than most adults ever achieve
2+ day, 41+ min ago (1178+ words) The ability to know when you'll hit a wall—and actually listen to that knowledge—might be the most underrated form of self-awareness. By Lachlan Brown · Editorial process Published July 23, 2026 An accepted invitation is really a forecast. On Monday, we…...
Faced with losing its last forests, Costa Rica made a bet no country had tried at scale: instead of fining people for cutting trees down, it paid them to leave them standing
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (449+ words) A tiny nation watched its forests vanish in decades, then discovered that paying landowners to protect trees worked better than punishment ever could. By Science Blog Editorial Team · Editorial process Published July 23, 2026 The reversal of that collapse, which occurred over…...
7 habits of people who stay genuinely happy into their 70s
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (1185+ words) The science of aging suggests contentment isn't luck—it's built through deliberate patterns that compound over decades. By Lachlan Brown · Editorial process Published July 23, 2026 Happiness in your 70s is often described as if it were a personality trait: some people arrive…...
The longest study of human happiness ever run has followed the same people for more than 80 years—and its clearest finding isn't wealth, fame or fitness, but the quality of the relationships you carry with you into old age.
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (1252+ words) Eight decades of data from thousands of lives point to a single factor that predicts whether you'll be healthy, happy, and living longer—and it has nothing to do with money or success. By Lachlan Brown · Editorial process Published July…...
One faint signal beamed down from space quietly runs your flights, your money, the power grid and the phone in your pocket, and right now someone is jamming and faking it over Europe on purpose
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (628+ words) Europe's GPS sabotage reveals how a technology we can't see and barely understand has become critical infrastructure we're dangerously unprepared to protect. By Science Blog Editorial Team · Editorial process Published July 23, 2026 Because the signal is so faint, it is trivially…...
OECD projects global aid to fall 6.9% in 2026 as health funding drops
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (804+ words) By Science Blog Editorial Team · Editorial process Published July 23, 2026 Global development aid is projected to fall by another 6.9% in 2026, extending an unprecedented three-year contraction, according to a new analysis from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The decline would…...
If you still read physical books instead of a Kindle, science says you have these 7 distinct traits
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (924+ words) Your attachment to paper over pixels reveals something deeper than nostalgia—it suggests a psychological profile that values friction, memory, and presence in an accelerating world. By Lachlan Brown · Editorial process Published July 23, 2026 A printed book asks more of you…...