
Octopus sex is even weirder than you think
Scientists have learned how male octopuses’ specialized sperm-depositing arm knows where to go

Octopus sex is even weirder than you think
Scientists have learned how male octopuses’ specialized sperm-depositing arm knows where to go

‘Jaw-dropping’ fossils reset the clock on when complex animals evolved
A treasure trove of fossils from China shows that the Cambrian explosion may have been less explosive than scientists once believed

The weight-loss drug rivalry heats up as another GLP-1 pill gains FDA approval
This week the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a second GLP-1 pill for weight loss. The drug, called Foundayo, resulted in an average of 27 pounds lost in 72 weeks

WTF, Anthropic’s Claude Code keeps track of every time you swear
Code that reads your frustration is the least interesting part of the story of this accidental leak from Anthropic. The leak reveals how AI tools are also concealing their own role in the work they help produce

See these ziti-sized fish scale a 50-foot waterfall
These tiny fish use friction to put human rock climbers to shame

NASA’s moon mission day one: a toilet mishap and spacecraft maneuvers
The first day of the Artemis II mission saw the crew enter Earth orbit and prepare for their journey around the moon

Black women have worse IVF outcomes. New science helps explain why
A new study helps narrow down the reasons why Black people undergoing infertility treatment have fewer live births

Humans have been gambling since the last ice age
A new archeological finding shows that Native Americans were exploring probability through games of chance far earlier than their Old World counterparts

NASA Artemis II astronauts ‘safe’ and ‘secure’ as they journey toward the moon, officials say
NASA launched the Artemis II moon mission on Wednesday, April 1—a date that will enable the crew to observe the moon pass in front of the sun from space

NASA’s Artemis II launched on first crewed moon mission of the 21st century
A daring 10-day voyage took four astronauts on a loop around the moon and set the stage for future forays to the lunar surface

A curious secret of color vision revealed by scientists
Knowing how your eye optimizes vision could have big implications for the progression of nearsightedness

What the Meta and Google verdict means for your social media feed
A Los Angeles jury found Instagram and YouTube negligent in how they were built, opening a new legal fight over how courts view social media