Sparkling wine really does get you drunk faster—and science explains why. From CO₂ and blood alcohol levels to bubbles and brain chemistry, here’s the poetic truth behind the fizz.

What happens when AI no longer follows us—but outgrows us? A lyrical and haunting exploration of self-modifying machines and the future they’re creating.

Frane Selak reportedly survived train wrecks, plane crashes, and even falling from the sky. But is his story real—or do we just need it to be? Explore the science, psychology, and mystery behind the world’s unkillable man.

As AI spreads from blue-collar jobs to white-collar work, the middle class faces a new threat. Here's what happens when automation targets analysts, marketers, and knowledge workers—and what we can still do about it.

Casu marzu is an illegal Sardinian cheese infested with live maggots. Learn the science, tradition, and controversy behind the world’s most dangerous cheese—and why some people still eat it.

Artificial vanilla is in everything—from cookies to candles—but where does it come from? Here’s what you didn’t know about castoreum, synthetic flavors, and why your dessert might have once been in a beaver.

A Chinese researcher was charged with smuggling plant pathogens into a Michigan lab. This article examines what the case reveals about biosecurity and research oversight.

Self-healing robot skin is changing how machines survive damage from battlefield robotics to climate tech, and raising new questions about how technology evolves.

This ultra-white paint reflects nearly all sunlight and can cool buildings below outdoor temperatures. Explore the Purdue breakthrough and what it could mean for energy use.

Palmaz Vineyards uses AI-powered FILCS technology to track fermentation and guide wine development. Explore how data-driven winemaking is reshaping the future of wine.

Pando is a Utah forest made from one single tree cloned over 80,000 times. Learn how it grows, how long it’s lived, and what it reveals about plant intelligence and resilience.

Some jellyfish can reverse aging and start life over again. Explore the science behind cellular immortality, regeneration, and what it really means to begin again.

Can dreams be influenced or programmed? Explore lucid dreaming, brainwaves, trauma, and emerging sleep tech and what it means for privacy inside our own minds.

If everyone stopped eating meat, how would it affect our bodies, the environment, and global food systems? This article breaks down the real-world impacts.

Before wine reaches your glass, yeast and bacteria are already at work. Learn how microbes drive fermentation and shape flavor in every bottle.

From absinthe to raw milk and cinnamon rolls, here are some of the most surprising foods banned around the world, and what those bans reveal about culture, control, and changing tastes.

From food sensitivities to pollen allergies, explore microbiome damage, immune overload, and why so many bodies feel inflamed today.

Tardigrades are microscopic animals that can survive space, radiation, and extreme temperatures. Here’s how they do it and what scientists have learned.

AI isn’t becoming conscious, but it sounds human enough to unsettle us. Why we project emotion, agency, and meaning onto machines.

Scientists have found thousands of previously unknown genes in non-coding DNA. The discovery could transform cancer treatment and immune research.