Do apes have an imagination? A new study suggests Kanzi the bonobo did
This famous ape may have understood pretend actions—suggesting he had the capacity to imagine
Do apes have an imagination? A new study suggests Kanzi the bonobo did
This famous ape may have understood pretend actions—suggesting he had the capacity to imagine
Weird new object escalates ‘black hole star’ debate
Menstrual blood can be used to detect HPV, hinting at broader uses
Spellements: Thursday, February 5, 2026

Epstein files show a complicated relationship with science and journalism
Katharine Burr Blodgett’s brilliant career began at the ‘House of Magic’
Space archaeologists may have found a long-lost Soviet lander on the moon
These two habits are linked to more than a third of all cancer cases

Create as many words as you can!
Stretch your math muscles with these puzzles.
Rediscovering Katharine Burr Blodgett’s scientific brilliance
NASA gears up for a historic lunar flyby, AI gives stroke patients hope, and researchers discover the oldest known cave art

NASA’s Artemis II moon mission engulfed by debate over its controversial heat shield
Experts have sounded the alarm over NASA’s decision to use a heat shield design for Artemis II that may be riskier than the space agency claims

Scientists discover brain network that may cause Parkinson’s disease
An “extraordinary” brain network discovery shows that Parkinson’s disease may not be a movement disorder after all

NASA document reveals new Artemis II moon mission target launch dates for March
NASA quietly updated its potential launch windows for its delayed moon mission. The agency is apparently now targeting March 6 to 11

Spiders taught scientists how to make unsinkable metal
Researchers mimicked the air-trapping tricks of diving bell spiders to create aluminum that stays afloat—even when punctured

Jeffrey Epstein E-mails Reveal Depth of Ties to High-Profile Scientists
A trove of e-mails from convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was released by a congressional committee on Wednesday

Why did Jeffrey Epstein cultivate famous scientists?
The Epstein files revive questions of whether the disgraced financier sought to merely cultivate famous scientists, or to shape science itself