SpacecraftJune 3, 2026
NASA’s Mars mission MAVEN is lost forever
MAVEN was the first successful mission designed to study the atmosphere of Mars. It also became a vital node of NASA’s communications network at the Red Planet
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History of ScienceJune 3, 2026
Edison may not have been the first to record the human voice, new evidence suggests
GamesMay 31, 2026
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Artificial IntelligenceJune 3, 2026
Scientists just built a powerful AI computer worm that learns as it spreads
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Quantum Physics
Quantum computing is reaching its make-or-break moment
Quantum Computing
What’s a quantum computer good for, anyway?
Planetary Science
NASA’s Artemis era may finally solve three major moon mysteries
Games
Spellements
Create as many words as you can!
Math Puzzles
Stretch your math muscles with these puzzles.
All Games
Science inspired games, puzzles and quizzes
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Space Exploration
Why we'll never live in space
Black Holes
The puzzle of the first black holes
Astrophysics
What if we never find dark matter?
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Public HealthJune 1, 2026
A new Ebola outbreak has killed hundreds—and the U.S. response is alarming experts
The EnvironmentMay 27, 2026
A new book debunks the myth of human selfishness—and makes the case for an ‘ecocivilization’
Artificial IntelligenceMay 22, 2026
This researcher made up a disease to test AI. It failed miserably
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MathematicsJune 2, 2026
Mathematicians sign declaration to rein in AI use
A group of researchers have proposed rules to prevent artificial intelligence from overpowering humans in math
ArchaeologyJune 1, 2026
For 100 years, scientists thought these red markings were natural—now researchers say they’re ancient human art
A new analysis of red lines inside a cave in Wales suggests they were made deliberately by ancient humans some 17,000 years ago
Quantum ComputingJune 2, 2026
Microsoft’s new quantum computer chip has a fundamental problem
Microsoft’s announcement of a new quantum computing breakthrough with its Majorana 2 chip continues a trend of bold claims followed by scant evidence
OceansJune 2, 2026
Trump administration takes aim at crucial ocean monitoring network
The Ocean Observatories Initiative has been collecting data on physical, chemical, geological and biological conditions in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans for the past decade
SpacecraftJune 1, 2026
China launches rival rocket to SpaceX Falcon 9 for the first time
China apparently didn’t issue any airspace or maritime notices ahead of the maiden launch of this rocket on Monday
The UniverseMay 29, 2026
What’s the biggest galaxy in the universe?
Deep surveys of the sky have turned up galaxies vastly larger than our own. Are there even bigger ones yet to be seen?