Chubby Possum Is Full Of Regrets After Trying To Make This Bird Box His Home - The Dodo

This wasn't what he expected.

Keeping Voyager Alive: NASA’s Project Scientist Faces Painful Choices as the Iconic Mission Nears Its End - Gizmodo

"It's kind of like losing a best friend."

Astronauts Lost Control Of Boeing Starliner While Docking With International Space Station - Jalopnik

The Boeing Starliner incident which stranded NASA astronauts at the ISS for months was very nearly so much worse.

Monkeys are better yodelers than humans, study finds - Ars Technica

Voice breaks in Latin American monkey calls resemble human yodeling, but over a much wider frequency range.

1 trillion species, 3 billion years: how we used AI to trace the evolution of bacteria on Earth - The Conversation

Until now, it’s been very hard for scientists to establish a detailed timeline of the early evolution of bacteria.

New ecosystem revealed after Antarctica iceberg breaks off glacier - USA Today

An iceberg the size of Chicago broke off from one of Antarctica's massive floating glaciers in January 2025, revealing a new ecosystem.

New mysterious dinosaur fossil dating back 150 million years unearthed in Portugal - Interesting Engineering

This discovery highlights a greater diversity of iguanodontians in the Late Jurassic of Portugal than previously recognized.

World’s tallest mountain reveals dangerous 10-million-year-old carnivore fossil - Interesting Engineering

Scientists have uncovered a 10 million-year-old fossil of a carnivorous mammal in the Himalayas, shedding light on ancient ecosystems.

Ancient Bacteria Were Breathing Long Before Oxygen Became Abundant - Gizmodo

Scientists assumed most forms of life before the Great Oxidation Event didn't metabolize oxygen—but recent research suggests otherwise.

This Lichen Species Might Survive on Mars, Study Suggests - Gizmodo

Researchers exposed two lichen species to Mars-like atmospheric conditions for five hours—and one performed impressively.

I Just Learned How My Wife Paid Her Way Through College. It’s Changed Everything I Thought I Knew About Her. - Slate

I never would've expected this from her.

The utterly beautiful destruction of a planet: Space photo of the day - Yahoo

The Helix nebula may point to the ultimate fate of our sun — and Earth.

North America Is Dripping Into Earth's Mantle And An Ancient Victim Is Probably To Blame - IFLScience

Far be it from us to suggest there’s a parallel between the continental plate’s behavior and what is happening on top, but what once seemed solid and permanent is wearing thin.

The Shirk Report – Volume 834 - TwistedSifter

Welcome to the Shirk Report where you will find 20 funny images, 10 interesting articles and 5 entertaining videos from the last 7 days of sifting. Most images found on Reddit; articles from Digg, …

Jupiter’s Defenses Collapse Under Massive Solar Storm, Scientists Shocked by 500°C Heat Surge - SciTechDaily

Jupiter got body-slammed by the solar wind, and scientists have finally caught it in action. A massive solar event compressed Jupiter’s protective magnetic field, causing a dramatic temperature spike across half the planet. Using data from telescopes and spac…

A Blast of Wind From the Sun Squished Jupiter’s Magnetic Shielding - Gizmodo

The rare event revealed never-before-seen behaviors of a planetary atmosphere.