# science
We already know that highly processed foods are bad for you. But several new studies show that it's even worse for you than we thought, damaging both your waistline and mood.
# space
A citizen scientist caught two large planets slamming into each other. A team of astronomers then watched what happened over the next three years.
# sex
A new study shows that we not only lie about how much porn we consume, but project our own desires on others when asked about those around us.
# science
With the planet heating up in more obvious ways, new models show that up to six billion people could be stranded in zones too hostile for humans by 2100.
# tech
After losing his shirt, pants, and boxers in crypto investments, the head of a16z is re-committing to the Nerd Rapture, and commanding that you join him.
# science
We've made an awful lot of plastic, and it's a global ecological disaster. Now, bacteria that can eat it might be our best bet to get rid of it. At a steep price.
# tech
How one hugely influential book fostered a business obsession, what it got wrong, and how its fans in the tech industry wrought havoc with it.
# science
As researchers study how narcissists truly see the world, they're learning a lot of new things about their views of others' competence and humility.
# science
Researchers trying to model what our planet will be like in 250 million years have some very bad news for us.
# tech
Journalists are now penning dire warnings for programmers as AI learns to code. But their job obituaries show just how little they understand what's next.
# space
Hydrogen and helium are the most common elements in the universe. And they might just make large planets warm enough for life.
# tech
Misery not only loves company, it's profitable. And today's social media made it a multi-billion dollar business by hijacking a quirk of our brain chemistry.
# space
A new discovery drastically reduces the distance between us and the nearest known black holes. Here's why you don't need to be alarmed, yet.
# oddities
In a move sure to frustrate ufologists and conspiracy theorists, NASA says that UFOs are almost certainly not aliens.
# tech
Opinions polls show that a lot of people want AI development to slow down and governments to step in. And they have really good reasons for their caution.
