The Anthropause

from The New York Times Did Nature Heal During the Pandemic ‘Anthropause’? Covid precautions created a global slowdown in human activity — and an opportunity to learn more about the complex ways we affect other species. By Emily Anthes A lone duck savoring its...

Heartbeat Burst

from CNN Mysterious fast radio burst in space has a ‘heartbeat’ pattern By Ashley Strickland A mysterious radio burst with a pattern similar to a heartbeat has been detected in space. Astronomers estimate that the signal came from a galaxy roughly a...

Starpocalypse

from The Independent The solar system could collapse because of a passing star, scientists predict by Adam Smith Scientists have warned that if a passing star moves Neptune’s orbit by just 0.1 per cent, the resulting chaos could cause the other planets in our solar...

Kiwipocalypse

from Science Alert A Supervolcano in New Zealand Is Rumbling So Much It’s Shifting The Ground Above It by JESS COCKERILL The vast expanse of Lake Taupō’s sky blue waters, crowned by hazy, mountainous horizons, invokes an extreme sense of tranquility. ...

Porn Service

from The Daily Star Las Vegas hotels to offer ‘first ever’ VR porn delivery robots as part of room service Help is at hand for lonely hotel guests at Las Vegas resorts thanks to a new VR porn delivery robot – it brings a sanitised headset with the...

R2-D2 Abducted

from The Orlando Sentinel Florida man charged with taking R2-D2 from Disney World resort after posing as security guard By Amanda Rabines Droids R2-D2 and BB-8 arrive during the dedication ceremony with invited guests at the entrance of the Star Wars: Galaxy?s Edge...