Elon Musk’s $1 Trillion Fortune Could Buy 24 Million Teslas or Wipe Out US Medical Debt 4 times. Here’s What Else It Could Buy ZME Science By: Tibi Puiu 17 June 2026 at 09:16 Grasping a trillion-dollar wealth is almost unconceivable, but let's turn it into something perhaps more relatable.
Could Earth Have Seeded Life to Jupiter’s Icy Moon Europa on Tiny Grains of Dust? ZME Science By: Tibi Puiu 16 June 2026 at 21:36 New calculations suggest Earth bacteria could have reached Jupiter’s icy ocean moon.
Wikipedia Founder Jimmy Wales Explains Where He Sees Wikipedia Between AI Chatbots and a Dead Internet ZME Science By: Mihai Andrei 17 June 2026 at 14:58 In an age of AI hallucinations and collapsing trust, Jimmy Wales argues that Wikipedia’s human transparency may be exactly what makes it worth trusting.
People on These Pacific Islands Have the Most Ancient Genome of All Humans (and a Lot of Denisovan Genes) ZME Science By: Mihai Andrei 16 June 2026 at 17:24 Researchers found the people of Near Oceania carry some of the oldest human genetics.
Korean Researchers Invented a Water-Purifying Capsule That You Can Power by Shaking It ZME Science By: Mihai Andrei 16 June 2026 at 17:01 The floating device tests water, then disinfects it without batteries or chemicals.
Inside Albert Einstein’s Strange Inventions and Patents: From Refrigerators to Blouses ZME Science By: Tibi Puiu 16 June 2026 at 13:46 Few people know Albert Einstein held more than 50 patents across seven countries.
Earth’s Hidden Fungal Superhighways Stretch 110 Quadrillion Kilometers Underground, Far Enough to Leave the Solar System ZME Science By: Tudor Tarita 16 June 2026 at 09:52 This is a monumental biological network.
A $200 ChatGPT Plan Would Cost Them $14,000 If You Used It To the Max ZME Science By: Tudor Tarita 16 June 2026 at 09:25 AI subscriptions have a massive money problem.
Camera Traps Finally Catch the Amazon’s Mysterious ‘Ghost Dog’ ZME Science By: Tibi Puiu 15 June 2026 at 21:47 Camera traps reveal a hidden predator that depends on intact Amazon forest.
Doctors Found a Way to Make Dreaming During Anesthesia Much More Common ZME Science By: Tibi Puiu 15 June 2026 at 21:25 Using the protocol, anesthesia dreams were common, pleasant, and linked to a better patient experience.
This Mushroom Makes You See Little People. It Gets Even Weirder: Scientists Can’t Find the Hallucinogen ZME Science By: Mihai Andrei 15 June 2026 at 21:10 Researchers may have stumbled on a completely unknown pathway.
Word’s Oldest Known Words Have Survived 15,000 Years. They Include “Mother”, “Not” and “to Spit” ZME Science By: Tibi Puiu 15 June 2026 at 20:30 These 23 words link modern and extinct languages. You would have been understood if you used them 15,000 years ago.
World’s Oldest Water is 1.6 billion Years Old — and This Scientist Tasted It ZME Science By: Tibi Puiu 15 June 2026 at 20:07 Apparently, it tastes 'very salty and bitter'.
This Detached Sea Cucumber Limb Has Been Living on Its Own For More Than Three Years ZME Science By: Rupendra Brahambhatt 15 June 2026 at 19:54 Stuck between life and death, this foot consumes nutrients, heals itself, and grows, but doesn’t turn into a whole new organism.
The World Cup Is One Wildfire Away From an Air Quality Disaster ZME Science By: Tibi Puiu 15 June 2026 at 19:45 FIFA says it's prepared for "climate-related risks" but doesn't appear to have a plan for wildfire smoke, which can be harmful to players and fans.
Appolonia: The Lost African Kingdom That Refused the Atlantic Slave Trade ZME Science By: Tibi Puiu 15 June 2026 at 19:03 Why did Appolonia trade so few enslaved people? Short answer: unique economy and sacred beliefs.
Why Sweden Is Spending Millions to Ditch School iPads and Bring Back Books ZME Science By: Joshua Cohen 15 June 2026 at 18:53 Amid declining test scores, the country has pivoted away from screens and invested in back-to-basics school materials.
This Clear Window Coating Could Help Your Home Stop Leaking Heat ZME Science By: Tibi Puiu 14 June 2026 at 05:24 The transparent film is tough enough to sit on the outside of glass.
A Swab From Your Mouth May Reveal Clues About Fatty Liver and Blood Sugar Risk ZME Science By: Tibi Puiu 14 June 2026 at 04:29 A cheek swab may one day flag metabolic risk before symptoms appear.
A Tiny Ball-Shaped Robot Helped Japan Figure Out What Went Wrong With Its Moon Landing ZME Science By: Tudor Tarita 15 June 2026 at 15:13 Japan’s tiny SORA-Q rover showed what happened when SLIM landed upside down.