There’s An Enormous ”Glow In The Dark” Cloud Of Gas We Never Noticed Remarkably Close To Earth
At just 300 light-years away, it’s one of the closest large gas clouds ever detected near Earth, and takes up as much sky as a typical constellation.
Childhood Exposure To A Specific Toxin May Lead To Colorectal Cancer In Younger People
The increase in early-onset colorectal cancer in many countries might be due to a bacterial toxin.
Why Do We Love Nostalgia? Find Out More In Issue 34 Of CURIOUS – Out Now
Do plants have consciousness? The Colossal woolly mouse? All this and more exclusively in the latest issue of our e-magazine.
Semipalatinsk: The Most Nuked Place On The Planet
This was a primary nuclear explosion test site for the Soviet Union and its radioactive legacy is still present today.
Finally, Some Good News: Sea Turtle Populations Are Recovering Around The World
But there’s still a lot of work to do.
First Evidence Of Roman Gladiators Fighting Lions, Doomed Planet Sheds Mount Everest’s Worth Of Material Every Orbit And Much More This Week
All the biggest science news stories of the week.
First Giant Virus To Be Found In Finland Is A Whopper, Twice The Size Of Influenza
Its discovery suggests that giant viruses are more common in northern regions than previously thought.
Scared Of Spiders? Some Have Something Far Worse Ready To Burst Out Of Them
On why you should always throw away unfinished drinks from the night before.