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So Heat Wave Vaporized a River...
And that requires 2.6 petajoules of energy, 24 times the electrical power used by the entire world—and may accidentally create a thunderstorm. Let's…
Jul 8
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Matt Brady
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Star Trek’s Gorn Are Horrifying. The Science Is Worse.
The Gorn spray their eggs into living hosts. Their babies kill their siblings. They hunt in packs. The disturbing part? Earth already invented most of…
Jul 7
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Matt Brady
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Why Green Stars Don't Exist (And Why Supergirl Keeps Finding Them)
Supergirl sends Kara to a planet orbiting a green sun, which raises a surprisingly fascinating question: Can green stars actually exist? The answer…
Jul 1
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Matt Brady
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June 2026
Big Bang vs. Big Bounce: The Science of Galactus' Origin
Marvel's Devourer of Worlds wasn't born from pure imagination. Lee and Kirby built his origin on one of the biggest ideas in twentieth-century…
Jun 30
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Matt Brady
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Why the Cat in Flow Still Looks Like a Cat
Why does the cat in Flow still look like...a cat? Dogs and cats took completely different paths into our lives. One became our greatest engineering…
Jun 26
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Matt Brady
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Why Backrooms Break Your Brain
The neuroscience of cognitive maps, unresolved threats, and the unsettling feeling of almost remembering a place you've never been.
Jun 18
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Matt Brady
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Rick and Morty's Tiny Earth Is a Tiny Death Trap
(Archive) Rick and Morty's Tiny Earth seems perfect—until physics gets involved. Calculate its gravity, density, escape velocity, and fatal flaws.
Jun 17
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Matt Brady
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Hulk Smash Science #2: Rock Smash Hulk
How accurate is Hulk Smash Everything #2? From the Chicxulub impact to early mammals and human evolution, we follow the science behind Hulk's…
Jun 12
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Matt Brady
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Wonder Woman's Doctor Poison Was Real
The strange, tragic story of Fritz Haber, the chemist who helped feed billions—and pioneered chemical warfare.
Jun 10
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Matt Brady
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Lonely Galaxy Guide to the Project Hail Mary Neighborhood
From the Sun to Tau Ceti to Erid—and the Physics That Connects Them
Jun 5
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Matt Brady
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The Naked Guy in the Circle: Why Comics Can't Quit the Vitruvian Man
From Leonardo da Vinci to Batman, the surprising science behind pop culture's favorite pose.
Jun 4
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Matt Brady
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April 2026
The Flash Isn’t Fast—He’s Surviving Physics
What the Artemis II reentry reveals about super speed, plasma, and why the Flash needs the Speed Force
Apr 14
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Matt Brady
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