Is being human something only we can feel, or something machines can simulate? 🧪 In this conversation, bioethicists Insoo Hyun and Vardit Ravitsky explore the nature of consciousness, empathy, and what it really means to be human. Watch the video here:

Cotton vs wool: which keeps you warmest when wet and cold? 🧪 @alexdainis.bsky.social explores how different fabrics perform in cold, damp conditions. Using infrared thermometers and soaked sleeves, she shows how materials like cotton and wool affect body heat and insulation.

President Donald Trump has revealed that the United States is going to take over Venezuela after capturing its autocratic leader Nicholas Maduro.

Why is this robot carrying a kitchen knife? 🤖🧪 @nautiluslive.org uses Hercules, a remotely operated deep-sea robot, to explore the ocean floor and conduct scientific research. Museum Educator Locke Patton explains how in the unpredictable conditions of the deep ocean... Watch the full video here:

New year, new resolutions! ♻️ One science-backed place to start: reuse what you already have. Before recycling or replacing, see if it can be used again!

The Museumgoer Learn beautiful things when you visit #HMNS. #StrangerThings

From curious questions to unforgettable discoveries, 2025 was a year of wonder at HMNS 🧠✨ Thank you to the curious minds of all ages who made memories with us. Here’s to even more discovery ahead. ❤️ Happy New Year from all of us at HMNS!

Day Octopuses (Octopus cyanea) are sometimes followed by fish when they are hunting. Some fish will help the octopus hunt, while others are just looking to steal a meal. To keep the fish in line, the octopus will retaliate by delivering a sucker punch. That's right, octopuses punch fish.

With the human family tree now more like a hedge and twice as many known moons, Bill Bryson talks to the New Scientist podcast about refreshing his 2003 bestselling book on science

From bonobos and rats to tickling robots, research is finally cracking the secrets of why we’re ticklish, and what that reveals about our brains

Welcome 2026 in a jurass-sick way 🦖 Mixers & Elixirs: New Year’s Eve at HMNS. Live bands, DJs across multiple floors, karaoke, food vendors, cash bars, and a screening of Ocean’s Eleven. VIP includes early entry, lounges, food voucher, drinks, and a champagne toast. Tickets at hmns.org.

Cephalopod evolution has long had a missing chapter in its story: how did squid-like ancestors give rise to today's octopuses? The answer, it turns out, was floating in the deep sea all along. #animals #squid #genetics www.livescience.com/animals/moll...

Nobody will ever be as cool as Koolasuchus

Our beloved Foucault Pendulum has stopped swinging! 😮 So what's going on with this Houston icon? Our Podcast/YouTube manager Johnny Hemberger gives us a breakdown (no pun intended 😉)

For nearly 70 years, NORAD has been tracking Santa’s Christmas Eve flight as he races to bring presents to children around the world. #GoodNews

The latest trove of pictures from the Epstein estate, released by House Oversight Democrats, includes some eye-catching snaps.

The #Geminid Meteor Shower—one of the best celestial shows of the year—is peaking Saturday night into early Sunday, with ideal viewing conditions between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. Expect dozens of meteors lighting up the sky. Watch Ana tells us more about this meteor shower and how you can view it at home.

VP Harris: Both parties have failed to hold the public's trust. People are done with the status quo. In comes Trump, casting himself as the change agent, with empty promises. Trump is a symptom of a failed system. As we plan for what comes after this administration, we cannot afford to be nostalgic.

What happens to your body after a year in space? 🧬 NASA’s Twin Study followed astronaut @stationcdrkelly.bsky.social during his year on the ISS while his identical twin, @captmarkkelly.bsky.social stayed on Earth. Watch the video here:

🦖 30 years of wonder. Millions of visitors. One unforgettable journey through Earth’s ancient past. Explore the origin story of #PrehistoricJourney in our newest #Catalyst article! https://dmns.mobi/4pUyraL

We are rapidly approaching the finish line!

Joining the ranks of the Kem Kem lobe-finned fish is the giant 3m-long lungfish, Neoceratodus! This genus is still represented today by a single species, the Queensland lungfish, which gets to a substantial 1.5m long. Size comparison below ⬇️ #sciart #paleoart

Trump Swipes ‘Horrible’ Jimmy Kimmel As He Hands Out Kennedy Center Medals to Kiss and Sylvester Stallone

BREAKING: A Florida federal judge on Friday ordered the public release of grand jury transcripts tied to the federal sex-trafficking cases of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.

Chrome can now autofill details from your Google account

A unified, high-precision test hints at a new avenue to look for physics beyond our knowledge. www.iflscience.com/the-road-to-...

Kirby is one! Our very own Kirby had a birthday party to remember this weekend. Her animal care team threw her a celebration featuring the iconic Nintendo character, Kirby. Stop by to see our Asian elephant herd this week. Every time you visit, you help us save Kirby’s counterparts in the wild.

“Amazonia is perhaps one of the last big frontiers of human knowledge,” says National Geographic explorer João Campos-Silva. “When we are immersed there, we can imagine new pathways and rethink our own existence.” bigpicturescience.org/episodes/ama...

What did extinct dire wolves really look like? Compare and contrast this virtual dire wolf from Prehistoric Planets: Ice Age, with the gene-edited grey wolves Romulus and Remus that a certain company describes as "dire wolves"

Live Seven-Arm Octopus Spotted In The Deep Sea – Only The Fourth Time It’s Been Seen In 40 Years www.iflscience.com/live-seven-a...

Last night’s result in Tennessee should be a wake up call for Republicans. You can’t just embrace Trump and think you’re going to win by wide margins. Today, Republicans in close races are rethinking their election strategies.

Just because America didn't like the candidates doesn't mean we're not ready for a woman president.

Microsoft’s ugly sweaters return with Clippy, Xbox, and Zune brown options

The plots of disaster movies that portray the end of civilization often begin with high-level Government Officials ignoring the warning of scientists. One of several lesson learned from the 2.5 hour Netflix Documentary — Don’t Look Up (2021).

Donita and Zach are the best Wild Kratts Villains. 😎💅💖

#Wicked filmmakers were challenged with keeping the story and its evolving tone straight. "It was a mind f--k, as they say," says director Jon M. Chu. He created a "war room" for with numerous drawings and models to keep track of everything. Read more: bit.ly/48pezpd

New video: "Tucker Carlson Goes on Creepy Homophobic Rant" click below to WATCH👇 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL0Ds4L2eSs

Murres and puffins, our winter seabird fashionistas! ❄️

23 years ago today, ‘Treasure Planet’ released in theaters.

Henry the Nile Crocodile, first captured in 1903, is believed to be the oldest Croc in the world. He is 16ft (5m) long and has fathered over 10,000 offspring.

give it up for Henry yall

Looks to me that they're possibly saving us from ourselves. #AgeofDisclosure

Health experts are warning that the Trump administration's new "America First Global Health Strategy" could further damage public health systems already reeling from billions of dollars in foreign aid cuts following the destruction of USAID. https://cnn.it/4ii1nqs

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS May Have A Course-Altering Encounter Before It Heads Towards The Gemini Constellation www.iflscience.com/interstellar...

Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey embrace for The New York Times Cooking.

The FBI has asked to interview six Democratic lawmakers who released a video telling U.S. service members they must reject illegal orders, a Justice Department official told Reuters. ground.news/article/fbi-...