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4 days ago | 
iflscience.com | Alfredo Carpineti |Katy Evans
They were also not the first missions to carry a message intended for extraterrestrial beings should they reach interstellar space. Dr. Alfredo CarpinetiAlfredo (he/him) has a PhD in Astrophysics on galaxy evolution and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces. Senior Staff Writer & Space CorrespondentEditedbyKaty EvansKaty is Managing Editor at IFLScience where she oversees editorial content from News articles to Features, and even occasionally writes some.
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1 week ago | 
iflscience.com | Stephen Luntz |Katy Evans
Some environmental catastrophes take a long time to show up. Stephen LuntzStephen has a science degree with a major in physics, an arts degree with majors in English Literature and History and Philosophy of Science and a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Freelance WriterEditedbyKaty EvansKaty is Managing Editor at IFLScience where she oversees editorial content from News articles to Features, and even occasionally writes some.
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1 month ago | 
iflscience.com | Alfredo Carpineti |Katy Evans
Supernovae are rare, but the universe is big and filled with stuff. Dr. Alfredo CarpinetiAlfredo (he/him) has a PhD in Astrophysics on galaxy evolution and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces. Senior Staff Writer & Space CorrespondentEditedbyKaty EvansKaty is Managing Editor at IFLScience where she oversees editorial content from News articles to Features, and even occasionally writes some. Supernova going off?
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1 month ago | 
iflscience.com | Russell Moul |Katy Evans
In April last year, the extremely popular The Joe Rogan Experience podcast hosted a high-profile debate between two guests. On the one side was Flint Dibble, a professional archaeologist at Cardiff University in the UK, and on the other, was Graham Hancock, a British writer. The stakes: whether or not there is evidence of a long lost, super advanced global civilization that was mysteriously destroyed by rising sea levels around 20,000 years ago.
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2 months ago | 
autism.einnews.com | Laura Simmons |Katy Evans
The most recent analysis from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows an increase in diagnoses of autism in US kids. Based on data from 2022, the agency now estimates that 1 in 31 kids aged 8 have a diagnosis of autism. “Prevalence of [autism] among children aged 8 years was higher in 2022 than previous years,” reads the report.
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2 months ago | 
iflscience.com | Katie Spalding |Katy Evans
This herd has gone viral after being caught on camera forming an "alert circle" around their babies. Dr. Katie SpaldingKatie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. Freelance WriterEditedbyKaty EvansKaty is Managing Editor at IFLScience where she oversees editorial content from News articles to Features, and even occasionally writes some.
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2 months ago | 
iflscience.com | Maddy Chapman |Katy Evans
"The layers of material within these ear plugs actually [grab] information about the health of the animal and also the environment, [...] and [gives us] a way to look back in time effectively,” Richard Sabin told IFLScience. “[It’s] the gift that keeps giving,” Richard Sabin, Principal Curator in the mammals group at the Natural History Museum, London, told us recently when we visited the museum’s new permanent gallery, How To Fix Our Broken Planet.
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Mar 24, 2025 | 
foodsafety.einnews.com | Tom Hale |Katy Evans
Beware, bean fans and lovers of tinned fish. It might be tempting to put your half-empty can of food in the refrigerator to save for a later date, but there’s a good reason to avoid this habit. The biggest concern is metal leaching, a process where the can’s metallic material seeps into your food over time. Once you pop a can open, its insides are exposed to air and oxidation can speed up the transfer of metals into your meal.
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Mar 24, 2025 | 
iflscience.com | Rachael Funnell |Katy Evans
Crying when actually you’re doing just fine? Bats will see through your nonsense. Rachael FunnellRachael is a writer and digital content producer at IFLScience with a Zoology degree from the University of Southampton, UK, and a nose for novelty animal stories. Writer & Senior Digital ProducerEditedbyKaty EvansKaty is Managing Editor at IFLScience where she oversees editorial content from News articles to Features, and even occasionally writes some.
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Mar 24, 2025 | 
iflscience.com | Ben Taub |Katy Evans
This may explain why he was mummified with an erect penis. Benjamin TaubBenjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has worked in the fields of neuroscience research and mental health treatment. Freelance WriterEditedbyKaty EvansKaty is Managing Editor at IFLScience where she oversees editorial content from News articles to Features, and even occasionally writes some.
