This is the best place to be sitting if your plane is about to crash

Tech Insider
Southwest Airline NTSB
Investigators examining damage to the engine of a Southwest Airlines plane in Philadelphia on April 17, 2018.

NTSB/Reuters

A secret Russian satellite has broken apart in orbit, creating a cloud of debris that could last a century

Tech Insider
illustration shows satellite shedding bits of metal debris high above earth
An illustration of a satellite breaking up above Earth.

ESA/ID&Sense/ONiRiXEL, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO

Killer whales moms spend more time with their sons than daughters, and it may be threatening their survival

Tech Insider
Two adult killer whales breach the water. One is rubbing against the other.
Two Southern Resident killer whales.

David K. Ellifrit/Center for Whale Research, permit number: NMFS 21238.

A biotech millionaire claimed his wild routine cut his biological age by 5 years. Scientists aren't sure most of it really works.

Tech Insider
Bryan Johnson and a plate of garnished sweet potatoes.
Bryan Johnson is a 45-year-old biotech CEO who has spent millions trying to refine his diet, exercise and daily routine in an attempt to reverse aging.

Bryan Johnson

Virgin Orbit's first UK orbital launch may have failed due to a $100 component

Engadget

Virgin Orbit's first orbital launch from UK soil, which was supposed to be a huge milestone for the company and for the region, may have ended in failure because of a component that cost around $100.

Biologists found 5 new species of snakes and Leonardo DiCaprio named one that produces a 'musky and distasteful odor' after his mom

Tech Insider
A red, yellow and white snake with large, glowing red eyes stares at the camera while sitting on a tree branch
Sibon canopy is named in honor of the Canopy Family system of reserves, particularly its Canopy Lodge in Valle de Antón, Coclé province, Panama.

Alejandro Arteaga

Zookeepers were stumped when a female gibbon got pregnant while alone in her cage. 2 years later they say there was a tiny hole that she and a neighboring male used to copulate through.

Tech Insider
White-handed gibbons, or lar gibbons, pair.
White-handed gibbons are typically monogamous and form a lifelong bond.

Getty Images

Hate your commute? It might actually be good for your mental health, scientists say.

Tech Insider
A woman reads her phone on a New York subway.
A passenger wearing a face mask in a subway in New York City, US, on October 22, 2022.

Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images

A 16-year-old girl killed in a shark attack was swimming in a river, not the ocean. Bull sharks — considered by some experts the most dangerous — are the rare species that swims in fresh water.

Tech Insider
Photo of a bull shark taken during a diving expedition in Tiger Beach, Bahamas.
Photo of a bull shark taken during a diving expedition in Tiger Beach, Bahamas.

Carlos Grillo/Getty Images

3 ways Bill Gates thinks ChatGPT and AI will be helpful to people

Tech Insider
Bill Gates
Bill Gates had a lot to say about AI's progress and ChatGPT in a new interview with Forbes.

zz/PBG/AAD/STAR MAX/IPx

Subscribe to Science