Human Progress FoundationThe Human Progress Foundation runs research studies, funds scientists, and publishes clear stories about breakthroughs in human flourishing.https://humanprogress.us/Supernova and BAO Data Show 2–4σ Deviations from Standard Cosmic Geometryhttps://humanprogress.us/blog/2026-06-09-flrw-cosmology-geometry-tension/https://humanprogress.us/blog/2026-06-09-flrw-cosmology-geometry-tension/Three April 2026 arXiv papers report mild-to-moderate violations of FLRW geometry tests using Pantheon+ and DESI data; a 1,675-respondent APS survey finds no majority on dark energy or the Hubble tension.Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTtoolscultureHuman Progress FoundationHumans Are Still Evolving, and in Some Bizarre Wayshttps://humanprogress.us/blog/2026-06-08-humans-still-evolving/https://humanprogress.us/blog/2026-06-08-humans-still-evolving/Five recent studies show natural selection still at work in living people: Turkana kidneys tuned for 1.5 liters of water a day, Bajau spleens 50% larger for diving, skin that lightened in under 40,000 years, myopia genes spreading within 25 years, and a shift from genetic to cultural inheritance.Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTecologyculturelongevityDr Chris Kerala VarmaThe fog is alive—and it may be scrubbing toxins from the airhttps://humanprogress.us/blog/2026-06-06-fog-microbiome-formaldehyde/https://humanprogress.us/blog/2026-06-06-fog-microbiome-formaldehyde/A 2026 mBio study finds bacteria growing inside radiation fog droplets and degrading formaldehyde 200 times faster than measured before, recasting fog as a living aquatic habitat.Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTecologytoolsHuman Progress FoundationOpen science works best when researchers help write the ruleshttps://humanprogress.us/blog/2026-06-06-open-science-responsible-openness/https://humanprogress.us/blog/2026-06-06-open-science-responsible-openness/A 2025 Science and Public Policy study by Erika Lilja finds that open-science mandates succeed only when they respect how researchers actually weigh ethics—what to share, when, and with whom.Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTtoolspolicyHuman Progress FoundationSperm whale “vowels” and human-like phonology—what the 2026 study addshttps://humanprogress.us/blog/2026-06-04-sperm-whale-vowel-phonology/https://humanprogress.us/blog/2026-06-04-sperm-whale-vowel-phonology/Project CETI’s April 2026 paper shows whale clicks pattern like human vowels—not random noise, but still not a translated language.Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTecologyHuman Progress FoundationThe galaxy left a receipt in Antarctic ice—and we finally read ithttps://humanprogress.us/blog/2026-06-04-stardust-antarctic-ice-iron-60/https://humanprogress.us/blog/2026-06-04-stardust-antarctic-ice-iron-60/A 2026 Physical Review Letters study traces supernova iron-60 through 80,000 years of frozen snow, mapping the Solar System’s drift into the Local Interstellar Cloud.Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTecologytoolsHuman Progress FoundationDigitizing heritage is preservation—not replacementhttps://humanprogress.us/blog/2025-03-20-cultural-heritage-digitization/https://humanprogress.us/blog/2025-03-20-cultural-heritage-digitization/From endangered languages to museum collections, digital archives extend cultural memory. They work best when communities stay in charge.Thu, 20 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMTcultureHuman Progress FoundationEpigenetic clocks are maturing—what they can (and cannot) tell us about aginghttps://humanprogress.us/blog/2024-11-12-longevity-epigenetic-clocks/https://humanprogress.us/blog/2024-11-12-longevity-epigenetic-clocks/Biological age tests are leaving the lab. Here is how to read the science without mistaking a score for a cure.Tue, 12 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMTlongevityHuman Progress FoundationWhales may use a combinatorial “phonetic” code—what the 2024 study actually foundhttps://humanprogress.us/blog/2024-05-07-sperm-whale-phonetic-alphabet/https://humanprogress.us/blog/2024-05-07-sperm-whale-phonetic-alphabet/MIT and Project CETI analyzed thousands of sperm whale codas and found structured variation—not decoded language, but a step toward understanding other minds.Wed, 08 May 2024 00:00:00 GMTecologyHuman Progress Foundation