Having a cursory glance at science headlines this week, you could be forgiven for thinking that life is futile and that the existential dread that sometimes bubbles up is warranted. Whether it was the news of the "God of Chaos" asteroid potentially hitting Earth (albeit incredibly unlikely), the possible collapse of the Gulf Stream throwing tropical monsoons into chaos, or the "doomsday" fish that is supposedly a portent of earthquakes, things look bleak.
However, where there is darkness, there is light, and so we also learned of an amazing discovery that could revolutionize your gadgets, watched an ethereal "spaghetti monster" dance across the seafloor, and investigated a new tool to see how healthy your gut microbiome is.
