March 12, 2026
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NASA says teams are ‘go’ for fresh Artemis II moon launch attempt but admits risks remain
NASA is planning to roll its moon mission rocket back out later this month, with an April 1 target…

March 12, 2026
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NASA says teams are ‘go’ for fresh Artemis II moon launch attempt but admits risks remain
NASA is planning to roll its moon mission rocket back out later this month, with an April 1 target…

When Jean-Luc Picard was appointed captain of the USS Enterprise-D in 1987, there was a lot of head-scratching among followers of Starfleet. Who was this bald French guy with a distractingly English accent? Why did he talk like a Shakespearean…

Scientists studying sulfate-rich terrains on Mars believe they may have identified a previously unknown mineral hidden in layered deposits near the planet’s vast canyon system. By combining spacecraft observations with laboratory…

Archaeologists in southern Italy have uncovered the graves of two children who were buried wearing large bronze belts nearly 2,500 years ago. The metallic accessories are unusual because they are typically found only in adult male burials from…

It’s no secret that prolonged periods spent in microgravity take a toll on the human body. This includes muscle atrophy, loss of bone density, and changes in the cardiovascular, endocrine, and nervous systems.
But for female astronauts, there…

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Scientists identified a fossil from New Mexico as belonging to a dinosaur that may have been an ancestor of the Tyrannosaurus Rex.
The research shows large tyrannosaurs lived in New Mexico millions of years…

Blackwater lakes and rivers in the Congo Basin are releasing ancient carbon into the atmosphere, a new study shows. Previously, scientists thought this carbon was safely stored in the surrounding peatlands, but the research reveals that’s not…

Summary: For the last century, music was largely viewed as a cultural invention—a “luxury” of human civilization. However, new research argues that humans are fundamentally “musical animals.” The study presents a synthesis of two…

March 12, 2026
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Dolphins have been stranding in droves on the shores of Patagonia. Scientists think they’ve found the culprit
Dolphins washing up on the shores of Patagonia may have been fleeing orcas in the…