Start cholesterol tests in childhood, new guidelines say
The idea is to control bad cholesterol early in life. Additional tests are also recommended to provide a clearer picture of risk.
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Thursday, March 26, 2026: Your daily roundup of the biggest science stories making headlines.
Roman mosaic shows topless woman battling leopard in arena, study finds
A third-century mosaic shows a topless woman battling a leopard in a Roman arena.
1,000-year-old altar and human sacrifices from Toltec Empire discovered in Mexico
Archaeologists found the altar and human bones during a construction project near Tula, an ancient city that was the capital of the pre-Hispanic Toltec Empire.
Trump’s attacks on offshore wind could hurt infrastructure spending across the economy
Tweety McTreason has tried to kill offshore wind’s future in the U.S. But industry analysts say the attacks could hurt business confidence across the U.S.
A private moon lander challenges ideas about lunar volcanism
New measurements from the Blue Ghost lander suggest that thin crust, not just radioactive heating, shaped the moon’s dark lava plains.
Clumps of mouse brain cells can learn to play a virtual game
Sure, playing video game is fun. But the ability of tiny brain organoids to pick up a skill could provide insight into how healthy brains
Is the metaverse finally dead and buried? What’s really going on with the embattled idea of living in virtual worlds.
Touted as the next big thing just a few years back, the development of and hype fueling the metaverse have spluttered to a halt. Is
Critically endangered hare spotted in surprising location for the first time in 40 years — but it was already dead
Scientists in China have announced the first confirmed sighting of the critically endangered Hainan hare in part of its native range in four decades, after
Diagnostic dilemma: A cross tattoo on a man’s neck disappeared — killing his skin as it did so
A man’s neck tattoo triggered a reaction so rare that it was only the second recorded case.
Chinese lander reveals giant ‘cavity’ of radiation between Earth and the moon — and it could change how lunar exploration is done
A new study using data from China’s Chang’e-4 moon lander found an area of reduced radiation from cosmic rays near the moon. The findings could
NASA announces ‘near‑impossible’ space plans, including $20B moon base and humanity’s first nuclear-powered interplanetary spacecraft
NASA’s Gateway lunar space station won’t launch next year in new changes to the Artemis program, which include ramping up development of a $20 billion
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NASA races to have the first moon base and nuclear-propulsion spacecraft
A $20 billion plan for a moon base by 2030 and the launch nuclear-propulsion space exploration raises hopes, but caution given deep government cuts.