Artemis III Orion Crew and Service Modules Joined
Engineers connect the Orion crew and service modules for the Artemis III mission inside the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy
Category: Science
4 lemurs die of human herpesvirus, including one that had been used in a ‘lemur yoga’ class
Four lemurs that had close contact with people, including one via a “lemur yoga” class, caught a human herpesvirus and subsequently died, a new study
‘A fine line between reducing stigma and trivialising conditions’: Social media, self-diagnosis and the glamorization of ADHD
Over the last few decades, the number of people going online for their healthcare needs has skyrocketed. Google receives hundreds of millions of health related
Why do cats yowl?
If you’ve ever been jolted awake by your cat letting out a long, mournful cry in the middle of the night, your sleep-deprived brain may
How a brutal drought may have helped unleash yellow fever in Brazil
Animals searching for water brought the forest to the city, perhaps sparking Brazil’s first yellow fever outbreak in decades.
Total Solar Eclipse in Sunflower Field
This composite image shows the progression of a total solar eclipse over San Millán de los Caballeros, Spain on, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026.
Why Aging May Be a Program, Not a Breakdown
In some ways, we know aging when we see it, from the graying of hair to the wrinkling of skin to declines in motor, sensory
‘Full-on berserker mode’: Archaeologists solve mystery of medieval soldiers with gruesome square holes in their skull
BERLIN — Archaeologists have finally determined which weapon caused mysterious square holes in the skulls of soldiers who died in the 1361 Battle of Visby.
Before we ban kids from social media completely, here’s what we should try first
A push to raise the minimum age for social media and other online services is gaining momentum, beginning with Australia , which recently banned those
A light-based scan could detect deadly bowel disease in preterm babies
Necrotizing enterocolitis strikes premature babies with almost no warning. A new approach aims to detect it early with a quick, low-risk scan.
A photographic memory is wishful thinking
In fiction, photographic memories crack the case or save the day. But our brains can’t hold on to everything — and that’s a good thing.
Rare belching disorder could be treated with singing, study hints — but not everyone is convinced
People with a rare disorder that causes excessive burping may benefit from an unlikely treatment: singing therapy. A new study suggests that this singing approach
‘The lance head was still inside the pelvis’: Mass grave found in Austria may hold casualties of unknown ancient Roman battle
BERLIN — A Roman-era mass grave discovered underneath a soccer field near Vienna holds the skeletons of young men from all over the Roman Empire
‘If this is the new normal, then we are in very deep trouble’: Brazil’s drying aquifers could have ripple effects across the world
Brazil is home to some of the world’s largest aquifers, yet many of those groundwater stores — which provide 55% of the country’s water —