NASA targets Artemis II crewed moon mission for April 1 launch
A six-day launch window opens on April 1 from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The lunar orbital mission would be the first time humans
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A large fossil leg bone hints at T. rex’s origins, but scientists disagree
A new analysis of a large fossil shinbone suggests T. rex ancestors came from North America instead of Asia. Not everyone agrees.
Exceptionally rare sighting of planets colliding may shed light on the crash that formed the moon
Astronomers say a distant, sunlike star shows signs of a catastrophic planet-on-planet crash that may mirror the ancient impact that formed Earth’s moon.
Children wearing bronze ‘warrior’ belts discovered in 2,500-year-old cemetery in Italy
Archaeologists have uncovered the graves of two pre-Roman children who were buried like male warriors.
‘Blackwater’ lakes and rivers in the Congo Basin are now emitting ancient carbon into the atmosphere
Carbon that has been buried in the Congo Basin’s peatlands for millennia is seeping into lakes and rivers. Why this is happening remains unclear, but
Webb Spots Details in Nearby Spiral Galaxy
Two powerful instruments of the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope joined forces to create this scenic galaxy view. This spiral galaxy is named NGC 5134
Scientists use ‘negative light’ to send secret messages hidden inside heat
Using a phenomenon called “negative light,” scientists invisibly transferred data disguised as background thermal radiation.
‘Interstellar messenger’ 3I/ATLAS could be nearly as old as the universe itself, James Webb telescope observations reveal
The comet formed in a cold and distant part of the early Milky Way up to 12 billion years ago, potentially putting it just under
Bonobos are just as aggressive as chimps, but there’s a key difference — the female bonobos
A new study of chimpanzee and bonobo groups at zoos reveals similar levels of aggression. However, scientists found stark sex-based differences between the species.
Why African striped mice can be the best of dads — or the worst
Environmental cues can flip a molecular switch in the brain, turning males from caregivers to killers.
A strange ‘chirp’ in a brilliant stellar blast points to a magnetar
Superluminous supernovas are the brightest stellar explosions in the universe. Astronomers may have found a mechanism that can trigger these events.
Easy-to-use solar panels are coming, but utilities are trying to delay them
Utilities are convincing lawmakers around the U.S. to delay bills that would allow people to buy solar panels, plug them into an outlet and begin
A ‘mass migration’ of stars from the Milky Way’s center could explain why there’s life in our solar system
The Gaia telescope spotted more than 6,000 sunlike stars, all of which appear to have migrated from the galaxy’s center more than 4 billion years
‘It’s nature calling to humans, and humans deciding whether or not to reply’: Why we need to start paying attention to our mutually beneficial relationships with other species
Live Science spoke with Rob Dunn, an applied ecologist and author of the book “The Call of the Honeyguide,” about “mutualism” — how different species