Ice Age dice show early Native Americans may have understood probability
Native Americans have been playing with dice in games of chance for more than 12,000 years, according to a new paper published in the journal
Smoky, fast-moving wildfire triggers evacuation orders in Southern California
The fire was burning in a populated — but not densely so — unincorporated part of Riverside County, in a recreational area near the city
‘I’m still haunted that he died alone’: The last voices of the Covid inquiry
Bereaved families have the final say as the Covid inquiry completes three years of public hearings.
Covid inquiry chair defends £200m cost and four-year process on final day
Baroness Heather Hallett said completing the hearings in under four years was an achievement but critics have questioned its cost.
Don’t Believe The Rumors: The World’s Oldest Tortoise Is Very Much Alive
Jonathan, who is estimated to be around 193 years of age, is still kicking — albeit slowly — on the island of St. Helena.
This week has been far from normal – for several reasons
“There is nothing normal about this.”
Italian rehabilitation robotics startup Wearable Robotics raises €5M to expand its arm exoskeleton
The Pisa-based Sant’Anna spin-off has deployed its ALEX RS bilateral upper-limb exoskeleton across 20 countries since founding in 2014. CDP Venture Capital led the Series
Palestinian Christians in Gaza mark Good Friday
Palestinian Christians in Gaza marked Good Friday at the Holy Family Church during a fragile ceasefire.
Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona: La Liga preview – teams, start time, lineups
Barcelona will be without Raphinha for all three rapid-fire matches against Atletico Madrid in the coming weeks.
Iran war live: Tehran downs 2 US warplanes; Israel bombs Lebanon bridges
Celebrations in Tehran as Iran’s military says the strikes show its forces still have fighting capability.
NASA’s Artemis II crew are quite the photographers. See what they’ve snapped so far
Many of the photos that have come out of the moon mission so far were taken by crew members. NASA says the crew is getting
What’s so cool about the far side of the moon? A NASA Artemis II scientist explains
NPR’s Scott Detrow speaks with NASA’s Kelsey Evans Young, the Artemis science flight operations lead, about the rigors of space and the lunar slingshot to
EPA flags microplastics, pharmaceuticals as contaminants in drinking water
There is public concern about health risks from the chemicals, especially from the Make America Healthy Again movement. The agency’s move doesn’t in itself guarantee