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Friday, March 20, 2026: Your daily roundup of the biggest science stories making headlines.
The first flying taxis could start operating in 2026 — will this new form of transport actually take off?
Flying cars have been on the cusp of a breakthrough for a while, so what’s stopping them from taking to the skies?
Unusual burials of Celtic ‘warriors’ discovered in France point to violent deaths
Archaeologists have unearthed a Celtic cemetery in France that holds 18 unusual seated burials.
This bat fossil could fill in a piece of the evolutionary puzzle
Two 52 million-year-old bat skeletons discovered in an ancient lake bed in Wyoming are the oldest bat fossils ever found — and they reveal a
US gets D+ grade for rising preterm birth rates, new report finds
The rate of premature birth in the United States is climbing, according to the infant and maternal health nonprofit March of Dimes.
7 rumors about Chuck Norris we’ve gone toe-to-toe with over the years
The martial arts master’s life featured movie roles, “Walker, Texas Ranger,” political activism, and decades of jokes about his legacy of toughness.
Don’t believe rumor Trump told Pope Leo XIV to ‘sit down’ amid Iran war debate
The claim about the presidential-papal confrontation was just another in a long line of AI-generated fictions widely shared on Facebook.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer actor Nicholas Brendon dies aged 54
Brendon died of “natural cases”, his family said in a statement, remembering him as “passionate” and “sensitive”.
Watch: Thick smoke billows from South Korea car parts plant in deadly fire
At least 10 people were killed and dozens injured when a huge blaze engulfed a car parts factory in the central city of Daejeon.
Chuck Norris memes were undefeated for a generation of young fans
Chuck Norris became an inadvertent source of humour for a viral online celebration of his movie tough guy persona.
Watch: Missile lands next to presenter during live report from Lebanon
In footage from Russian state broadcaster RT, correspondent Steve Sweeney is seen diving off screen as a missile hits.
Star Trek’s groundbreaking gay Klingon is battling hate in the sci-fi fandom
Depending on where you get your information, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, the latest installment of the Star Trek franchise, is either “an angsty teen drama
Jury finds Musk owes damages to Twitter investors for his tweets
On Friday, a jury in California determined that Elon Musk had misled investors in Twitter via public statements that depressed the price of the company’s
You’re likely already infected with a brain-eating virus you’ve never heard of
There’s a virus you may have never heard of before that is estimated to infect up to 90 percent of people and lurks quietly in