Metal detectorist finds medieval pendant with a Roman âsecretâ
A discovery on a farm in Essex, England, is a bit of an archaeological version of the 2010 film Inception. In September 2024, a metal detectorist scouring a farm about…
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Poop DNA tests and AI dog surveillance: The tech changing pet care.
It is every pet ownerâs worst nightmare: their beloved furry friend going missing. In 2025, a dog named Ziggy made a break for it and bolted during a road trip…
Why do your joints hurt when itâs cold? We asked a doctor.
Each winter, over a million âsnowbirdsâ descend on places like Florida and Arizona to avoid the seasonâs freezing temperatures and instead, ride it out in warmth. For many, itâs simply…
NASA Astronaut to Answer Questions from Students in Pennsylvania
NASA astronauts Chris Williams and Zena Cardman, both Expedition 74 flight engineers, work on spacesuit maintenance inside the International Space Stationâs Quest airlock on Dec. 16, 2025. Credit: NASA NASA…
Weird bird mouths go all the way back to the first avian dinosaur
The Archaeopteryx is one of evolutionâs most infamous speciesâbut itâs also a very confusing creature. All present-day birds are technically dinosaurs, but the 150-million-year-old, raven-sized hunter is the earliest known…
Hair samples reveal the benefits of lead regulation
The evidence is clearâand in your hair. Americans were exposed to as much as 100 times more lead in their daily lives than they are today before the Environmental Protection…
Teen discovers Australiaâs oldest dinosaur fossilâalmost 70 years ago
In 1958, an Australian teenager named Bruce Runnegar uncovered a mysterious dinosaur footprint during a visit to a quarry with school friends. He kept the fossil for years, eventually becoming…
NASAâs Orion Spacecraft at Launch Pad
NASA/Brandon Hancock NASAâs Orion spacecraft, which will carry the Artemis II crew around the Moon, sits at the launch pad on Jan. 17, 2026, after rollout. It rests atop the…
Caterpillars use tiny hairs to hear
Have you ever walked into a room full of caterpillars? While the answer for most people is probably no, those of us who have may have noticed the insects reacting…
Groundhogs donât poop during hibernation and 6 other random facts
Despite advances in meteorological technology, we still keep a close eye on a rodentâs burrow every February 2 for a weather forecast. While groundhogsâalso called woodchucksâhave been associated with the…