77 headless skeletons found in a field date back 7,000 years
It sounds like a scene out of a horror movie. Dozens of headless human skeletons resting in a single grave. First discovered in 2022, this Neolithic burial site near the…
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How NASA Science and Artemis Are Shaping the 2026 FIFA World CupÂ
Researchers tested soccer balls aboard the International Space Station to study how internal mass affects motion and stability in microgravity. NASA As the FIFA World Cup approaches, NASA is bringing…
12 endangered piping plover chicks hatch in Michigan and Wisconsin
Following a record-breaking nesting season in 2025, the Great Lakes’ first piping plovers (Charadrius melodus) of the season have hatched. The nonprofit Great Lakes Piping Plover Recovery Effort reported that…
Students discover long-lost Roman villa under high school gym
Like all high schools, Cavour Scientific High School has its fair share of rumors. For years, students swore that their classrooms were built atop ancient, unexplored Roman ruins. Their theories…
Animals have personalities. Here’s what shapes them.
We tend to think of wild animals as being spared from the messy business of personality: the family dramas, the psychological wounds, the baffling quirks that keep resurfacing like whack-a-moles.…
Orphaned baby turkeys think a feather duster is their mom
While turkeys are more associated with the fall, spring is the season of the baby turkey just like with most birds. When two turkeys were left without a mother, staff…
NASA’s X-59 Aircraft Flies Supersonic for First Time
4 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA’s X-59 eXternal Vision System shows Mach 1.077 on Friday, June 5, 2026, marking the aircraft’s first time reaching supersonic speed…
NASA Announces Winners of 2026 University Innovation CompetitionÂ
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology team that won the 2026 RASC-AL competition for their project, Exploration-Class Lunar Integrated Power SystEm. Credit: National Institute of Aerospace NASA announced the Massachusetts Institute…
NASA’s Artemis II Moon Mission Research Continues on Earth
5 min read NASA’s Artemis II Moon Mission Research Continues on Earth Artemis II astronaut Victor Glover walks on a treadmill while in a space suit harnessed to NASA’s Active…
The fastest way to board an airplane, according to science
Navigating air travel in 2026 is full of annoyances, but few bring more dread than the boarding process. What was once a straightforward exercise has grown increasingly complicated due to…