1,000-year-old altar and human sacrifices of the Toltec Empire discovered in Mexico
Mexican archaeologists have unearthed a square stone altar used for human sacrifices during the Toltec Empire more than 1,000 years ago. The altar, human bones, obsidian knife and ceramic vessels were discovered during excavations for a transportation project near the Tula ruins, about 55 miles (88 kilometers) north of Mexico City. In a translated statement […]
China’s lander reveals giant radiation ‘cavity’ between Earth and moon – could change the way lunar exploration is done
Could becoming a ‘morning person’ on the moon improve your health? Scientists have identified what they believe to be a ‘cavity’ near Earth’s moon with reduced cosmic radiation. The discovery could help reduce astronauts’ exposure to harmful radiation on future lunar missions by timing some ground activities to local morning hours. The discovery, based on […]
NASA announces ‘nearly impossible’ space plans, including $20 billion moon base and humanity’s first nuclear-powered interplanetary spacecraft
NASA has announced a “nearly impossible” plan to ramp up its moon-landing efforts and launch a nuclear-powered spacecraft by 2028. The change is yet another shake-up of the Artemis program that will see NASA pause development of the Lunar Gateway, humanity’s first lunar space station, and instead use its parts for a newly announced $20 […]
Is the metaverse finally dead and buried? What’s really going on with the embattled idea of living in virtual worlds.
Is the idea of the metaverse dead? Even without a much hotter technology in the form of artificial intelligence (AI) capturing the public conversation, most ordinary people have stopped talking about it, beyond reminiscing about the COVID-19-era hype and catty quips at the technology’s expense. The hype was once so loud that one of the […]
Endangered hare found in an unexpected location for the first time in 40 years, but it was already dead
Scientists have announced the first confirmed sighting of the endangered hare in part of its range in 40 years, after discovering a completely flattened hare carcass on the side of the road. When researchers were visiting Hainan Island in southern China for field research, one of the members happened to discover a traffic accident. Even […]
Scientists race to save Australia’s ‘zombie trees’ from rapidly spreading fungal disease
Australian scientists are in a desperate race to save a newly identified ‘zombie tree’ from Queensland’s rainforest before it disappears. Researchers discovered that the tree, Rodamnia zombie, can no longer produce flowers, fruit or seeds, and although it remains viable, it is unable to reproduce on its own in the wild. Only discovered in 2020 […]
Live Science Today: NASA announces $20 billion moon base amid unprecedented wildfires
Today’s top news NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman speaks at NASA’s Ignition event on Tuesday, March 24, 2026. (Image credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls) NASA yesterday announced ambitious plans for a return to the moon. Jared Isaacman, the space agency’s chief, announced that the space agency would cancel a planned space station in lunar orbit and send a […]
Diagnostic dilemma: A man’s cross tattoo on his neck disappears, causing skin damage when it disappears.
Patient: 20-year-old male living in China Symptoms: Patient had a red cross tattoo on his neck, just below his voice box. But after three months, the ink disappeared. The man developed lumps on both sides of his neck that gradually grew in size. A sunken scar appeared where the ink had once been, and an […]
Mars secretly harbors gem-like crystals, including rubies and perhaps sapphires.
Observations by the Perseverance rover suggest that Mars’ rocks are filled with ruby-like crystals, and astronomers say other valuable minerals like sapphire may also be present throughout the Red Planet. An international team of researchers presented their findings based on observations in spring 2025 at the 57th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference held in Texas […]
As climate change worsens, new research suggests drought could fuel the rise of antibiotic-resistant superbugs.
Studies of soil microbes have shown that drought favors microbes that survive antibiotics. They also found that some resistance genes from soil-dwelling bacteria were found in samples of antibiotic-resistant pathogens taken from hospitalized patients. Because bacteria can easily exchange large chunks of genetic information (a process called horizontal gene transfer), increased resistance in soil-dwelling microbes […]