Broken weapons in Chinese tomb reveals enduring philosophy of peace

Archaeologists working near Xi’an in north-west China have uncovered a Western Zhou dynasty burial site that is offering fresh insight into ancient attitudes towards war, memory and the philosophy of…

Brain’s Endurance Program: Hypothalamus Remembers Exercise

Summary: We usually think of fitness as something that happens in the muscles, lungs, and heart. However, a new study co-led reveals that the brain actually “programs” our physical endurance.…

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 205 — All About Artemis

All About Artemis – The Brilliance of Artemis 2 – YouTube Watch On On Episode 205 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik discuss the flight of…

Ship burial confirmed at Herlaugshaugen in northern Norway

Archaeologists excavating the burial mound at Herlaugshaugen on the island of Leka have confirmed that the site once contained a ship, settling a long-standing question surrounding one of Norway’s best-known…

NEAF 2026 returns to New York this weekend with all-star astronaut lineup and ‘world’s largest’ space expo

Thousands of enthusiasts, professionals and curious skywatchers will gather this weekend for the world’s largest and most spectacular astronomy and space expo. The Northeast Astronomy Forum & Space Expo 2026…

Experts Finally Agree on What “Wellbeing” Actually Means

Summary: For decades, “mental wellbeing” has been a fuzzy, catch-all term that meant different things to different people. A landmark study has finally provided the world’s first international consensus. By…

KATRIN Narrows Down the Range of Neutrinos’ Mass

The Science    Scientists have known about the existence of neutrinos – tiny fundamental particles that almost never interact with matter – for 95 years. Nobel Prize-winning work in 1998 showed that their…

Doctors can refuse to treat LGBTQ+ patients in several states – these religious exemption laws lead to drops in HIV testing

An increasing number of U.S. states have passed laws that allow health care providers – including doctors, nurses and pharmacists – to refuse to treat patients based on their personal…

What declining vaccination rates mean for families in Allegheny County – where 1 in 3 kindergarten classrooms lack herd immunity for measles

As the risk of measles remains an ongoing concern, herd immunity in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, is already slipping. According to data obtained via The Washington Post in January 2026, 1…

Tobacco is still one of the world’s top killers – here are the key obstacles to enacting generational smoking bans

Smoking is really bad for you. Most people know that. Even smokers think smoking is bad for one’s health. But most people don’t know just how bad it is. More…