Rare monolithic menhir discovery near Halberstadt

Archaeologists from the State Office for Monument Preservation and Archaeology of Saxony-Anhalt have discovered a menhir during excavations near Halberstadt in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. Menhirs, meaning “long stones”…

Submerged Roman villa emerges in Lake Fusaro

The remains of a Roman village complex have started to emerge from the waters of Lake Fusaro due to a process of geological uplift known as bradysism. Lake Fusaro is…

For cancer patients, oncologists often have the final word

Credit: Tima Miroshnichenko from Pexels For terminally ill cancer patients, the final days of life are immensely personal, having the choice to continue cancer treatments, or to stop treatments and…

A new study reveals the structure of violent winds 1,300 light years away

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The planet WASP-121b is extreme. It’s a gas giant almost twice as big as Jupiter orbiting extremely close to its star–50 times closer than the Earth…

Immune ‘fingerprints’ aid diagnosis of complex diseases

Immune cells (top) generate highly variable receptors by shuffling DNA segments (second panel) to recognize threats like bacteria (green in third). Identifying ‘successful’ receptors (fourth) can help diagnose complex diseases.…

Blood metabolites tied to childhood growth and cognitive milestones

Directed acyclic graph (DAG) of the association between child serum metabolome and early childhood development. Credit: eLife (2025). DOI: 10.7554/eLife.97982 McMaster University researchers have identified small molecules in the blood…

Multilingualism Starts Early: Study Challenges View on Language Learning

Summary: A new study of 121 infants in Accra, Ghana, reveals that babies regularly hear between two and six languages from multiple caregivers. Unlike the Western model of learning one…

Intel slows $28 bn chip factory project in Ohio

Intel says new chip making plants in Ohio are not slated to begin production until 2030, five years later than originally planned. Struggling US chip maker Intel on Friday pushed…

Efficient lithium extraction method could transform battery supply chains

What time will the private Blue Ghost probe land on the moon Sunday? How to watch live.

The private spaceflight company Firefly Aerospace will attempt its first-ever moon landing in the wee hours of Sunday (March 2) and you’ll be able to see it live, but you…