The oldest known dice in the world are roughly 12,000 years old and from western North America, a new study suggests. Before the discovery, the oldest dice recorded were from Mesopotamia, made around
At 6:36 pm Cape Canaveral time, NASA’s SLS rocket lifted off without incident with the four members of the Artemis II spacecraft aboard. During the first few hours, Orion will complete its journey
This is a developing story and will be updated periodically. For the first time in more than half a century, humans are flying toward the moon. At 6:35 p.m. Eastern on April 1,
Virtual replicas of individual patients’ hearts have allowed doctors to refine and personalize a lifesaving medical procedure for dangerous rhythm disturbances. Like flight simulators for physicians, these “digital twins” give doctors a way
The US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved a new obesity pill called Foundayo. Taken once daily, the pill is made by pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly, which also manufactures the popular weight-loss
Senior physics writer Emily Conover has a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Chicago. She is a two-time winner of the D.C. Science Writers’ Association Newsbrief award and a winner of the
The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration is about to write a new chapter in the history of space exploration. The agency is preparing for the launch of Artemis II, a mission that
After multiple delays, rocket repairs, and a restructuring of the program to return to the moon, the Artemis II mission is ready for liftoff. If there are no problems, four astronauts will inaugurate
Vice President J.D. Vance has spent years urging people in the United States to have more babies. With the announcement that he and his wife, Usha, are expecting their fourth child in July,
Last year, just before the Fourth of July holiday, the US Space Force officially took ownership of a new operating system for the GPS navigation network, raising hopes that one of the military’s
