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Artemis II: NASA is preparing for a return to the moon, but why is it going back?
NASA's Artemis II mission is sending humans back to the moon for the first time since the Apollo era. Here are the reasons why the U.S. wants to return.
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Forget about the Big Spring Sale — these 9 early fitness deals leave Amazon far behind
Where to shop to save more on running shoes, exercise equipment and fitness essentials.
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Iran war could push global food insecurity to record levels, leaving 363 million people hungry
Analysis from the United Nations World Food Programme suggests that if the war in Iran continues until June, an additional 45 million people will be without enough food.
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Dark message warning enemy to 'learn your lesson' found inscribed on 2,000-year-old sling bullet from ancient Holy Land
Archaeologists have discovered a 2,000-year-old lead bullet in the Holy Land with a darkly sarcastic inscription in Greek.
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'Parasites of human societies': How did we end up so close to cats?
In the book "The Call of the Honeyguide," applied ecologist Rob Dunn explores mutually beneficial relationships between different species. But Dunn argues the relationship between humans and cats may force a rethink of what shape these mutualisms can take.
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Drought paradox study reveals plants around Colorado River turn to groundwater when it gets too hot and dry, reducing flow into the already strained basin
Vegetation draws on groundwater during dry summers, leaving less water for the river and, ultimately, people.
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Rare 'daytime fireball' meteor creates powerful sonic boom as 7-ton space rock explodes above eastern US
A fridge-size space rock spectacularly broke apart over Ohio at 40,000 mph, creating a loud boom and a "fireball" that shone in the bright blue daytime sky. The rare sight, which exploded with the equivalent force of 250 tons of TNT, was also seen from space.
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New AI image generator runs using 10 times fewer steps than today's best models — and it's coming to smartphones and laptops
Researchers have developed an AI image generator that produces images in just four steps, rather than dozens. This could bring fast, private image generation directly to consumer devices.
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Enjoy 'Born to be Wild' and all your favorite nature documentaries on your travels with this best-ever ExpressVPN deal
Now at its lowest-ever price, this deal on one of the top-rated VPNs could save you $300, but you'll have to hurry as deals end March 19.
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7 best deep-sky targets to observe this galaxy season
Spring in the Northern Hemisphere is the time to explore and capture breathtaking deep-sky galaxies, from bright showpieces to faint cosmic challenges.
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Best sports earbuds 2026: For runners, swimmers and other fitness enthusiasts
We have tried countless sports earbuds and workout-friendly headphones — these are the six models that we recommend the most.
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Live Science Today: Meningitis is back and Iran war fertilizer shock
Wednesday, March 18, 2026: Your daily roundup of the biggest science stories making headlines.
AI uses as much energy as Iceland but scientists aren’t worried
AI’s growing energy use sounds alarming, but its global climate impact may be far smaller than expected. Researchers found that while AI consumes huge amounts of electricity, it barely moves the needle on overall emissions. The real impact is more localized, especially around data centers. Meanwhile
Even JWST can’t see through this planet’s massive haze
Kepler-51d is a giant, ultra-light “super-puff” planet wrapped in an unusually thick haze that’s blocking scientists from seeing what it’s made of. Observations from JWST revealed that this haze may be one of the largest ever detected, possibly stretching as wide as Earth itself. The planet’s low de
AI-powered robot learns how to harvest tomatoes more efficiently
A new tomato-picking robot is learning to think before it acts. Instead of simply identifying ripe fruit, it predicts how easy each tomato will be to harvest and adjusts its approach accordingly. This smarter strategy boosted success rates to 81%, with the robot even switching angles when needed. Th
MIT scientists finally see hidden quantum “jiggling” inside superconductors
MIT physicists have built a powerful new microscope that uses terahertz light to uncover hidden quantum motions inside superconductors. By compressing this normally unwieldy light into a tiny region, they were able to observe electrons moving together in a frictionless, wave-like state for the first
Scientists used 7,000 GPUs to simulate a tiny quantum chip in extreme detail
Researchers have pushed quantum chip design into a new era by simulating every physical detail before fabrication. Using a supercomputer with nearly 7,000 GPUs, they modeled how signals travel and interact inside an ultra-tiny chip. Unlike earlier “black box” approaches, this method captures real ma
Study finds ChatGPT gets science wrong more often than you think
A new study put ChatGPT to the test by asking it to judge whether hundreds of scientific hypotheses were true or false—and the results were far from reassuring. While the AI got it right about 80% of the time on the surface, its performance dropped significantly when accounting for random guessing,
JWST reveals a strange sulfur world unlike any planet we know
Astronomers have identified a strange new kind of exoplanet that challenges how scientists classify worlds beyond our Solar System. The planet, L 98-59 d, appears to contain a vast ocean of molten rock beneath its surface that traps large amounts of sulfur deep inside. Observations from the James We
This massive crater could expose the heart of a lost planet
A mysterious metal-rich asteroid called Psyche has been baffling scientists for over two centuries, and its true origin remains one of the biggest unanswered questions in planetary science. Is it the exposed core of a failed planet, or a chaotic mix of rock and metal forged through countless violent