Gold coin discovered by a metal detectorist in the UK may have been dropped by a Viking invader from the Great Heathen Army
A gold coin minted more than 1,000 years ago as an imitation of a more famous coin may be a relic of the “Great Heathen...
Month : March 2026
‘An entirely new tool for cosmology’: The gravitational wave background could mend our broken understanding of the universe
Physicists may have a brand-new way to measure the expansion rate of the universe — one of the biggest outstanding mysteries in cosmology — using...
March 3 ‘blood moon’ total lunar eclipse dazzles millions around the world (photos)
As the full moon started to set over North America in the early hours of March 3, it briefly plunged into the darkest part of...
Vanuatu’s ‘barefoot volcanologist’ stands at ash- and sulfur-spewing Mount Yasur in award-winning photograph
A photograph of an amateur volcanologist standing barefoot on the lava fields of Vanuatu’s Mount Yasur has won the Portraiture category of the Open competition...
Readers Lean On Congress To Solve Crises in Research and Rehab
Letters to the Editor is a periodic feature. We welcome all comments and will publish a selection. We edit for length and clarity and require full names. We...
Federal Aid for Lead Cleanup Is Receding. That’s a Problem for Cash-Strapped Cities.
Halle Parker, Verite News Tighter regulations and an influx of federal money in recent years have helped communities across the U.S. initiate efforts to clean...
Lady of Elche: A 2,400-year-old bust of a mysterious ‘highborn’ woman from pre-Roman Spain
QUICK FACTS Name: Lady of Elche What it is: A limestone bust Where it is from: Elche, Spain When it was made: Circa 400 to...
Families Defend Disability Services Amid Medicaid Cuts
Families of Idahoans with disabilities say their lives could be upended as lawmakers in the state’s Republican-dominated legislature mull sweeping cuts. Services at risk include...
Medicaid Is Paying for More Dental Care. GOP Cuts Threaten To Reverse the Trend.
Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News Star Quinn moved to Kingsport, Tennessee, in 2023, the same year the state began covering dental costs for about 600,000...
Pain lasts longer in women, and immune cells may the culprit
Pain is something most people experience after an injury, whether from a sprained ankle, surgery or car accident. Normally pain fades as the body heals....