Venus And Saturn Meet After Sunset This Weekend — A Once-A-Year Event

Venus and Saturn will appear within about one degree of each other this weekend, making this one of the closest naked-eye planetary pairings of 2026.

Fewer Than 2% Of Older Pedestrians Can Cross The Street In Time

The length of the green signal on pedestrian crossings assumes that people can walk at a speed of 1.2 m/s. Scientists find that very few older people can walk that fast.

3 Signs You Were ‘Born In The Wrong Era,’ By A Psychologist

Have you ever gotten the feeling that you belong in another century? Psychology says there may be a reason for feeling like you were born in the wrong era.

3 Reasons Why ‘Future Faking’ Feels So Addictive, By A Psychologist

Future faking isn’t always manipulation. Your attachment style may influence who overpromises and who falls for those promises.

A Biologist Explains Why Some People Are ‘Mosquito Magnets’

Why do mosquitoes seem to single you out at picnics and after sunset? Science is starting to smell the answer, and it’s in your very skin.

After Almost 3 Years, A Tiny Window To Vaccinate Zero-Dose Kids In Sudan

Vaccination is even more important during crisis. “Children who are not well fed are very fragile,” as malnutrition weakens immunity.

Bill Gates’ nuclear company is the first to get approval to build next-gen reactor
Bill Gates’ nuclear company is the first to get approval to build next-gen reactor

Bill Gates-founded nuclear energy startup TerraPower has been granted approval from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to build a next-generation reactor in Wyoming. This is the first commercial-scale, advanced nuclear power plant to ever receive the federal permit, according to the press release, and will be the first commercial reactor constructed in the US in almost […]

Photographer Captures Rare Blue Line On Tuesday’s ‘Blood Moon’ Eclipse

A photographer in California revealed a rare phenomenon during Tuesday’s “blood moon” total lunar eclipse —a thin, bluish band across the red moon. Here’s what it is.

Clocks ‘Spring Forward’ This Sunday: When Daylight Saving Time Begins

Clocks spring forward at 2 a.m. Sunday, March 8, 2026. Here’s exactly when Daylight Saving Time begins and ends in the U.S., Canada, the U.K. and Europe.

Northern Lights Alert: 10 States In Line For Aurora Thursday Night

NOAA is forecasting a G1-class geomagnetic storm on Thursday, March. 5, through Friday, March 6, with the aurora borealis possible from northern U.S. states and Canada.