Are bonobos truly the peaceful counterparts to chimps? New study says no

by News Feed Editor | Mar 13, 2026 | Science

By Will DunhamWASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) – Bonobos for years have had the reputation of being the cool hippies of the simian world, with a “make love, not war” ethos, in contrast to their belligerent cousins, the chimpanzees. But is this...

US weather to go nuts with blizzard, polar vortex, heat dome, atmospheric river all at once

by News Feed Editor | Mar 13, 2026 | Science

Nearly every part of the United States is getting walloped by wild weather or just about to be.Days of downpours have begun in Hawaii. The Southwest will soon bake with day after day of record 100-degree-plus (38 Celsius-plus) heat. Two storms will dump snow by the...

NASA targets April 1 as possible launch for moon mission

by News Feed Editor | Mar 12, 2026 | Science

NASA plans to haul its Artemis II moon rocket back out to its seaside launch pad next week to ready the huge booster for blastoff as early as April 1 on a delayed-but-historic flight to send four astronauts on a nine-day trip around the moon, the agency announced...

A wildflower in California reveals a newly documented evolutionary process

by News Feed Editor | Mar 12, 2026 | Science

During California’s worst dry spell in the past 1,200 years, some populations of wildflowers defied the odds to survive the ordeal. Researchers say they now believe these flowers relied on a type of rapid genetic evolution — the first time such a phenomenon has been...

NASA says its Artemis 2 moon rocket is all fixed up. It could launch astronauts to the moon on April 1

by News Feed Editor | Mar 12, 2026 | Science

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.NASA’s Artemis 2 moon rocket is seen inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Feb. 25, 2026, after rolling back from the...

NASA targets April 1 to launch astronauts around the moon

by News Feed Editor | Mar 12, 2026 | Science

NASA plans to launch four astronauts on a long-awaited trip around the moon as early as April 1, it announced Thursday.Lori Glaze, acting associate administrator of NASA’s Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate, said teams are on track to roll the Space...