Researchers are combining drones and AI to make removing land mines faster and safer

by News Feed Editor | Mar 5, 2026 | Science

At least 57 nations have live antipersonnel land mines in their territories. In 2024 alone, 1,945 people were killed by mines and 4,325 were injured, 90% of whom were civilians. Nearly half of those were children. Demining operations removed 105,640 mines in the same...

Private Japanese rocket comes up empty again, fails on 3rd-ever launch

by News Feed Editor | Mar 4, 2026 | Science

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Space One’s Kairos rocket launches on its third-ever mission on March 4, 2026 from Spaceport Kii. Space One terminated the flight about two minutes after...

What to know about how GLP-1 medications might fight addiction

by News Feed Editor | Mar 4, 2026 | Science

The blockbuster GLP-1 drugs that have reshaped the treatment of diabetes and obesity may help prevent multiple substance use disorders — and reduce the tragic outcomes they cause, a large new study finds.An analysis published Wednesday in a medical journal looked at...

With time running out, snow drought and warm weather raise wildfire risk in the West

by News Feed Editor | Mar 4, 2026 | Science

A combination of unusually balmy winter weather across much of the Western United States and one of the worst snow droughts in decades has experts bracing for what could be a particularly intense wildfire season.The snowpack is well below average for this time of year...

Is all complex life on Earth related to a concept from Norse mythology? Kind of

by News Feed Editor | Mar 4, 2026 | Science

Scientists are one step closer to understanding the origins of complex life on Earth after shedding new light on a mystery about our microbial ancestors. The key, they suspect, may lie in how simple microbes that lived billions of years ago adapted to the presence of...

‘War of the Worlds’ in reverse? Mars dirt could help fight off a microbial invasion from Earth

by News Feed Editor | Mar 4, 2026 | Science

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover captured this image of “Santa Cruz,” a hill inside the Red Planet’s Jezero Crater, on April 29, 2021. | Credit:...