NASA will roll Artemis 2 moon rocket back to the launch pad on March 20

by News Feed Editor | Mar 17, 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...

Researchers develop biodegradable, plant-based packaging from natural fibers – new research

by News Feed Editor | Mar 17, 2026 | Science

Jie Wu, an engineering graduate student, was studying a type of striking white beetle found in Southeast Asia and attempting to figure out how to mimic its brilliant color when an unexpected discovery upended the experiment.Jie and I had been hoping to identify...

Scientists say marijuana doesn’t ease anxiety or other mental health conditions

by News Feed Editor | Mar 16, 2026 | Science

Using medical or recreational marijuana to ease symptoms of numerous mental health conditions doesn’t work, according to two new analyses of existing gold-standard research.Medical marijuana includes products with cannabidiol, or CBD, and delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol,...

Paleontologists uncover a new ‘Spinosaurus’ species by following a clue from a decades-old book into the Sahara Desert

by News Feed Editor | Mar 16, 2026 | Science

My fixation on a small, desolate locale in the heart of the Sahara Desert started with a single line buried in a 630-page tome in French about the rocks of the central Sahara: “Dent de Carcharodontosaurus saharicus Depéret,” which translates to “tooth of...

Paul Ehrlich, often called alarmist for dire warnings about human harms to the Earth, believed scientists had a responsibility to speak out

by News Feed Editor | Mar 16, 2026 | Science

Stanford University biologist Paul Ehrlich, who died March 15, 2026, in Palo Alto, California, was a scientific crusader whose dire predictions about population growth, world hunger and environmental collapse made headlines and sparked controversy for...

Molten alien planet with sulfur-choked atmosphere displays unique hellscape

by News Feed Editor | Mar 16, 2026 | Science

By Will DunhamWASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) – Astronomers have spotted a planet orbiting a star in our neighborhood of the Milky Way galaxy that presents a unique hellscape – covered with a perpetual ocean of magma and enveloped by a noxious and fiercely...