The moon has been slowly shrinking for millions of years. Now‚ as Artemis 3 nears its 2026 launch date‚ geologists worry about whether moonquakes and lunar landslides will impact landing.

Researchers in Morocco happened upon a trackway containing 85 well-preserved human footprints that are some of the oldest in the world.

Scientists have uncovered a unique group of virus-like entities in the human gut and mouth.

Get what you need to know to start your day. Even before the drone strike that killed three U.S. service members in Jordan on Sunday‚ the Biden administration was planning for a moment just like this‚ debating how it might strike back in ways that would deter Iran’s proxy forces and send a message that Tehran would not miss. But the options range from the unsatisfying to the highly risky. Mr. Biden could order strikes on the proxy forces‚ a major escalation of the whack-a-mole attacks it has...

On Thursday evening‚ the state of Alabama executed Kenneth Eugene Smith by nitrogen gas. Now‚ there are dueling narratives about what happened. Alabama claims it went perfectly‚ proving that nitrogen is a humane‚ effective alternative to lethal injection (which it previously tried‚ unsuccessfully‚ to use on Smith). It says that based on this experience‚ other states should follow its example. But witness accounts suggest that Smith’s death was cruel and tortuous. I wanted to be one of those...

Snopes‚ a media outfit still regarded by some as an arbiter of truth and a checker of facts‚ has issued a correction after pushing a blatant falsehood that painted President Joe Biden in a positive light. Biden was in Wisconsin last week‚ hyping his administration's pre-election injection of taxpayer funds into infrastructure projects in the swing state. During his promotional tour‚ the 81-year-old Democrat joined Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) in visiting a construction site in Superior. While...