A pair of surgical scissors from the Ming Dynasty tomb of physician Xia Quan. (Ling et al., Antiquity, 2026) This Week In ...

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SpaceX Starship launches are on hold pending an investigation into last week’s test flight.

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Artemis II inspired the public but the Trump administration wants to slash the science underpinning human spaceflight ...

For the sake of science and exploration, astronauts give up basic comforts—including clean laundry. This "laundry gun" might help.

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