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Quick facts What it is: A view of the moon from the Artemis II crew Where it is: Aristarchus Plateau, on the moon’s near side When it was shared: Oct. 8, 2026 What color is the moon? Ask an Earthling, and you’ll get a predictably monochromatic answer: white or gray. But ask the four crewmembers […]

Aqueducts are some of the ancient Romans’ most prominent surviving archaeological remains. These aqueducts relied on gravity to bring down the water to cities gradually. But some, such as the aqueduct at Aspendos in Turkey, had sections where they had to go uphill. So how did the Romans get water to flow upward? The Romans

For decades, photojournalist Steve Winter has traveled across the world capturing incredible images of big cats as part of his work for National Geographic. Yet he didn’t photograph an animal professionally until he was 34. “If anybody had said, ‘You’re going to work with big cats for 25 years of your career,’ I would have

The written word is one of humanity’s most important information technologies. Without it, mathematical and scientific discoveries would be lost to history. But it can also lock ideas in place long after they’ve stopped making sense. So does writing speed up cultural change or slow it down? Russell Gray, a professor in the Department of

Flu season is off to an early start in some parts of the U.S., data shows. In a typical year, U.S. flu activity starts building in late fall — typically in October or November — and peaks between December and February. This year, flu activity is currently low but rising nationwide: During the week ending

By the middle of the 20th century, it had begun to seem that biology was almost solved. Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection explained how organisms change and adapt. The modern science of genetics showed how it works at the molecular scale. Genes governing the traits of organisms get passed down from parent