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Bavarian Premier Söder Visits BMW Plant in South Carolina

Skip next section International break: Germany's World Cup winners and losers March 31, 2026 International break: Germany's World Cup winners and losers In the international friendlies before the FIFA World Cup, some players on Germany's national football team made the most of their chances, while others missed the opportunity to impress.

15,800-Year-Old Puppy Reveals Ancient Human–Dog Bond

A female puppy that lived some 15,800 years ago in present-day Turkey has been labeled as the earliest-known dog by scientists in papers published on Wednesday. The remains are nearly 5,000 years older than the previously known oldest dog.

NASA to Build Moon Base, Pauses Lunar Orbit Station

NASA will cancel plans to deploy a space station in lunar orbit, instead focusing on the construction of a roughly $20 billion (about €17.25 billion) base on the moon's surface over the next seven years.

How Long to Drain Every Last Drop?

It makes sense to squeeze every last drop of milk into our coffee and drizzle the remains of our expensive olive oil over our salad — so we stand in our kitchens, holding bottles or cartons at awkward angles, waiting and watching with varying degrees of patience. How long do we have to wait?

H3D: Africa’s Center for Homegrown Drug Discovery

Kelly Chibale founded the Holistic Drug Discovery and Development Centre at the University of Cape Town in South Africa, a facility with everything needed to discover drugs for some of humanity's most intractable ailments.

How Long to Wait for the Last Drop

It makes sense to squeeze every last drop of milk into our coffee and drizzle the remains of our expensive olive oil over our salad — so we stand our kitchens, holding bottles or cartons at awkward angles, waiting and watching with varying degrees of patience. How long do we have to wait?

Wild chimp alcohol consumption hints at deep evolutionary roots

Humans' pull toward alcohol may have ancient origins (according to chimp pee) Scientists learned that wild African chimpanzees consume alcohol by eating fermented fruit, suggesting that human attraction to alcohol may have ancient evolutionary origins.

NASA Revises Artemis Plan, Delays First Crew Moon Landing

The mobile launcher containing the Artemis II Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft arrives at the Vehicle Assembly Building after a rollback that lasted over ten hours at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on February 25, 2026.

Artemis II Rocket Rolled Back to Hangar After Technical Issues

NASA is moving a rocket set to send four astronauts into a flyby of the moon off the launchpad. Postponed by NASA several times since it was rolled into launch position in late January 2026, new issues have left the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket unable to take off again.

2026 Sky Highlights: Eclipses, Meteor Showers, Supermoons

Space enthusiasts and amateur astronomers will have plenty of action to enjoy throughout 2026, with supermoons, solar eclipses and meteor showers across the night skies. Four eclipses in 2026 February 17. Except for penguins and Antarctic scientists, few will be able to enjoy February’s annular solar eclipse .