On March 30, 2026, the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI) and the NASA Science Activation program’s Learning Ecosystems Northeast (LENE) project hosted the third installment of the Findings from the Field Student Research Symposium. This annual event and associated Findings from the Field journal are where students are the…
Father of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire contestant who missed out on £186,000 after he didn’t know answer on Phone A Friend insists he tried to tell her to ‘take the money’
A father whose daughter lost out on £186,000 on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire after he didn’t know the answer on Phone A Friend says he tried to tell her to take the money, but was cut off. Chris Essery, 66, praised Jen Essery Lillikakis for still taking home…
School cell phone bans may boost student well-being—but not test scores, new study suggests
May 4, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm School cell phone bans may boost student well-being—but not test scores, new study suggests Banning cell phones in schools has been touted as a silver bullet for poor test scores and low student well-being and attendance, but new research…
Why Is The Black Prince Still A Controversial Historical Figure?
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Edward of Woodstock (1330-1376), who became known as the Black Prince, was feared, loved, and hated. As the eldest son and heir of England’s King Edward III Plantagenet, he had a huge responsibility to fight against England’s greatest enemy, France. The Black Prince was very…
Iran launches onslaught of missiles and drones in fiery revenge attack on Trump ally after US military move
By PHILLIP NIETO, US POLITICAL REPORTER Published: 17:13 BST, 4 May 2026 | Updated: 18:01 BST, 4 May 2026 Iran launched four missiles at a US-backed Middle Eastern ally on Monday and blew up a major oil port, following Donald Trump’s move to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The United…
Record-Setting Retreat of Hektoria Glacier
To say something moves at a glacial pace is to imply sluggish, unhurried change. But what transpired over the course of 15 months at Antarctica’s Hektoria Glacier was uncharacteristically quick. Between January 2022 and March 2023, the glacier lost about 25 kilometers (15 miles) in length. That included a two-month…
The secret plot to flip John Fetterman revealed as Trump dangles a private offer to lure the rebel Democrat
Democrats are strong favorites to flip the House in this year’s midterm elections – and the Senate is looking better for the party by the day. But Republicans might have an ace up their sleeve if their worst-case scenario pans out: Flip John Fetterman. Fetterman, a Pennsylvania Democrat, has consistently bucked…
300-year-old experiment could become world’s best dark matter detector
Dark matter makes up more of our universe than ordinary matter ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA, image processing by M. Schirmer (MPIA, Heidelberg) A centuries-old experiment could help accelerate the search for new and exotic particles, including those that make up dark matter. In 1773, British scientist Henry Cavendish set up a simple…
AD 126 – Hadrian spends the year in Rome and dedicates the Templum Divorum (#Hadrian1900) FOLLOWING HADRIAN
The year AD 126 opened under the consulships of Marcus Annius Verus and Gaius Eggius Ambibulus, marking the formal beginning of the civic year in Rome. Over the following months, several changes in office occurred, reflecting the customary rotation of consular appointments and Hadrian’s continued efforts to honour both established…
College students crack decades-old cold case of woman found dead in New Mexico hotel room
By MELISSA KOENIG, US REPORTER Published: 01:51 BST, 4 May 2026 | Updated: 17:03 BST, 4 May 2026 A group of college students have helped New Mexico authorities crack a decades-old cold case using DNA evidence. The Investigative Genetic Genealogy Center of Ramapo College of New Jersey identified an 18-year-old…