The FDC project conducts complex integrated small-scale flight research to validate the benefits of new technologies. By modifying aircraft from FDC’s support fleet, the project enables aggressive, success-oriented flight campaign schedules. While many technologies are at mid-levels of technology readiness, the FDC project supports all phases of technology maturation. FDC’s support aircraft fleet enables safety chase and in-flight experimental…
Girl, 12, dies after having fight with another student after getting off school bus
By LAUREN ACTON-TAYLOR, US NEWS REPORTER Published: 19:41 GMT, 9 March 2026 | Updated: 19:47 GMT, 9 March 2026 A 12-year-old girl has died after a vicious fight with another student ensued as they stepped off a school bus. Jada West succumbed to a brain injury hours after she was…
Trump’s razor-thin majority slashed as rogue Republican abandons GOP
By ROSS IBBETSON, ASSOCIATE EDITOR Published: 18:23 GMT, 9 March 2026 | Updated: 19:15 GMT, 9 March 2026 Donald Trump’s razor-thin House majority has been slashed to just three seats after a California Republican quit the party and registered as an independent. Rep. Kevin Kiley said Monday that he was leaving the…
Frailty sets in far earlier than you’d expect, but you can reverse it
If we live long enough, many of us will eventually start to exhibit telltale signs of frailty, from unsteady feet to mental confusion. Yet not all. Think of Julia Hawkins, who set world records in the 100-metre sprint after taking up running at age 100. Or the journalist Leonard Barden,…
Who Was The Sapa Inca?
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Who was the Sapa Inca? The ruler of the Inca people, known as the Sapa Inca, held a unique and significant position. The “only emperor” title in Quechua signifies his unparalleled role as the sole Inca ruler. The Inca conquest of the northern kingdom of Chimú (Chimor),…
What Is Pi? (Grades 5-8)
This article is for students grades 5-8. Pi is a number. You might know it as 3.14 or the symbol π. But it’s way more than that! Pi is an irrational number. That means it goes on forever and it never repeats its sequence of numbers. Pi has been calculated…
Trump sons trigger ‘corruption’ uproar as Pentagon drone venture surfaces amid Iran war
Donald Trump’s sons are facing corruption accusations after investing in a drone start-up competing for Pentagon contracts. Don Jr. and Eric Trump have poured money into Powerus, a Florida-based defense start-up competing for Pentagon drone contracts, the Wall Street Journal reported. The company, formed in 2025, is competing for a…
Teenage ISIS-inspired bomb suspects planned an attack bigger than Boston Marathon massacre… as their fiery words while being arrested are revealed
The teenage ISIS-inspired bomb suspects planned an attack bigger than the deadly Boston Marathon massacre, federal charging documents revealed. Ibrahim Kayumi and Emir Balat were charged on Monday with attempting to provide material support to ISIS, use of a weapon of mass destruction, and other crimes. The pair were arrested on…
The first apes to walk upright may have evolved in Europe
Illustration of Graecopithecus freybergi, an ape that lived 7.2 million years ago in south-eastern Europe Velizar Simeonovski, Chicago Apes may have been walking upright in what is now Bulgaria 7.2 million years ago. So say researchers who have found a leg bone that shows signs of bipedal walking. The leg…
NASA to Share Artemis II Flight Readiness Review Update
NASA will host a news conference at 3 p.m. EDT, Thursday, March 12, to highlight progress toward the Artemis II crewed mission around the Moon. The media briefing will take place from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida after the conclusion of an Artemis II Flight Readiness Review. The…