'Puzzling' bronze discs adorned with lion heads discovered in Roman-era grave

Live Science 6/30 10:01A Aristos Georgiou

Archaeologists in Israel have discovered four "unique" bronze artifacts, adorned with elaborate 3D lion heads, that are roughly 1,900 years old. Researchers uncovered the rare bronze discs during a salvage excavation conducted by the Israel...

Watch mud volcano erupt beneath a crown of flames in Taiwan

Live Science 6/30 7:19A Patrick Pester

A mud volcano has roared to life in front of a temple in Taiwan, with mesmerizing videos capturing the moments mud shot out of the ground beneath a crown of fire. The Wandan mud volcano, located in the Wandan Township of southern Taiwan, spat...

New blood test detects cancers 3 years before typical diagnosis, study hints

Live Science 6/30 7:05A Kamal Nahas

Blood plasma can harbor DNA changes that could flag cancer years before existing diagnostic tests, an early study hints. The recent study, published May 22 in the journal Cancer Discovery , found traces of free-floating DNA from dead precancerous...

New viruses identified in bats in China

Live Science 6/30 6:58A Brian Owens

Scientists in China have discovered a host of never-before-seen viruses in bats that live near humans. These viruses include two that are closely related to the deadly Nipah and Hendra viruses, which can cause severe brain inflammation and...

'Never been seen before': First images from new ISS solar telescope reveal subtle 'fluctuations' in...

Live Science 6/30 6:38A Harry Baker

A mini solar telescope strapped to the side of the International Space Station (ISS) has captured its first images, revealing subtle changes in our home star's outer atmosphere that have never been seen before. NASA's Coronal Diagnostic Experiment...

Thimerosal carries no health risks and is almost never used anyway. So why are anti-vaxxers obsessed...

Live Science 6/30 3:00A Terri Levien

Editor's note: This story doesn't reflect more recent developments from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, which has now recommended against using flu vaccines containing thimerosal. Experts, including a lone member of the...

'Unlike conventional electronics': New liquid metal-infused circuit boards can self-heal and work...

Live Science 6/30 2:00A Alan Bradley

A new type of self-healing and reconfigurable circuit board can withstand heavy damage and still work effectively, scientists say. It can even be completely recycled once it reaches the end of its life. The new breakthrough is owed to a material...

Can This Baltimore Academy Continue to Train Urban Farmers?

Civil Eats 6/29 10:00P Sam Delgado

A version of this article originally appeared in The Deep Dish, our members-only newsletter.  Become a member today  and get the next issue directly in your inbox. In southern Baltimore, not far from...

Release: Seventh Class of Cynthia Hayes Scholarship Recipients Honor Her Legacy

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition 6/26 6:23A Tyler Edwards

Washington, DC, June 26, 2025 – The Southeastern African American Farmers’ Organic Network (SAAFON) and the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) announced that three students have been awarded the Cynthia Hayes Memorial Scholarship....

Conservation Work on Farms and Ranches Could Take a Hit as USDA Cuts Staff

Civil Eats 6/22 10:00P Lisa Held

In the spring of 2024, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) officially offered Gretchen Troutman, 49, a job as a natural resource specialist. Elated, she packed up her life in Pennsylvania and moved close to 2,000 miles to a small town in...

Support for Farmer-Led Research Hinges on SARE Funding

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition 6/13 5:32A Nick Rossi

Cover crop, diakon radishes. Photo credit: Edwin Remsberg Recently, the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC), alongside 100 food, farm, conservation, and rural organizations, delivered a...

Honey Bees Learn to Fight Deadly Varroa Mites

Civil Eats 6/10 10:00P Jordan Charbonneau

In April, clutching the steering wheel of my old truck, I rattled down narrow dirt roads in southern West Virginia with my mother. We were on a mission to secure a nucleus colony, or “nuc,” of locally...

Heart of Dinner Delivers Hope to Asian Seniors, and a Boost to Asian Businesses, Too

Civil Eats 6/8 10:00P Adam Reiner

Ten years ago, Yin Chang and Moonlynn Tsai hosted a supper club in their modest Los Angeles apartment. A dozen or so people—mostly friends of friends in the Asian community—would crowd around a...

Examining the House Agriculture Committee’s Reconciliation Bill

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition 6/4 8:40A Laura Zaks

On May 22, 2025, the House of Representatives approved its budget reconciliation legislation, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act ( OBBB , HR 1), by a vote of 215-214-1. Just a week earlier, on May 15, the...

Best exercise equipment for beginners 2025: Everything you need to start your fitness journey

Live Science 5/28 12:30A Anna Gora

Starting out on your fitness journey is daunting enough, let alone buying your first-ever fitness kit. It can be scary to pick up that dumbbell for the first time, or to jump on that first cardio machine. With over a decade of fitness coaching...