Many older adults rely on electric-powered medical equipment, such as portable oxygen and nebulizers that help them breathe. Westend61 via Getty Images – By Matthew D. Dean, Assistant Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of California, Irvine And by Katherine Asmussen, Research Assistant …
The gut microbiome may also play a role in personalized medicine. nopparit/iStock via Getty Images Plus – By Taichi A. Suzuki, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Microbiome Science, Max Planck Institute for Biology And by Ruth Ley, Director, Department of Microbiome Science, Max Planck …
Robert Goddard, considered the father of modern rocketry, standing with a rocket in 1935. Esther Goddard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images – By Michael Carrafiello, Professor of History, Miami University Published: 2026 Mar 16 – Apollo 11 first landed astronauts on the Moon in 1969, but …
Dr. Robert H. Goddard tows his rocket to the launching tower behind a Model A Ford truck, at Mescalero Ranch, about 15 miles northwest of Roswell, New Mexico. Circa 1930-1932. Commons.Wikimedia.Org By “AI” and Skip Whitson 2026 Mar 18 Between 1930 and 1941, …
Biologist Paul R. Ehrlich in 2010. Paul R. Ehrlich/Wikipedia, CC BY – By William J. (Bill) Kovarik, Professor of Communication, Radford University Published: 2026 Mar 16 – Stanford University biologist Paul Ehrlich, who died 2026 Mar 13, in Palo Alto, California, was a …
Artists have represented human bodies without clothes for a very long time. Metropolitan Museum of Art, CC BY – By Anna Swartwood House, Associate Professor of Art History, University of South Carolina Published: 2026 Mar 02 – Curious Kids is a series for children …
Painting in the Wisconsin State Capitol of ‘The Signing of the American Constitution.’ George Washington is seen presiding over the occasion, and on the right in the foreground is James Madison. E. R. Curtiss/Wisconsin Historical Society/Getty Images – By Corey D. B. Walker, …
A lamprey’s ever-so-attractive oral disc. Depositphotos – By Ben Coxworth 2026 Mar 11 – Lampreys are able to stay securely attached to whales and sharks as they hurtle through the ocean, so you’d think they could teach us a thing or two about suction. …
Tibetan fabric painting from the 17th or 18th century depicting a Bardo Cycle deity, representing transitional states between death and rebirth in Tibetan Buddhist belief. Dea/ V. Pirozzi/DeAgostini via Getty Images – By Jue Liang, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Case Western Reserve University …
Most people get acquainted with their appendix when it’s inflamed and about to rupture. Sebastian Kaulitzki/Science Photo Library via Getty Images – By Phil Starks, Associate Professor of Biology, Tufts University And By Lilia Goncharova, Master’s Candidate in Biology, Tufts University Published: 2026 …
