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Ancient Egyptian Princesses Were Trained Archers — Their Bones Prove It

New bioarchaeological research on royal mummies from the Dahshur necropolis shows that ancient Egyptian princesses, including Princess Ita, developed skeletal signatures consistent with habitual bow training — and functional weapons buried alongside them reinforce the finding. Will Lewis - August 16, 2026

NASA’s Roman Telescope Could Detect 400 Rogue Planets — Each Visible for Hours

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope could detect roughly 400 Earth-mass rogue planets drifting starless through the Milky Way, using gravitational microlensing events that last only hours — though researchers caution the forecast carries enormous uncertainty. James Loftus - August 15, 2026

Ancient Amazon Civilization May Have Held 3 Million People, LiDAR Reveals

Airborne laser scanning is dismantling the long-held idea that the Amazon was too poor to sustain large societies, uncovering planned cities and engineered landscapes that may have supported millions before European contact. Asher John - August 15, 2026

SpaceX Rocket’s Moon Crash Exposes a Real Hazard Lunar Bases Can’t Ignore

A 4.5-ton SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage struck the moon near Einstein Crater on August 5, and experts warn the uncontrolled impact illustrates a growing, underappreciated hazard for future lunar settlements — one that will only worsen as mission traffic accelerates. Alexander Gabriel - August 15, 2026

A T. rex Sprint Would Have Shattered Its Own Legs, Science Shows

A 2017 biomechanical study found that a T. rex running at blockbuster speeds would have shattered its own leg bones — one of many ways cinema has hardwired a false picture of how dinosaurs actually moved. Will Lewis - August 15, 2026

4 Weeks on a Fiber-Rich Diet Measurably Lowers Biological Age, Study Finds

New research shows that just four weeks on a fiber-rich, plant-based diet — free of ultra-processed foods and animal fats — produced a statistically significant reduction in participants' biological age as measured by epigenetic clocks. James Loftus - August 15, 2026

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