August 2026

Photo credit: Jstage.jst.go.jp A small dinosaur bone discovered in Fukushima, Japan, more than two decades ago has given scientists a new glimpse into the diversity of ancient life along East Asia’s coast.The fossil, found in 1999 and left largely unexamined for years, has now been identified as part of the breastbone of a plant-eating dinosaur…

Emma Meline (Image Credit: GoFundMe) A Utah family’s difficult medical journey took an emotional turn when young Emma Meline was diagnosed with severe aplastic anemia just days before Christmas, and about two months later, the family learned that her 2-year-old sister was a perfect bone marrow match. According to a GoFundMe fundraiser organised by Emma’s…

19th-century goat tower PC: Wikipedia At Quinta da Aveleda, a historic wine estate in Portugal’s Vinho Verde region near Penafiel, a three-storey stone tower stands among the property’s romantic gardens, built not for people but for goats. Known as the Torre das Cabras, or Tower of the Goats, it was constructed in the late 19th…

University of Michigan. (AP Photo) A major US university is set to stop showing letter grades for first-semester freshmen in an effort to help students adjust to college life and address what it calls a growing mental health crisis among college-aged students.The University of Michigan’s College of Literature, Science and the Arts (LSA) will introduce…