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- This ancient South American kingdom ran on bird poop
on February 11, 2026 at 7:00 pmMaize farmers in Peru’s Chincha Valley were fertilizing their crops with seabird poop as early as the year 1250
- Hair extensions may contain chemicals linked to cancer and reproductive issueson February 11, 2026 at 6:30 pm
A new study finds a variety hair extensions—from natural to synthetic—contain chemicals associated with cancer, birth defects and reproductive issues
- What does it take to eat like an Olympian?on February 11, 2026 at 5:00 pm
There’s more to Winter Olympians’ diets than calories—but for some, there are also lots and lots of calories
- FDA won’t consider a new mRNA vaccine for flu despite the technology’s life-saving promiseon February 11, 2026 at 3:45 pm
The U.S.’s drug safety agency declined to review a next-gen flu vaccine that uses the same tech as the coronavirus shots
- How ‘effectively zero-knowledge’ proofs could transform cryptographyon February 11, 2026 at 11:45 am
A new tool expands the ways people can prove they’ve solved a problem without revealing the solution