Live Science

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Science news and explainers covering space, archaeology, biology, health, Earth, and technology.

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'News reports tweaked the science to speak to contemporary anxieties': How Neanderthal extinction is a projection of our own, modern fears #Science #Archaeology #HumanEvolution
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Oct 11, 2026
'Swamp-like colors' on the moon: NASA report reveals strange sights from Artemis II mission #Space #Astronomy #Moon
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Oct 11, 2026
How did Roman aqueducts get water to go uphill? #Science #History #Engineering
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Oct 11, 2026
Photojournalist Steve Winter on his iconic Hollywood puma image, the illegal tiger trade and having a black panther knock on his door #Animals #Wildlife #BigCats
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Oct 10, 2026
Does written language speed up or slow down cultural change? #Linguistics #Culture #History
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Oct 10, 2026
'October is the ideal time to get vaccinated': Flu season is kicking off early, experts say #Health #Science #Vaccines
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Oct 9, 2026
Self-driving, solar-powered cars that talk to each other? What vehicles might look like in 10 years. #Technology #Future #EV
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Oct 9, 2026
Cool chemistry trick allows new tattoos to 'turn on and off' #Science #Chemistry #Technology
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Oct 9, 2026
Scientists have identified a 'protein signature' in blood that could predict healthy aging #Science #Health #Aging
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Oct 9, 2026
Bronze ring with Lighthouse of Alexandria engraving discovered at palace on submerged island in Egypt #Archaeology #AncientHistory #Egypt
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Oct 9, 2026
South Korean 'robot dog' became first to run a marathon on a single battery charge -- now we know how #Robotics #Technology #Science
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Oct 9, 2026
Big dogs age faster at an epigenetic level, new study finds #Science #Animals #Dogs
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Oct 8, 2026
'Freakish' discovery of 9 million-year-old capybara tooth supports idea that Atacama wasn't always a desert #Science #Paleontology #Earth
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Oct 8, 2026
James Webb telescope pinpoints the most distant 'fast radio burst' ever seen #Space #Astronomy #Science
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Oct 8, 2026
The Milky Way is one galaxy -- but it used to be thousands, new simulations reveal #Space #Astronomy #Science
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Oct 8, 2026
Would you trust AI to calculate your true 'biological age'? #AI #HealthTech #Aging
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Oct 8, 2026
The central Pacific Ocean just broke a temperature record. Experts say it might signal a new kind of El Niño. #Science #Ocean #Climate
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Oct 8, 2026
Why are dengue cases surging in Florida this year? An 'unlucky' combination of factors, experts say #Health #Science #Dengue
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Oct 8, 2026
OpenAI claims we've entered the AGI era -- has GPT-6 Astra really demonstrated general intelligence? #AI #AGI #Tech
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Oct 8, 2026
Jonathan the tortoise has lived to 194 years old -- now scientists think they know why #Science #Animals #Biology
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Oct 7, 2026
'It looks like a chimera' -- 168 million years ago, a strange platypus-like mammal relative lived in China alongside dinosaurs #Paleontology #ExtinctSpecies #Mammals
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Oct 7, 2026
1,000-mile-long cloud that forms and vanishes on Mars every day obeys 'exotic physics' never seen on Earth #Space #Mars #Science
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Oct 7, 2026
'We stocked an RV as an emergency bugout vehicle': Readers share how prepared they are for a disaster #DisasterPrep #Survival #Emergency
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Oct 7, 2026
'Completely unexpected': Astronomers spy never-before-seen 'phoenix planet' rising from the ashes of a dead star #Space #Astronomy #Exoplanets
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Oct 7, 2026
'Sexy Mantis,' obscene orangutan and prancing sparrowhawk feature in 2026 Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards #Animals #Wildlife #Photography
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Oct 7, 2026
The Draconids, an unpredictable shower that can bring hundreds of meteors per minute, has begun #Space #Astronomy #MeteorShower
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Oct 7, 2026
'Zombie cells' may drive aging, and scientists are devising new ways to get rid of them #Science #Health #Aging
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Oct 7, 2026
Woman 'saw dead people' and fired a gun at them after taking too many aspirin #Health #Medicine #Psychology
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Oct 7, 2026
Roboticists showcase tiny, frog-like robot that can hop across wet surfaces and swim #Robotics #Tech #Science
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Oct 7, 2026
Earth is in the firing line of a strange new type of cosmic object, astronomers say #Space #Astronomy #Science
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Oct 6, 2026
Archaeologists discover a child's skull built into the floor of a 2,500-year-old Scandinavian house #Archaeology #History #Science
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Oct 6, 2026
'She knew she had something really important on her hands': Rosalind Franklin figured out DNA's helical structure before Watson and Crick, study suggests #Science #History #DNA
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Oct 6, 2026
Amazon Prime Day 2026: Best stargazing deals on telescopes and binoculars #Space #Deals #Optics
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Oct 6, 2026
Lost 'heart' of the Colorado River shines like a silver serpent in Utah #Science #Environment #Space
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Oct 6, 2026
The ozone layer was supposed to be healing. So why is this year's Antarctic ozone hole so big? #Science #Environment #OzoneLayer
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Oct 6, 2026
'Mpox has not disappeared': Why the infectious disease is still spreading in the US and may be here to stay #Health #Science #InfectiousDisease
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Oct 6, 2026
Mpox is still spreading in the US -- here's what to know about vaccines, symptoms and treatment #Health #Science #Mpox
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Oct 6, 2026
Jupiter will disappear behind the moon in a once-in-a-decade alignment tomorrow #Space #Astronomy #Planets
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Oct 5, 2026
Ancient Egyptians sacrificed pharaohs' servants so they could continue to serve their king in the afterlife, new study finds #Archaeology #History #AncientCivilizations
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1,800-year-old temple to Mars and statue of Victory unearthed at Roman military fort in Germany #Archaeology #History #RomanEmpire
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