Animals are disappearing too fast for researchers to record all of the extinctions we've caused. | Continue reading
This bizarre animal lives on the seabed and uses its large hand-like fins to move walk around. | Continue reading
The James Webb Space Telescope has revolutionized astronomy in just two years of operations, but how can it see a galaxy 33.8 billion light-years away in a universe that is only 13.8 billion years old? | Continue reading
When a dog looks strikingly like its owner, is that a coincidence or is there more to the story? | Continue reading
NASA's Curiosity rover revealed an 'oasis' of rare elemental sulfur on Mars after accidentally crushing a rock with its tires. The yellow crystals have never been spotted on the Red Planet before. | Continue reading
So much is still unknown about consciousness, nevermind whether brain organoids will achieve it, explains a leading neuroscientist. | Continue reading
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has released a final proposal to kill around 450,000 invasive barred owls in the Northwest, in an attempt to save two native species. | Continue reading
Coastguards had to tow a 40-foot-long sailboat back to port after two young orcas severely damaged the boat's rudder near Guilvinec in the French region of Brittany. | Continue reading
Blocking a pro-inflammatory protein extended the life span of mice by around 25%. Could it do the same in humans? | Continue reading
Blocking a pro-inflammatory protein extended the life span of mice by around 25%. Could it do the same in humans? | Continue reading
Scientists consider Last Chance Lake to be an analog for lakes that may have existed on Earth 4 billion years ago and contained the ingredients for early life on our planet. | Continue reading
A beaked whale that recently washed up dead on a New Zealand beach likely belongs to the world's rarest cetacean species. If confirmed, researchers could dissect the species for the very first time. | Continue reading
Do dead stars glow? A strange gravitational phenomenon could be generating enormous amounts of light around neutron stars, new research suggests. | Continue reading
"This very arid soil houses a treasure," ecologist María Fernanda Pérez told Live Science after the Atacama Desert produced a rare winter bloom. | Continue reading
A 13-year-old boy hiking in Haifa discovered a Roman-era ring with a depiction of Minerva, the goddess of war and wisdom. | Continue reading
A case study shows how a therapy typically used for cancer could be adapted to treat a disorder that Céline Dion recently disclosed she has. | Continue reading
Archaeologists discovered rock carvings featuring several pharaohs during an underwater expedition near Aswan, Egypt. | Continue reading
The European Space Agency's Gaia spacecraft is back to routine operations studying the Milky Way after a meteor strike punctured its protective shield, allowing charged solar particles to stream through. | Continue reading
Recent studies suggest PFAS can pass through human skin and through the placenta. What does that mean for our health? | Continue reading
A coastal taipan named Cyclone recently delivered three times the average amount of venom for its species in one go, setting a new record. | Continue reading
The ESM3 model can 'write' new proteins from scratch, opening up new possibilities for synthetic biology. | Continue reading
New simulations suggest that a 9-mile-thick layer of diamonds may lurk deep below the surface of Mercury. The gems almost certainly can't be mined for bling — but they may help solve some of the planet's biggest mysteries. | Continue reading
Astronomers are proposing a new, more quantitative definition of what makes a planet. The new definition looks more directly at the object's mass — but it would still leave Pluto out of the running. | Continue reading
A new study examines fossil teeth of the Taung Child to hone in on its age. | Continue reading
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The discovery of butchered bones belonging to a glyptodont, a giant relative of the armadillo, suggests that humans were living in Argentina 20,000 years ago. | Continue reading
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A new paper suggests that comet C/2023 A3, also known as Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, may completely break apart before it reaches its closest approach to Earth in October. If the comet does survive long enough to reach us, it should be bright enough to spot with the naked eye. | Continue reading
The Apple Watch Series 9 45mm is now 28% off at Amazon, the cheapest it has ever been — but hurry, this offer will not last long. | Continue reading
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Psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, reduces the synchronicity within a brain network responsible for reflection and the sense of self. | Continue reading
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Reports of a daylight fireball and loud booms across New York City and New Jersey suggest a meteor entered the atmosphere above the city and traveled west at 38,000 mph, NASA says. | Continue reading
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This gorgeous, artistic LEGO set is a true conversation starter - and it's 40% off at Amazon. | Continue reading
A "guest star," briefly seen in 1181, was created by colliding dead stars, according to new simulations that may finally solve an 800-year-old cosmic mystery. | Continue reading
New studies, which utilized AI to monitor the effects of climate change on Earth's spin, have shown that our days are getting increasingly longer and that our planet will get more wobbly in the future. These changes could have major implications for humanity's future. | Continue reading
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