Scientists make 1-of-a-kind immune cells to guard transplants from attack

Scientists have designed special immune cells that protect transplanted pancreatic cells from attack in mice. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 22 days ago

Miniature black holes could be hollowing out planets and zipping through our bodies, new study claims

An artist's illustration of primordial black holes. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 22 days ago

Scientists discover revolutionary method that makes fuel from water and sunlight — but it's not finished yet

The hydrogen fuel tank of a Toyota vehicle on display. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 22 days ago

What's the difference between a cold and the flu?

Common colds and the flu differ in many ways, including their causes, some of their symptoms and their treatments. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 22 days ago

Large language models can be squeezed onto your phone — rather than needing 1000s of servers to run — after breakthrough

Running massive AI models locally on smartphones or laptops may be possible after a new compression algorithm trims down their size — meaning your data never leaves your device. The catch is that it might drain your battery in an hour. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 22 days ago

Rare gold 'Brutus' coin minted after Julius Caesar's murder is up for auction

An extremely rare gold coin featuring Brutus, who helped spearhead Julius Caesar's assassination, is up for auction in December. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 22 days ago

Acromegaly: A disease that causes adults to grow uncontrollably

Patients with acromegaly make too much growth hormone, which causes them to grow disproportionately large bones, organs and tissues. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 22 days ago

Geminid meteor shower 2024: How to see the year's last big display of 'shooting stars' before it's too late

The Geminid meteor shower is upon us. Up to 120 "shooting stars" per hour will rain down on Earth during the shower's peak on Dec. 13 and 14, but a near-full moon may hamper viewing. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 23 days ago

Early Americans ate tons of mammoth, 13,000-year-old bones from Clovis culture baby reveal

Radioisotopes in the bones of an 18-month-old boy who lived almost 13,000 years ago indicate that his mother ate mostly mammoths. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 23 days ago

Geology news, features and articles

Geology news, features and articles | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 23 days ago

'Spectacular' asteroid blazes over Siberia just hours after it was detected

Asteroid C0WEPC5 entered Earth's atmosphere at 1:15 a.m. local time on Dec. 4 over northeastern Siberia. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 23 days ago

WHO is investigating mystery illness behind 12 dozen deaths in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Between 67 and 143 people in the DRC have died of an unknown, flu-like disease, officials have said. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 23 days ago

Strange pile of Stone Age skulls unearthed in Italian village baffles archaeologists

At least 15 human skulls at a Neolithic site in Italy may represent the group's collective ancestors, although archaeologists aren't certain. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 23 days ago

We are fast approaching the sun's 'battle zone' — and it could be even worse than solar maximum, experts warn

Space weather experts warn that solar activity will persist or even increase after solar maximum has ended and we enter a phase of the solar cycle dubbed the "battle zone." | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 23 days ago

Babies' brain activity changes dramatically before and after birth, groundbreaking study finds

New brain scans have shown that neurons in several regions of the brain become significantly more active across birth. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 23 days ago

Extremely rare, black 'anti-auroras' paint luminous 'letter E' above Alaska

A "bizarre" E-shaped aurora was recently photographed dancing in the sky above Alaska. The unusual light show was caused by rare black auroras, a.k.a. anti-auroras, which catapult charged particles from the sun back out of Earth's atmosphere and into space. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 23 days ago

'Ominous milestone for the planet': Arctic Ocean's 1st ice-free day could be just 3 years away, alarming study finds

A polar bear stands on floating sea ice in the Arctic. The bears rely on sea ice to move throughout their hunting grounds. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 23 days ago

'Cataclysmic' solar storm hit Earth around 2687 years ago, ancient tree rings reveal

If this colossal solar storm hit our technologically advanced world the effects would have been devastating. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 23 days ago

'Accidental discovery' creates candidate for universal memory — a weird semiconductor that consumes a billion times less power

A chance discovery by researchers could drastically lower the energy needed for next-generation memory technologies. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 23 days ago

Diagnostic dilemma: A woman cleaned her fish tank and ended up in the hospital

A bacterial infection that rarely occurs in the United States hit a woman in Maryland after she cleaned her home aquarium. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 23 days ago

Dramatic photo captures moment giant bird closes hidden 3rd eyelid while snatching locust from mid-air

The secretary bird photograph was among the winners of the 2024 Royal Society Publishing Photography Prize. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 23 days ago

5,000-year-old artifacts in Iraq hint at mysterious collapse of one of the world's 1st governments

Newly analyzed 5,000-year-old clay bowls unearthed in Iraq may be evidence of early government-like rule, a new study finds. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 24 days ago

James Webb Space Telescope smashes its own record to find the earliest galaxies that ever existed

James Webb Space Telescope image of the stellar nursery N79 in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 24 days ago

Scientists reveal 'neural tourniquet' that can stop bleeding with nerve stimulation

Researchers stimulated the vagus nerve in healthy volunteers and showed it triggered blood clot formation, which they say could be used to prevent blood loss after surgery. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 24 days ago

1,600-year-old burials in Crimea hold gold and silver jewelry from 'rich women'

Researchers say the finds are from aristocratic burials between the fourth and sixth centuries. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 24 days ago

Doctors discover live worms growing under a woman's eyelid in China

An office worker in Beijing developed a parasitic infection that caused worms to grow under her right eyelid. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 24 days ago

Massive, 'potentially hazardous' asteroid due to make closest-ever approach to Earth tonight — and you can watch it live

The stadium-sized asteroid 2020 XR is due to make its closest approach to Earth on record early on Dec. 4, and the encounter will be livestreamed for everyone to see. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 24 days ago

Future wearable devices could draw power through your body using background 6G cellphone signals

Excess energy from wireless 6G networks could be harvested by a copper coil and the human body. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 24 days ago

Earth from space: Crimea's 'putrid sea' creates beautiful rainbow of color but smells like rotten eggs

A 2014 satellite photo of the Sivash region shows off the kaleidoscopic colors of a series of shallow, hypersaline lagoons — each filled with a different kind of algae. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 24 days ago

12 strange reasons humans haven't found alien life yet

Scientists have been searching for evidence of extraterrestrial life for decades. So, where are all the aliens? Here are 12 intriguing theories ... | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 25 days ago

Last few hours! Save $$ on these Celestron binoculars before Cyber Monday ends

A favorite among nature enthusiasts, the Celestron Nature DX ED 12x50 is reduced at Amazon for Cyber Monday — but you'll need to be quick to avoid missing out! | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 25 days ago

New, big-headed archaic humans discovered: Who is Homo juluensis?

Researchers have named a new species in the Homo genus. What do we know about these "big headed" people? | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 25 days ago

We inhaled sharply when we spotted this rare deal on the Molekule Air Mini+ air purifier

We've not often seen big discounts on the gorgeously designed Molekule Air Mini+ so this one had us breathing heavily in that newly-purified air. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 25 days ago

This Nvidia-powered laptop now lowest price all year — Cyber Monday save $400

The Dell Inspiron 16 Plus, fitted with an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 GPU and the latest Intel Core Ultra 7 CPU, can be yours for $1,100 this Cyber Monday. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 25 days ago

'Electronic' scalp tattoos could be next big thing in brain monitoring

Electrodes can now be printed onto the scalp to measure brain activity. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 25 days ago

Get a huge 75% saving in this Peacock Cyber Monday streaming deal and pay just $19.99 for 12 months

Save $60 on an array of fantastic documentaries, movies, and entertainment at Peacock. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 25 days ago

2,100-year-old temple from ancient Egypt discovered hidden in cliff face

The temple is located close to Luxor and was possibly dedicated to the lion-headed goddess Repit. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 25 days ago

Babylonian tablet preserves student's 4,000-year-old geometry mistake

A small clay tablet from the site of Kish in Iraq reveals a student calculated the area of a triangle incorrectly 4,000 years ago. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 25 days ago

1,500-year-old riches and more than 100 weapons found under Iron Age chieftain's house

Archaeologists in Denmark have recovered dozens of lances, spears, swords and knives along with a set of chainmail from an Iron Age chieftain's house. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 25 days ago

Cyber Monday 2024 camera deals live: Plus, savings on telescopes, binoculars and stargazing accessories

The best bargains as they happen. Great deals from Nikon, Canon, Sony, Celestron and many more. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 25 days ago

Our favorite compact dehumidifier is now under £40. Grab the ProBreeze Mini while you can

We already loved this compact, efficient little bargain — And now the ProBreeze Mini Dehumidifier is reduced to under £40 for Cyber Monday, we just love it even more | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 26 days ago

We have found the Hydrow Wave at a record-low price this Cyber Monday so watch us row away with glee

This Cyber Monday you can save $250 on the full package with Hydrow Wave — a connected, immersive rowing machine with live workouts coached by big names in rowing. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 26 days ago

Time moves faster on the moon, new study of Einstein's relativity shows

Using Einstein's theory of general relativity, physicists found that clocks on the moon would run 56 microseconds faster than clocks on Earth. That finding will help future lunar missions navigate. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 26 days ago

Canada wants your help to name its 1st moon rover

Canada will soon roll a rover onto the moon, and you can help name the pioneering machine. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 26 days ago

Meet 'Chameleon' – an AI model that can protect you from facial recognition thanks to a sophisticated digital mask

A new AI model can mask a personal image without destroying its quality, which will help to protect your privacy. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 26 days ago

Space photo of the week: James Webb telescope spots a secret star factory in the Sombrero Galaxy

This week, the James Webb Space Telescope zooms in on the iconic Sombrero Galaxy, revealing the first-ever mid-infrared observations of the hat-shaped wonder. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 26 days ago

Can you get high from poppy seeds?

Poppy seeds come from the same plant that's used to make opium and morphine. So can they get you high? | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 26 days ago

Mass extinctions make life 'bounce back stronger,' controversial study suggests

Large-scale disruptions to life may ultimately increase ecological complexity over geologic timescales, though the risk of extinction always looms. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 27 days ago