Rare tumor with teeth discovered in Egyptian burial from 3,000 years ago

An ancient Egyptian woman had an ovarian tumor with teeth and was buried with a possible healing object. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 11 months ago

Do redheads really need more anesthesia?

Redheads are said to experience pain differently than other people and require higher doses of pain medications, depending on the drug used. Why? | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 11 months ago

China successfully grows lettuce and tomatoes aboard Tiangong space station

Lettuce, cherry tomatoes and more are sprouting in space aboard China's Tiangong space station. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 11 months ago

In world 1st, virus spotted attached to 2nd virus

The interaction was captured using a specialized piece of kit called a transmission electron microscope. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 11 months ago

Orcas sink another boat in Europe after a nearly hour-long attack

For the fourth time in two years, a group of unusually brazen orcas in southwestern Europe have sunk a sailing boat after relentlessly attacking it for almost an hour on Halloween. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 11 months ago

This huge $49 discount takes the Lululemon Take Form yoga mat down to its lowest ever price

The Take Form is one of our top-rated yoga mats, with a grippy surface, 3D texturing for alignment, and a 5mm thickness to support your practice | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 11 months ago

Why do leaves change color in the fall?

Plants draw on a suite of pigments to produce energy from sunlight, and in the fall, some become more obvious than others. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 11 months ago

Sphinx may have been built from a natural rock feature eroded by wind, study claims

It's possible that wind erosion made a rock feature in ancient Egypt look something like a sphinx, and then the Egyptians further refined it into the iconic monument. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 11 months ago

Science news this week: The many faces of cats and an impending solar maximum

Nov. 5, 2023: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 11 months ago

Facial reconstructions help the past come alive. But are they accurate?

DNA analysis is changing the science of facial reconstructions and making them more lifelike than ever before. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 11 months ago

See how an Incan 'Ice Maiden' comes alive in this step-by-step guide to creating a facial approximation

Forensic artist Oscar Nilsson explains how he created a facial approximation of an Incan "Ice Maiden" 500 years after she died. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 11 months ago

Space photo of the week: A radio 'ring of fire' shows a solar eclipse as never seen before

Radio astronomers in California imaged the sun's scorching hot corona for the first time ever during a partial solar eclipse on Oct. 14. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 11 months ago

Leica Noctivid 10x42 review

The Leica Noctivid 10x42 binoculars are the best Leica binoculars we've tested and their stylish design coupled with optical prowess makes them an impressive buy. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 11 months ago

Why do people sport 4-, 6- or even 8-pack abs?

The number of washboard abs you can show is determined by your DNA, according to research. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 11 months ago

'Yeti hair' found in Himalayas is actually from a horse, BBC series reveals

DNA from a supposed Abominable Snowman actually came from a horse, but that doesn't mean stories of the Yeti passed on by local people aren't important. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 11 months ago

Earless monitor lizards: The 'Holy Grail' of reptiles that looks like a mini dragon

Researchers are only beginning to understand the cryptic lives of the earless monitor lizards of Borneo. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 11 months ago

Watch great white shark get mobbed by gang of seals in 'incredible and surprising' footage

Astonishing footage from Planet Earth III, which premieres Nov. 4 on BBC America and AMC+, shows a herd of seals fending off an attack by the world's most notorious predator off the southern coast of Africa. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 11 months ago

Deadly bacteria may be the culprit behind mysterious elephant die-off

Scientists found a potential cause of a mysterious die-off of African savanna elephants in 2020 after they discovered deadly bacteria lurking in six corpses. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 11 months ago

Nikon Prostaff P7 8x42 binoculars review

These premium binoculars might be small, but they’re a true testament to Nikon’s commitment to producing high-quality equipment for outdoor enthusiasts. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 11 months ago

Remains of 2,000-year-old sheep-drawn chariot discovered near 'Terracotta Army' in China

Only the sheep's skeletons remain, but such vehicles appear in Chinese lore. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 11 months ago

'Spectacular' hall, likely used by Nordic Bronze Age royalty, unearthed in Germany

The massive hall was built roughly 3,000 years ago and would have been used by royalty. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 11 months ago

Why is the sky blue?

The sky's blueness isn't from reflecting the water. Instead, its color has to do with scattered light. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 11 months ago

NASA finds hidden asteroid swirling around another one

NASA's Lucy spacecraft has found a hidden asteroid "moon" swirling around the larger main belt asteroid Dinkinesh, affectionately known as Dinky. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 11 months ago

Watch a huge megapod of acrobatic spinner dolphins in incredible, rare video

A megapod of dolphins with thousands of individuals has been captured on video hunting flying fish off the coast of Costa Rica. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 11 months ago

Why does time slow down in near-death experiences? An expert weighs in.

Time can seem to slow down in near-death situations, and speed up as we age. Exactly how does our brain process time? | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 11 months ago

Millions more people need lung cancer screening, ACS says

New guidelines from the American Cancer Society suggest millions more people should get yearly lung cancer screenings than were previously recommended to. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 11 months ago

Antibiotics growing gravely ineffective for childhood infections

A study found that many common antibiotics were less than 50% effective at treating serious bacterial infections in children and newborn babies in the Asia-Pacific. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 11 months ago

Wolf spider mama wearing crown of babies captured in stunning photo

Winning images from The Nature Conservancy's 2023 Global Photo Contest include a wolf spider in a Maryland park with a hat made of her own babies. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 11 months ago

NASA reveals 1st sample collected from potentially hazardous asteroid Bennu to public — and it may contain the seeds of life

The sample from the asteroid Bennu, collected by the OSIRIS-REx mission, was unveiled at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C., on Friday. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 11 months ago

Scientists get rare glimpse of 'nesting doll' isotope nitrogen-9

With five more protons than should be stable, the newly discovered nitrogen-9 isotope sits right on the borderline of physical possibility. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 11 months ago

This MacBook Pro great for coding has a whopping $750 off

B&H Photo has a huge price drop for anyone looking for a MacBook. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 11 months ago

Which animals can recognize themselves in the mirror?

Research on whether animals can recognize themselves in the mirror began in 1970 1 and just a handful of species have since passed the test ever since. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 11 months ago

Incan 'Ice Maiden' who died in sacrifice 500 years ago revealed in hyper-realistic facial reconstruction

A new facial approximation brings to life an Incan girl who was killed 500 years ago as part of a sacrificial ritual. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 11 months ago

Build muscle at home for 58% less with this discounted Decathlon adjustable dumbbell

This beginner-friendly weight is a great way to start working out at home, and you can buy two for less the price of one before the deal ends. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 11 months ago

How to watch the Taurid meteor showers peak this weekend and next

The modest Northern Taurid and Southern Taurid meteor showers peak on separate days over the next week. Here's how to get the most out of the annual display of shooting stars and fireballs. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 11 months ago

Pluto may have an ice-spewing 'supervolcano' the size of Yellowstone, New Horizons data reveals

Kiladze Caldera, formerly called Kiladze crater, may be a supervolcano that erupted fairly recently, spewing ice across the surface of Pluto. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 11 months ago

Massive solar eruption carves 60,000-mile-long 'canyon of fire' into the sun on Halloween night

A powerful explosion from the sun briefly opened up an enormous valley on the solar surface that was more than twice as wide as the contiguous U.S. and seven times longer than Earth. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 11 months ago

Can rats 'imagine'? Rodents show signs of imagination while playing VR games

Rats immersed in a VR world played games that could be won only by using imaginative route planning, scientists report. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 11 months ago

Sped-up 'biological aging' linked to worse memory

A new study suggests that a person's epigenetic "clock" may be a better predictor of how much their memory function has declined over time than their actual age. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 11 months ago

5,000-year-old mass grave of fallen warriors in Spain shows evidence of 'sophisticated' warfare

A new analysis of a mass grave from Neolithic Spain reveals that the site wasn't a burial ground from a massacre, but of fallen warriors. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 11 months ago

Save over 50% on these incredible Sony headphones at Amazon

Black Friday has come early, and this Amazon deal is music to our ears. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 11 months ago

Save over $300 on this powerful laptop, ideal for students

Work and play in style with this HP Victus laptop. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 11 months ago

Circular temple dedicated to Maya serpent deity discovered in Mexico

The recently discovered temple in Mexico's Yucatán peninsula dates between A.D. 1000 and 1200. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 11 months ago

What causes metal allergies?

The symptoms of a metal allergy can vary in severity, but why do they happen? | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 11 months ago

NASA finds organic compounds seeping up from hidden ocean on Jupiter's icy moon Ganymede

Ganymede, one of the largest moons in the solar system, possesses a salty subsurface ocean that may contain organic compounds, new research finds. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 11 months ago

Skeleton with 4 prosthetic metal fingers unearthed from centuries-old grave in Germany

The skeleton of a middle-aged man who died between 1450 and 1620 was found with a prosthetic hand still attached to his left arm, which replaced four fingers he likely lost through amputation. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 11 months ago

15 signs the sun is gearing up for its explosive peak — the solar maximum

Experts believe the upcoming solar maximum could be more active and arrive sooner than previously expected. Here are 15 signs that they are right. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 11 months ago

Watch this monstrous 'sea devil' goosefish walk along the bottom of the ocean off the Galapagos Islands

Footage filmed 1,225 feet beneath the ocean surface shows a goosefish strolling along the seafloor before tuning its bulbous head and bulging eyes straight at the camera. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 11 months ago