Squirting cucumbers shoot their seeds up to 33 feet (10 m) away from the mother plant to avoid overcrowding and competition, but exactly how they do it has long remained a mystery. | Continue reading
Save $88 on this Coway Airmega AP-1512HH air purifier at Amazon Black Friday and save energy too, thanks to its impressive eco mode. | Continue reading
The powerful Celestron SkyMaster 25x100 are now 22% off for Black Friday — get unparalleled views of the cosmos for $389 in this Black Friday binocular deal. | Continue reading
Even when a creative work is made by humans, we think it’s missing a key element of art if we think it's been written by an AI — that capacity to fully immerse you in the world being created. | Continue reading
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If you're looking for a new camera that can do it all, B&H has reduced the Nikon D850 by $800 this Black Friday. | Continue reading
One of the most striking telescopes on the market has a huge discount of $980 this Black Friday. | Continue reading
Save big on fitness trackers ahead of Black Friday. | Continue reading
Researchers in Lithuania present the molecular structure of a new, more-versatile CRISPR system for gene editing. | Continue reading
Live Science's top telescope, the Celestron NexStar 8SE, is a massive $300 off at Amazon this Black Friday. Grab this powerful motorized telescope before it's gone! | Continue reading
The new type of transistor, known as the "cryo-CMOS transistor," is optimized to operate at temperatures under 1 K and emit near-zero heat. | Continue reading
This 2013 astronaut photo shows a giant eye-shaped impact crater in the Sahara Desert that is slowly being circled by migrating sand dunes, helping researchers track how far these dunes can move over time. | Continue reading
The Sun's activity is what gives us beautiful auroras — but it also has dramatic negative effects on satellites that go around Earth in a low orbit. | Continue reading
A child in California caught bird flu amid a recall of raw milk in the state, but investigations have found no evidence that the case was caused by raw milk. | Continue reading
The mini-moon 2024 PT5, which has been orbiting Earth for two months and is likely a chunk of the moon, will now drift away from our planet in an orbit around the sun. | Continue reading
New research reports the most powerful cosmic rays ever detected. Because the rays lose energy as they travel through space, their detection at high energies means they are likely coming from sources relatively close to Earth. | Continue reading
A current key to stabilizing climates across the Atlantic and beyond could be one-third weaker by 2040, a new study has revealed. | Continue reading
Researchers think the wreck was part of a flotilla that accompanied the Portuguese explorer's final voyage. | Continue reading
The Pilgrims and Wampanoag shared a harvest feast, but it didn't happen the way you were likely taught in school. | Continue reading
A safety net of balloon-mounted sensors listening for satellites and cell towers could save lives if an airplane's GPS signals were to get jammed or disrupted. | Continue reading
This stunning blue mask may represent the Aztec cycle of death and renewal. | Continue reading
Black Friday and the Christmas sales are both great times to save money on the best science gifts, but is one better than the other? | Continue reading
Researchers have made great strides to prevent deaths from fatal diseases, but the cures for some of them still elude us. | Continue reading
Chinese scientists claim they have made a converging energy beam weapon — but did they really, or have they been watching too much Star Wars? | Continue reading
The Hubble Space Telescope captured an image of NGC 4694, a galaxy that possesses unusual properties that complicate its classification. | Continue reading
Earth's atmosphere is heavy, so why doesn't it weigh us down more? | Continue reading
Black holes have captivated scientists for more than a century. How well do you know these supermassive wonders of the universe? | Continue reading
Generative AI could saddle the planet with heaps more hazardous waste than ever before. | Continue reading
This bright green sea creature contains a toxic pigment that protects it from predators, kills bacteria and determines the sex of larvae, turning males into a "living testacle." | Continue reading
Rather than fearing the rise of generative AI, new technologies may allow creatives to define and express themselves in completely new ways. | Continue reading
Discover why the best aurora displays occur after solar maximum, and why 2026-2027 could be the year of the northern lights. | Continue reading
On Earth, the magnetic field of our planet points a compass north, but in space, things are a bit more complicated. | Continue reading
Wolves in Ethiopia that lick the flowers of the "red hot poker" flowers are the first known large carnivores to eat nectar. | Continue reading
A five-year leak on a Russian module of the International Space Station has gotten worse over time. Now, NASA and Russia's Roscosmos space agency disagree just how bad it is. | Continue reading
A shockwave caused by the galaxy NGC 7318b slamming into four other galaxies is akin to a "sonic boom from a jet fighter." Astronomers hope the event will reveal vital secrets about the often-violent evolution of our universe. | Continue reading
Brain scans of modern listeners suggest that Aztec whistles sound like human screams, which may have prepared sacrifice victims for their journey to the underworld. | Continue reading
At least 15 people have fallen sick as a result of eating contaminated ground beef, and health officials warn that the products may still be lurking in restaurant refrigerators. | Continue reading
A new study reveals that the asteroid 2024 PT5, which has been orbiting Earth for 2 months, may have a "lunar origin." However, it is about to break free from our planet, making it tricky to tell for sure. | Continue reading
If you want to observe the moon and planets up close, this reflector telescope from Celestron is ideal — now $246.49 at Amazon for Black Friday | Continue reading
Octopus filmed firing stones from her siphon from inside a clam shell like a sniper in never-before-seen behavior captured for the Netflix series Our Oceans. | Continue reading
Sharks are formidable fish, having survived multiple mass extinction over hundreds of millions of years. But how much do you know about these misunderstood creatures? Take our quiz to find out. | Continue reading
The Indian Ocean "gravity hole" is a region where Earth's mass is reduced, leading to weak gravitational pull, lower-than-average sea levels and a puzzle scientists have only just begun to solve. | Continue reading
The world’s first 100% silicon anode battery will be manufactured from 2027 and will offer future EVs a 186-mile range with just five minutes of charging time. | Continue reading
Peculiar James Webb Space Telescope observations seem to show gargantuan black holes in the earliest moments of the universe. New research may explain how they formed, thanks to primordial "seeds". | Continue reading
For the first time ever, marine biologists have measured how much energy octopuses really need to change color — and it's a lot. | Continue reading
How many of the 160 named volcanoes in the U.S. and territories do you know? If you live in Alaska you have a big advantage. | Continue reading
When stars explode as supernovas, they can cause serious cosmic carnage. Is Earth in any danger from any nearby stars? | Continue reading
Neanderthals tended to bury their dead in caves, while early modern humans buried their dead in the fetal position, new research finds. | Continue reading