2,400-year-old grave of possible ancient pro wrestler discovered in Turkey

A tomb excavated in Aspendos, Turkey, revealed a skeleton buried with several coins featuring ancient wrestlers. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 27 days ago

'They would come in with a chord change': Composer Jim Nollman has collaborated with turkeys, kangaroo rats and whales. Now he's dropping 'Orcas' Greatest Hits.'

Staff writer Sascha Pare spoke with musical composer and sound artist Jim Nollman about his new album, "Orcas' Greatest Hits," created with killer-whale bandmates. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 27 days ago

Baader AstroSolar Filter Film OD 5.0 review

This ultra-light solar filter film is one of the most versatile and best-quality ways to image the sun. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 28 days ago

Will you be looking up on Aug. 12, the best skywatching day and night of the year?

Two big skywatching events are happening on Aug. 12. Will you have your eyes turned skyward? Let us know in our latest poll. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 28 days ago

Berlin gold hat: A 3,000-year-old ceremonial headdress that a cult used to track the sun, moon and lunar eclipses

The pointy gold hat reveals evidence of a Bronze Age sun cult whose leader could predict eclipses. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 28 days ago

'Now our lives have changed': Drop in coal burning is helping the African Sahel turn green after decades of drought

Warming has brought extreme rain to the parched Sahel, which is seeing aquifers refill as monsoons grow stronger. But heavier downpours alone cannot explain the groundwater revival, say hydrologists, who believe efforts to harvest rainfall may also be paying dividends. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 28 days ago

'His urine goes on tour around Europe, showing the kings and queens this glowing pee': The weird world of alchemy before chemistry

Science writer Kit Chapman on the weird world of alchemy before chemistry. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 29 days ago

New James Webb telescope image may reveal the true identity of 'little red dots' — Space photo of the week

A new James Webb telescope study suggests the universe's enigmatic "little red dots" may not have vanished after all — they may simply look different as we observe them across cosmic time. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 29 days ago

Who are the least-contacted people on Earth?

"Uncontacted" and "isolated" peoples live in roughly 10 countries around the world, including one group that erases their footprints so they cannot easily be found. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 29 days ago

Using AI has an environmental impact — here are 4 ways you can minimize it

Escalating use of tools like Gemini and ChatGPT saps more and more power. Experts offer some tips on how to consume less. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 month ago

'These were harder than any other blades, cut sharper and cost more': How ancient Sri Lankans created steel of legends by harnessing monsoons

In this excerpt from "The Age of Alchemy," author Kit Chapman reveals how ancient Sri Lankans created steel of legends by harnessing monsoons. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 month ago

Where and when to see the Aug. 12 solar eclipse — exact times for North America and Europe

Here's exactly when and where to watch the Aug. 12, 2026 solar eclipse in Europe, North America and North Africa. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 month ago

What's the difference between sweet potatoes and yams?

Here are the main differences between yams and sweet potatoes and how to tell them apart. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 month ago

Bacterial 'postbiotic' may help preserve fertility in the aging uterus, preliminary research suggests

A bacteria-derived "postbiotic" may help restore the aging uterus, but experts say it is too early to know whether it could improve fertility as a treatment. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 month ago

Where to buy last-minute solar eclipse glasses and viewing gear before August 12

A partial eclipse is still worth seeing, but only with the right protection. Here's where you can still find eclipse glasses, solar binoculars and filters before eclipse day. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 month ago

Uberaba Geopark: A time capsule from the Late Cretaceous period nestled in Brazil's tropical savanna

Uberaba Geopark, also known as the "Land of the Giants," is a region in Brazil's Cerrado biome that preserved thousands of prehistoric fossils. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 month ago

New recyclable yarn is as stretchy as spandex and could help tackle fashion's plastic waste problem

A new yarn combines the stretch of spandex with the recyclability of a single plastic, offering a potential path toward more sustainable clothing. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 month ago

NASA grants Voyager 2 probe another year of power with risky 'Big Bang' maneuver. Now, will it work for Voyager 1?

Voyager 1 is running low on power for science, but a successful energy-saving maneuver on Voyager 2 raises hope that the 50-year-old spacecraft can keep going. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 month ago

AI found a weakness in one of the world's most studied encryption systems — is your data under threat?

No, AI hasn't cracked the encryption protecting your bank account. But experts say Anthropic's latest research could change how tomorrow's cryptography is tested. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 month ago

Most-detailed-ever view of the sun's surface revealed in new images from the world's largest solar telescope

For the first time, scientists have directly observed a 150-year-old predicted phenomenon on the sun's surface that could explain why the sun's atmosphere is far hotter than its surface. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 month ago

'It would be a disaster': Ammunition for war and surging water withdrawals are putting the Caspian Sea ‪on the brink of collapse

Live Science spoke with professor of civil and environmental engineering Amir AghaKouchak about the reasons behind the Caspian Sea's stark decline over the past three decades. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 month ago

FDA approves first mRNA vaccine for seasonal flu

The Food and Drug Administration's approval of an mRNA vaccine for flu comes after the agency initially refused to review the approval request for the shot. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 month ago

First photos of SpaceX lunar rocket crash show blackened hole torn into the moon's surface

New images from South Korea's Danuri lunar orbiter reveal where a runaway SpaceX rocket part slammed into the moon on Wednesday. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 month ago

Crystal made from 13-sided 'einstein' shape bends light in ways nobody imagined

Scientists carved a 13-sided shape called an "einstein" into a chip and discovered that it steers light in ways no other crystal does. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 month ago

Engineers build world's first portable diamond-powered quantum computer — it works at room temperature and can be plugged into an outlet

The world's first portable, room-temperature quantum computer with more than 10 qubits utilizes flawed lab-made diamonds. The quantum system fits into a standard server rack and connects to a typical power grid. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 month ago

A star 20 times the size of the sun died in a supernova — and telescopes around the world joined forces to watch it

A team of telescopes around the world, including the newly activated Vera C. Rubin Observatory, joined forces to observe the first shocking moments of a supernova explosion in unprecedented detail. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 month ago

Why the Aug. 12 total solar eclipse appears to move backward on maps

While eclipse paths always move from west to east, this one seems to reverse direction on maps as it crosses the Arctic. Here's the geometry behind the illusion. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 month ago

Stunning fossil from Australian outback reveals pliosaur killed a sea monster that had just eaten a pterosaur

Using advanced neutron imaging, researchers scanning fossils from Queensland uncovered clues about the complex food chain of prehistoric Earth. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 month ago

'It's incredibly rare to see a moment like this in the ocean': Camera drone captures moment humpback whale gives birth off Australian coast

A camera drone captured extraordinarily rare footage of a humpback whale giving birth off the Australian coast. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 month ago

'It's real, and it's happening': Antibiotic resistance in kids is rising around the world, massive study finds

A global analysis shows how antibiotic resistance has been increasing among childhood infections. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 month ago

Diagnostic dilemma: Man who consulted ChatGPT about cutting out table salt ended up hospitalized with psychosis

A man looking for healthy alternatives to table salt consulted ChatGPT for help, but he ended up hospitalized with paranoia and hallucinations. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 month ago

Half of the world's dams could be 'functionally inoperable' by 2060 from being flooded with sediment — and the American West is a major hotspot

Research shows a fifth of the world's reservoirs are currently at high risk of filling with sediment, creating a "ticking time bomb" that threatens lives and livelihoods. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 month ago

Physicists find a way to control heat in a way once thought impossible

Researchers designed a material that can independently control how it absorbs and emits heat, and it even retains those settings once the power is turned off. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 month ago

Brains don't always rot: Scientists may finally know how human brains have evaded decay for thousands of years

Thousands of skeletal human remains have been discovered with their brain tissue unexpectedly intact. Now, a team of scientists may have finally figured out why. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 month ago

'Darwin’s hypothesis provided an important inspiration': Scientists bolster 150-year-old Darwinian theory with a carnivorous plant in China

Researchers have confirmed that a plant native to alpine regions in southwest China is carnivorous, supporting a Darwinian theory from 1875. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 month ago

A SpaceX rocket will hit the moon at 5,000 mph tonight. Experts explain what you could see, and when.

An upcoming collision of a Falcon 9 rocket part with the moon may be visible from Earth with telescopes, new research suggests. Here's what scientists and skywatchers are hoping to see. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 month ago

Super El Niño may push an already stressed climate ecosystem across a critical threshold, climate change researcher says

Live Science spoke with climate change researcher Jong-Seong Kug about how a super El Niño could cause lasting damage to our world. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 month ago

World's highest frozen lake shatters along disputed border between China and India ‪—‬ Earth from space

A 2024 astronaut photo shows the icy surface of Pangong Lake breaking apart in the lofty Tibetan Plateau. The point where the ice meets the water almost perfectly matches a disputed border between China and India. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 month ago

'Even when knowledge improves, emotional anxiety does not easily disappear': Pediatrician Dr. Masahiko Sakamoto on educating parents about childhood illnesses

Parents may struggle to learn all there is to know about children's health. A pediatrician in Saku, Japan, has made it his mission to help. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 month ago

2 people die of Cyclospora infection in Michigan

Two people in Michigan have died due to Cyclospora infections, the state health department reported. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 month ago

Scientists uncover big clue as to how Antarctica's mysterious Blood Falls came to be

Brine that feeds the gruesome-looking Blood Falls in East Antarctica may have been emplaced when sea levels were higher than they are now, a new study says. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 month ago

'Poop pills' may ease insomnia by reprogramming the gut microbiome, early study hints

Reprogramming the gut microbiome with fecal microbiota transplants could reduce the amount of time people with insomnia spend awake. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 month ago

Ancient bullets reveal where a Roman camp hid in the Pyrenees of Spain before being ambushed

Researchers found the remains of a Roman camp from 39 B.C. that was ambushed by locals in what's now Catalonia, Spain. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 month ago

Aspen trees provide a natural buffer against wildfires, even as fire season intensifies, study shows

Buffers made of aspen trees could help protect communities from worsening wildfires. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 month ago

Did fungi give mammals an evolutionary edge after the dinosaur-killing asteroid hit? New evidence revives a provocative hypothesis

A revived hypothesis argues that a fungus-filled world after the Chicxulub asteroid impact may have given mammals an evolutionary edge. The idea could reshape how scientists think about mass extinctions, but it is still controversial. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 month ago

Rock crystal scraper: 45,000-year-old Neanderthal tool that shows they had an 'eye for beauty of form and color'

A chance find of rare rock crystal tools a century ago paved the way for a better understanding of Neanderthals today. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 month ago

Hubble telescope takes one of the most detailed looks at neighboring Andromeda galaxy ever — Space photo of the week

The most famous giant spiral galaxy in the universe has been revealed not to be the star factory it once was, just as NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is set to unlock even more breathtaking cosmic insights. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 month ago

'We're a bit late on the case, but we are on the case': Author Fred Pearce on the rise of renewables, a defused population bomb, and letting nature find its own way

Author and journalist Fred Pearce tells Live Science about his book "Despite it All" — looking at the changes that have taken place over the last 40 years that provide some hope that we can solve the climate crisis. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 month ago