Scientists have identified a "climate teleconnection" between the Rocky Mountains and the Tibetan Plateau, where warm spots left a kink in the jet stream that intensifed weather in the western U.S. | Continue reading
Researchers combined 100-plus images of a single black hole into an AI-powered video to chart the activity of a mighty blazar's jet. | Continue reading
A new study looks at "consciousness steering" in AI, but could this technology actually achieve this level of self-awareness in the first place? | Continue reading
Anthropologists have discovered the first-ever Denisovan arm bone in a cave in southwest China, which also held thousands of prehistoric animal bones and stone tools. | Continue reading
Novel simulations, which reassessed the ancient collision between Earth and the protoplanet Theia, suggest that the moon could have emerged from the aftermath of this impact much more quickly than scientists previously thought. | Continue reading
A man's intestines were perforated in an "exceedingly rare" medical case involving a live eel. | Continue reading
In this excerpt from "The Carbon Wave," author Leah Stokes explores the lead up to that moment, and the wave of environmental action that followed. | Continue reading
A new study shows that measures to stop AI's claims of consciousness have unintended consequences for non-human entities | Continue reading
Researchers have worked out the safest, most resilient country to be in during an apocalyptic event. | Continue reading
New research finds that western Siberia is becoming wetter as the world warms, while eastern Siberia seems to be getting drier. And both these conditions are fueling a rise in methane emissions, spelling trouble for the climate. | Continue reading
During the Sept. 11 attacks, NASA astronaut Frank Culbertson — the only American not on Earth at the time — snapped a "sobering" shot of smoke pouring across New York City as the second tower fell. | Continue reading
Xpeng's engineers have designed a humanoid robot that they say is the first in the world that will walk itself off the production line. | Continue reading
Nuclear weapons have been banned from space for nearly 60 years. A new detection method could help verify whether nations are keeping that promise. | Continue reading
The remarkably preserved wooden folding chair was likely a status symbol and was found in the grave of a Bronze Age chieftain. | Continue reading
The tomb of a pyramid-age official has been found at Saqqara in Egypt. | Continue reading
It depends. Though water consumption by data centers pales in comparison to that of some other industries, it's a problem in water-stressed regions. Water-saving cooling technologies could help. | Continue reading
A cat named Emerald and a dog named Ocean were memorialized in a Roman mosaic over 1,800 years ago. | Continue reading
The silicon carbide transistor is designed to avoid low controllability and current leakage, which typically become problems at high temperatures. | Continue reading
A dazzling new James Webb Space Telescope image reveals about 70 newborn stars buried inside a strangely shaped cloud in the Carina Nebula. | Continue reading
How small can a transistor actually get? And is smaller even still the goal? | Continue reading
A team of mathematicians discovered that five 60-sided dice, arranged with exactly the right numbers, can determine a perfectly fair turn order for any group of players, with zero chance of a tie. | Continue reading
Humanoid robots at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing have outpaced and out-jumped human athletics benchmarks, but the event also revealed how much work remains before they can operate reliably in the real world. | Continue reading
A Stone Age burial of a man with a toothy necklace and human skulls surprised archaeologists excavating in Poland. | Continue reading
The ancient Romans are well known for their aqueducts. But how did they build these impressive structures? | Continue reading
Journalist and author Lise Barnéoud talks to Live Science about her book "Hidden Guests," which dives into the field of microchimerism and how it's transforming our knowledge of genetics, immunology and evolution. | Continue reading
When a New Glenn rocket blew apart at Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in May, it released ultra-low-frequency sound waves that reached as far as Texas. Researchers estimate that the blast was roughly equivalent to the Chernobyl reactor explosion of 1986. | Continue reading
An inscription written in the time of Ramesses II may indicate the location of a lost ancient Egyptian city. | Continue reading
People's bodies may reflect their ages very differently at the molecular level, even when they are the same chronological age, according to a new study. | Continue reading
An image from NASA Worldview shows how brittle Arctic sea ice is becoming due to global warming, with large patches of open water visible near the North Pole on Aug. 29. | Continue reading
A psychedelic best known for its effects on the brain may also protect peripheral nerves from chemotherapy damage, early research suggests. | Continue reading
The Hubble Space Telescope spied a large atmospheric phenomenon on Saturn: a decagon surrounding the south pole. | Continue reading
The ancient bath complex was tucked in a tower in the corner of the royal palace and reveals unique architecture. | Continue reading
Physicists have proven a 100-year-old prediction of relativity by showing that Einstein's equivalence principle holds at quantum scales. | Continue reading
Almost every aspect of our food system will be transformed by climate change. | Continue reading
A new map of the adult male fruit fly brain and nerve cord includes over 166,000 neurons and the millions of connections between them. | Continue reading
Geologists recently identified a 454.4 million-year-old volcano on England's east coast, but whether the structure can be considered a "supervolcano" remains an open question. | Continue reading
China is rapidly expanding its ability to harness renewable energy sources. | Continue reading
Human remains found in a giant Roman jar in Bulgaria may belong to a young Roman who armed himself with two knives during an enemy attack. | Continue reading
After an organ transplant, a woman developed a new food allergy. | Continue reading
A shipwreck off the coast of Albania has attracted both invasive species and provided a home for endangered ones, leading researchers to weigh the risks and benefits of these wrecks for local ecosystems. | Continue reading
Governments must start preparing for Black Swan Events, says researcher Florian Ulrich Jehn | Continue reading
In Denmark, a homeowner digging in their backyard unexpectedly found the country's largest silver hoard from the Viking Age. | Continue reading
A new study hinted that at least 25% of former NFL players who died in recent years had CTE. Do you think the league is doing enough to avoid this for its current athletes? | Continue reading
A 1,800-year-old shield filled with the cremated remains of Vandal warrior was discovered at junkyard in Poland. | Continue reading
ZWO's best pro smart telescope to date is perfect for astronomy and solar imaging, with a price to match. | Continue reading
A 2024 satellite photo shows a series of ephemeral lakes that merged into a single emerald structure in Australia's Northern Territory, following two years of extreme rainfall. | Continue reading
The yellow fever virus is reemerging in regions where it hadn't been seen for decades. Warmer temperatures and extreme weather could make conditions more favorable for the mosquitoes that carry the virus. | Continue reading
A new study suggests that at least 1 in 4 former NFL players who died in recent years had CTE. Concussion expert Thayne Munce puts the finding into context. | Continue reading