2,000-year-old bullet found with Julius Caesar's name on it was likely used in civil war

The bullet's inscriptions hint that Indigenous people in Spain supported the would-be dictator, Julius Caesar, during the Roman civil war. | Continue reading


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How a scientist accidentally discovered a shark that regenerated its mutilated fin: 'The revelation was astonishing'

An adult male silky shark was spotted with a huge chunk of its fin missing. A year later, it had almost completely regrown. Here's the amazing story behind the discovery. | Continue reading


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Adorable but deadly little wildcat may be inbreeding at 'alarming' rates, study finds

Black footed cats are already a threatened species, and habitat fragmentation is now causing increased rates of interbreeding, placing them at higher risk of disease. | Continue reading


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World's tiniest fanged frog with males that 'hug' their babies discovered

Researchers found a new species of fanged frog when they noticed clutches of eggs laid on leaves and mossy boulders unusually far above water. | Continue reading


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Want to ask ChatGPT about your kid's symptoms? Think again — it's right only 17% of the time

The AI chatbot provided incorrect diagnoses in 72 pediatric cases from a sample of 100 historic cases, while offering diagnoses in a further 11 that were deemed too broad to be correct. | Continue reading


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Mysterious 'Green Monster' lurking in James Webb photo of supernova remnant is finally explained

'We've never had this kind of look at an exploded star before.' | Continue reading


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'No chance of a soft landing': Company confirms Peregrine mission's human remains won't reach the moon

An oxidizer leak has left the lunar lander stranded in space carrying human remains | Continue reading


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Ancient Egyptian mummy masks, tombs and 'god of silence' statue discovered at Saqqara

Archaeologists in Egypt unearthed tombs containing mummy masks and a 'god of silence' statue at Saqqara. | Continue reading


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Do cats really hate us?

Scientific research on how cats view us is mixed, but one thing is clear — they don't adore us the way dogs do. | Continue reading


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Europeans' ancient ancestors passed down genes tied to multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's risk

New research suggests that the risk of Europeans developing diseases such as multiple sclerosis and Alzheimer's stems from ancient human migrations. | Continue reading


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'Superstructure' bigger than Idaho has been growing on the seafloor by Fiji since the dinosaur age

Scientists pieced together the history of a huge Pacific plateau and found a complicated story. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 year ago

NASA's historic Artemis mission to land the 1st woman on the moon delayed until 2026

NASA has announced it is pushing back its flagship Artemis II expedition to September 2025 and its Artemis III moon-landing mission to September 2026 after testing uncovered safety issues. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 year ago

Millions of fish descend on Philippines beaches in bizarre photos and video

Countless sardines beached themselves on an island in the Philippines around 48 hours before a major earthquake that rocked the seafloor nearby. But were the two things connected? | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 year ago

Vaccines slash risk of long COVID, studies show

Several new studies reveal that getting multiple COVID vaccine doses provides strong protection against lingering symptoms. | Continue reading


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Scientists tested 10 meals to find the perfect food for space travel

Scientists assessed a variety of "space dishes" and determined that the optimal (and tastiest) dish for male astronauts would be a hearty vegetarian salad. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 year ago

Mysterious 'magic' islands that come and go on Saturn's moon Titan finally have an explanation

Bright spots that appear and vanish on Saturn's moon Titan have a seemingly simple explanation — they're floating chunks of frozen organic material. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 year ago

Salt-loving bacterium can be genetically engineered to purify rare-earth metals

Genetically modifying a specific species of bacterium boosted its ability to extract rare-earth metals by 210% — paving the way for more environmentally friendly ways to extract these valuable elements. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 year ago

$600 off this laptop from Best Buy is a huge deal for coders

You can grab this powerful Lenovo laptop for just $799.99 while stocks last. | Continue reading


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Mysterious moat discovered in Jerusalem may have been used to divide the biblical city

An Iron Age moat found in Jerusalem may have been used for defense thousands of years ago. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 year ago

Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 review

The Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 is a great-looking smartwatch that packs plenty of features — but comes with disappointing battery life. | Continue reading


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Extinct 'hypercarnivorous' California grizzly bears were actually mostly vegetarian before Europeans showed up

Although extinct California grizzlies upped their meat consumption following European colonization and agricultural expansion, they were mostly veggie and smaller than what historical sources claim. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 year ago

Medieval grave of 'very, very powerful' man and his 4-foot-long sword unearthed in Sweden

Archaeologists think the man buried in the grave may have been a wealthy supporter of the Kalmar Union in which a single monarch united the kingdoms of Denmark, Sweden and Norway. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 year ago

'Monumental achievement for all humanity': NASA's Parker Solar Probe is gearing up for a record-breaking encounter with the sun

Later this year, NASA's Parker Solar Probe will come even closer to the sun than it has before, while traveling at record-breaking speeds. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 year ago

Last year AI entered our lives — is 2024 the year it'll change them?

AI will be featured heavily in products at CES 2024, with devices and software benefiting from highly sophisticated in-built AI tools. So is 2024 the year AI changes our lives? | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 year ago

23 million-year-old petrified mangrove forest discovered hiding in plain sight in Panama

Fossils discovered on Barro Colorado Island suggest central Panama was once home to a vast mangrove forest that was preserved when a volcanic mudflow buried it 23 million years ago. | Continue reading


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Whale with broken back spotted near Mexico after suspected ship collision will likely die

A humpback whale off Baja California Sur with a deformed spine was likely hit by a ship and the injury will probably be fatal, an expert told Live Science. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 year ago

The 1st Americans may have arrived by a sea ice 'highway'

During the last ice age, the first people to reach the Americas may have traveled from Asia along a sea ice "highway." | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 year ago

Wispy ice clouds may form above Venus' hellish surface

The surface of Venus is a hellscape with temperatures hot enough to melt lead, but some regions of its atmosphere high over the surface remain cool enough to harbor ice and birth ghostly clouds. | Continue reading


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Why multitasking is challenging for kids and older adults

A professor of developmental psychology explains why our ability to multitask changes as we age. | Continue reading


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Gene variant guards against Parkinson's and could lead to therapies

A study uncovers the likely reasons why a rare genetic quirk is tied to protection against Parkinson's disease. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 year ago

Huge, complete mammoth tusk accidentally discovered by North Dakota coal miners

A tusk scooped up my miners in North Dakota turned out to be one of the most complete skeletons of a mammoth ever discovered in the state. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 year ago

The Fitbit Inspire 3 is back down to its Black Friday price

One of the best fitness trackers around is less than $70. | Continue reading


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Peregrine moon lander may be doomed after 'critical loss' of propellant

Just six hours into its maiden flight, Astrobotic Technology's Peregrine moon lander has experienced a technical fault that could doom the mission. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 year ago

In a 1st, 'minibrains' grown from fetal brain tissue

The new tissue-derived minibrains may complement existing models made from stem cells, the researchers behind the new study say. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 year ago

Human remains blasted into space on Vulcan rocket will 'desecrate' the moon, Navajo Nation says

Astrobotic Technology's Peregrine moon lander has successfully launched into space on a brand-new rocket and will attempt to touch down on the lunar surface in February. But the lander's payload includes human remains, which leaders of the Navajo Nation claim is "tantamount to de … | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 year ago

See 1st-ever Vulcan Centaur rocket blast off into space in stunning photos and videos

United Launch Alliance's Vulcan Centaur rocket lifted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station early Monday morning (Jan. 8). | Continue reading


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'This is unlikely to be an isolated event': 1st polar bear death from bird flu spells trouble for species

Bird flu could be another blow for polar bear populations that are already at risk from climate change. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 year ago

Vulcan just launched the 1st US moon mission since Apollo, with human remains aboard

ULA's new rocket now has one flight under its belt. | Continue reading


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Fossils locked away for 1.75 billion years hold clues about key moment in Earth's history

Fossils from Australia provide the first direct evidence that photosynthesis was happening at least 1.75 billion years ago. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 year ago

Why do we procrastinate?

Here's what you need to know about procrastination if your New Year's resolution is to stop dragging your feet. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 year ago

Deadly male funnel-web spider 'Hercules' breaks record as biggest ever discovered

"Hercules" the funnel-web spider is the largest male of the species ever found. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 year ago

World’s 1st graphene semiconductor could power future quantum computers

Scientists overcame a limitation in graphene to harness the material as a working semiconductor at terahertz frequencies with 10 times the mobility of silicon. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 year ago

Why does poop smell bad?

And for medical purposes, how stinky is too stinky? | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 year ago

5 stories making science news this week: A T. rex saga and massive solar flare

Jan. 7, 2024: 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 | 1 year ago

Space photo of the week: An eerie look at Io, the most volcanic world in the solar system

In our favorite space image of the week, NASA's Juno spacecraft got an unprecedented look at Jupiter's volcanic moon Io from just 930 miles away. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 year ago

Why do cats throw up so much?

What you think is cat vomit may actually be something else, like a fur ball or regurgitation. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 year ago

How 10 animals evolved their iconic features

Why are whales so big? Why are giraffe's necks so long? Here are the origins of 10 iconic features in the animal kingdom. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 year ago

Why does the moon sometimes have a 'halo'?

The moon's halo is always 22 degrees wide in the night sky when it appears. So what causes it? | Continue reading


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