Oct. 1, 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
Improving our "stewardship" of antibiotics is key to preventing bacteria from gaining resistance to the essential drugs. | Continue reading
Drug-resistant bacteria are a growing threat to public health, but standard antibiotics can't stop them. What can? | Continue reading
There are 17 rare earth elements on the periodic table, but a better name for them would be the "troublesome earths." Here's why. | Continue reading
"Much as we can only wonder today what knowledge was lost in the ransacking of the Library of Alexandria, we can also ponder what sort of magnificent creatures born of the Cambrian explosion were lost." | Continue reading
An striking video of developing neurons won the 2023 Nikon Small World in Motion Video Competition. | Continue reading
This parasitic worm crawls into the eyestalks of snails, takes over its brain then pulsates to make the mollusk look like a dancing caterpillar. | Continue reading
Arp 107 hosts a special spiraling 'Seyfert' galaxy connected to a smaller galaxy by a 'bridge' of dust and gas. | Continue reading
Fish smell is from degrading lipids and bacterial reactions that increase in potency over time. | Continue reading
Life-size carvings of camels have been found in the Saudi Arabian desert, but archaeologists aren't sure who created them and when. | Continue reading
The CDC recommends a newly approved RSV vaccine be given during the last trimester of pregnancy to protect newborns. | Continue reading
The female orca was found far from her normal hunting ground with six whole sea otters in its stomach and one lodged between its oral cavity and the esophagus. | Continue reading
On an expedition in Hawaii, a remote underwater vehicle filmed a dumbo octopus swimming with its ear-like fins near the seafloor. The pale white creature is one of the deepest-dwelling octopuses on Earth. | Continue reading
A woman survived a rare infection that had previously been reported in only two other humans, both of whom died from the disease. | Continue reading
After you die, bacteria harvest your body for the nutrients that help push daisies. | Continue reading
DNA from cattle suggests some of the first cowboys in the Americas were enslaved Africans, who herded cows that were brought with them on slave ships. | Continue reading
After surviving its closest approach to the sun, Comet Nishimura was buffeted by a possible coronal mass ejection that briefly blew its tail away. The rare event was captured by a NASA spacecraft. | Continue reading
NASA astronaut Frank Rubio has finally returned home from a 371-day stay on the International Space Station — a record for an American — after being trapped when his ride home was damaged. | Continue reading
Astronomers have spotted two huge jets fired off by the 'monster' black hole M87 wobbling on an 11-year cycle, proving for the first time that black holes spin. | Continue reading
A new drug reduced bone loss in mice on the International Space Station, without causing any negative side effects. | Continue reading
Save a chunk on the MacBook Air with M2 processor. | Continue reading
The Garmin Venu 2 is reduced by almost $140. | Continue reading
Radioactive metals and even certain gases may be capable of the kinds of reactions needed to spur life, new research suggests. | Continue reading
The deep sea, which encompasses waters deeper than 660 feet (200 meters), is home to alien-like creatures, but we know far more about these inky depths than people think, ocean explorer Jon Copley tells Live Science. | Continue reading
Glacial archaeologists in Norway have found an arrow with its quartzite tip still attached after spending up to 3,500 years in the snow and ice. | Continue reading
Humpback whales may enjoy rolling around in seaweed as a form of play, but "kelping" could also help maintain their skin health by removing parasites and bacteria. | Continue reading
Scientists used a process called 'diffusioosmosis' to write words that lingered in liquid water. | Continue reading
The new research, which shows that elusive antimatter falls downward toward the Earth rather than levitating, proves Albert Einstein right yet again. | Continue reading
An inscription on the 1,400-year-old tomb shows the dead man, who was posthumously declared emperor, was buried as a duke. | Continue reading
Fossilized tree analysis finds a single massive earthquake may have rocked what is now Seattle around 1,100 years ago rather than several smaller quakes, and that another equally powerful one could hit the city in the future. | Continue reading
A new patch, which sticks to the inner lining of the cheek like an octopus sucker, effectively delivered two drugs in dogs and passed safety tests in humans. | Continue reading
A new X-ray analysis of dinosaur feathers shows that their chemical structure is similar to that of modern bird feathers. | Continue reading
Amazon is practically giving away the YOSUDA Indoor Cycling Bike, with a limited-time deal that brings the price down to just $229.99. | Continue reading
The cause of the boy's lump is unknown, although doctors suspect it could be an unusual symptom of a neural tube defect. | Continue reading
The Garmin Forerunner 945 has dropped below $400 at Amazon. It is lightweight, has excellent battery life, and has a ton of useful features. | Continue reading
More orcas have died entangled in fishing gear in Alaska this year than in previous years, which may be linked to a "new behavior" where they feed in front of ascending fishing nets. | Continue reading
In the 1990s, a group of juvenile bull sharks were left stranded in a golf course pond in Australia, where they thrived for decades. Now scientists are trying to understand why. | Continue reading
The famous Harvest Moon — the final supermoon of 2023 — will be the first full moon of autumn when it rises on Sept. 29. | Continue reading
Researchers are still studying the ancient text of an unknown language, written in cuneiform on a clay tablet. | Continue reading
A parasitic worm that infects rats has established a new population in Georgia after previously being found in other southeastern states. | Continue reading
The James Webb Space Telescope has snapped a stunning image of a perfectly formed Einstein ring, which is also the most distant gravitationally lensed object ever detected. | Continue reading
Stress can cause "nervous stomach," but what is the link between negative emotions and uncomfortable digestive symptoms? | Continue reading
From stress to dehydration, there are many reasons why some people's veins may be "hard to find" when they're getting an infusion or blood draw. | Continue reading
Thousands of disk galaxies like our own Milky Way were spotted in the early universe, where they shouldn't exist. | Continue reading
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has spotted a distant supernova that appears three times in the same photo. The new observations could help solve one of the universe's biggest inconsistencies. | Continue reading
The new machine-learning algorithm can distinguish between biological and nonbiological samples with 90% accuracy. Exactly how is a mystery. | Continue reading
The Indian lunar lander and rover entered hibernation in early September. Attempts to awaken the pair have failed for several days. | Continue reading
An "inverse vaccine," which selectively suppresses the immune system, treated multiple sclerosis in mice. But how well could this new approach work in people? | Continue reading