Sparklemuffin peacock spider: The spider with secret iridescent scales that busts a move to win a mate
Published: March 15, 2025 13:00
This bedazzled arachnid woos its mate with a sexy thrusting dance.
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James Webb telescope spots 'rogue' planet with a cake-like atmosphere barrelling through space without a star
Published: March 15, 2025 12:00
The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted a 'rogue' cosmic object barrelling through our galaxy without a star, and covered in clouds of iron and magnesium minerals.
Why is it still so hard to make nuclear weapons?
https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/why-is-it-still-so-hard-to-make-nuclear-weapons
Published: March 15, 2025 09:00
Scientists have been building nuclear weapons for more than 80 years, but crafting this technology remains a challenge.
Whales: Facts about the largest animals on Earth
https://www.livescience.com/animals/whales/whales-facts-about-the-largest-animals-on-earth
Published: March 15, 2025 06:00
Discover interesting facts about whales, how big they can get, and how they track down their prey.
Dolphins: Facts about the intelligent marine mammals that use tools to hunt
Published: March 15, 2025 06:00
Discover interesting facts about how dolphins sleep, if they're dangerous, and what they eat.
Science news this week: Blood moon and a mysterious mummy
https://www.livescience.com/space/science-news-this-week-blood-moon-and-a-mysterious-mummy
Published: March 15, 2025 04:01
March 15, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.
Finally! NASA and SpaceX launch Crew-10 mission to bring 'stranded' ISS astronauts back to Earth
Published: March 14, 2025 23:09
Butch Wilmore and Sunni Williams have spent nine months aboard the International Space Station following the failure of Boeing’s Starliner mission. Their rescue rocket has finally been launched.
Watch: Spacecraft films 'diamond ring' solar eclipse from the surface of the moon as 'blood moon' looms over Earth
Published: March 14, 2025 20:16
While millions of Earthlings watched the "blood moon" total lunar eclipse on March 13-14, the private Blue Ghost spacecraft caught an ultra-rare view of Earth blocking out the sun from the surface of the moon.
Apollo gold ring with 'healing serpent' found in 2,000-year-old tomb in Greece
Published: March 14, 2025 19:50
A monumental tomb found near Corinth has revealed several burials, along with artifacts reflecting its later use as a healing shrine.
China's Manus AI 'agent' could be our 1st glimpse at artificial general intelligence
Published: March 14, 2025 17:45
Chinese startup Butterfly Effect has unveiled what it claims is the first general AI agent capable of acting autonomously.
Could the universe ever stop expanding? New theory proposes a cosmic 'off switch'
Published: March 14, 2025 16:40
Dark energy, the mysterious phenomenon that powers the expansion of the universe, may undergo periodic 'violent transitions' that reverse the growth of the cosmos, a new pre-print study hints.
Ocean's 'heart' is slowing down — and it will affect the entire planet's circulation
Published: March 14, 2025 16:07
Melting ice could weaken Earth's strongest ocean current 20% by 2050, study reveals.
'Blood moon' total lunar eclipse: Stunning photos of our celestial neighbor turning red over the Americas
Published: March 14, 2025 15:52
Skywatchers snapped photos of the "blood moon" hovering above North and South America last night. Here's a gallery of images to celebrate the total lunar eclipse.
Refuge from the worst mass extinction in Earth’s history discovered fossilized in China
Published: March 14, 2025 14:49
The End-Permian mass extinction killed an estimated 80% of life on Earth, but new research suggests that plants might have done okay.
How do fitness trackers measure your heart rate?
https://www.livescience.com/health/heart-circulation/how-do-fitness-trackers-measure-your-heart-rate
Published: March 14, 2025 14:00
Everything you need to know about photoplethysmography (PPG), the technology behind heart rate measurements in fitness watches and smart rings.
'The most shameful form of execution': Han warriors found dismembered in 2,100-year-old mass grave in Mongolia
Published: March 14, 2025 13:28
Genetic analysis of skeletons in a mass grave in Mongolia has revealed they were soldiers in the Han-Xiongnu Wars more than two millennia ago.
Mount Washington: Home to 'the world's worst weather' with record wind speeds of 231 mph
Published: March 14, 2025 13:00
Mount Washington is a prominent mountain in New Hampshire, known for its dramatic weather and conditions that are extremely dangerous for hikers and climbers.
People find AI more compassionate than mental health experts, study finds. What could this mean for future counseling?
Published: March 14, 2025 13:00
People find AI more compassionate and understanding than human mental health experts, a new study shows. Even when participants knew that they were talking to a human or AI, the third-party assessors rated AI responses higher.
Dinosaurs: Facts about the reptiles that roamed Earth more than 66 million years ago
Published: March 14, 2025 10:27
Discover interesting facts about when dinosaurs lived, why they died and how big they got
How do we know pi is an irrational number?
Published: March 14, 2025 09:00
Are there mathematical ways to prove that pi is an irrational number that has no end?
Albert Einstein quiz: What do you know about the life of the famous theoretical physicist?
Published: March 14, 2025 08:24
Einstein solved the world in his head. How much do you know about his life and work?
Pi Day quiz: How much do you know about this irrational number?
Published: March 13, 2025 21:00
Test yourself on math's most famous constant with this pi quiz.
Scientists turn light into a 'supersolid' for the 1st time ever: What that means, and why it matters
Published: March 13, 2025 21:00
For the first time, researchers transformed light into a quantum crystalline structure to create a "supersolid" that's both solid and liquid at the same time. Here’s what that means, and why it's such a big step forward.
Neanderthals, modern humans and a mysterious human lineage mingled in caves in ancient Israel, study finds
Published: March 13, 2025 20:59
A newly excavated cave in Israel holds burials and artifacts suggesting that multiple human species commingled and shared ideas there during the Paleolithic.
128 new moons discovered orbiting Saturn, nearly doubling the ringed planet's total
Published: March 13, 2025 19:41
Faint signatures detected by the Canada France Hawaii Telescope have revealed 128 new moons around Saturn, making it the indisputable frontrunner for having the most moons in our solar system.
'It is a dangerous strategy, and one for which we all may pay dearly': Dismantling USAID leaves the US more exposed to pandemics than ever
Published: March 13, 2025 17:43
The foreign aid program has been one of the country's best defenses against emerging infectious diseases. Without it, we are more vulnerable to a pandemic than ever.
'Pregnant' ancient Egyptian mummy with 'cancer' actually wasn't pregnant and didn't have cancer, new study finds
Published: March 13, 2025 17:03
The mummy of a first-century-B.C. individual found in Egypt was not pregnant and did not have cancer, according to a new CT study.
How does rowing affect your heart, and is it different to running?
Published: March 13, 2025 14:00
Rowing machines and treadmills do not challenge your cardiovascular system in the same way, so what is the science behind it?
China achieves quantum supremacy claim with new chip 1 quadrillion times faster than the most powerful supercomputers
Published: March 13, 2025 13:00
This new superconducting prototype quantum processor achieved benchmarking results to rival Google's new Willow QPU.
Epigenetic 'scars' of trauma pass through generations, study of Syrian refugees finds
Published: March 13, 2025 11:00
In a story of collaboration and community, researchers identified intergenerational epigenetic changes caused by war and trauma in Syrian refugees.
POLG diseases: Rare genetic conditions that starve cells of energy and afflicted the late Prince of Luxembourg
Published: March 13, 2025 10:00
POLG-related diseases disrupt the function of the mitochondria, or "powerhouses" of the cell — starving them of energy.
Jewish ritual bath discovered near Rome is the 'oldest discovery of its kind in the world'
Published: March 12, 2025 20:13
A Jewish ritual bath known as a mikvah discovered in Ostia Antica is more than 1,500 years old.
Rare mammoth tusk found on West Texas ranch
https://www.livescience.com/animals/mammoths/rare-mammoth-tusk-found-on-west-texas-ranch
Published: March 12, 2025 19:31
Researchers have excavated a rare mammoth tusk discovered by a hunter on a West Texas ranch.
Most ancient Europeans had dark skin, eyes and hair up until 3,000 years ago, new research finds
Published: March 12, 2025 16:54
A new study charts the genetics of skin, hair and eye color in Europe over 45,000 years.
1.4 million-year-old skull found in Spain is 'earliest human face of Western Europe'
Published: March 12, 2025 16:00
Fragments of the left side of the skull of a human relative have been discovered in Spain, revealing the face of the oldest human ancestor ever discovered in Western Europe.
Liftoff! NASA launches SPHEREx telescope — an infrared observatory that will help JWST solve the mysteries of the universe
Published: March 12, 2025 15:45
NASA's newly-launched SPHEREx space telescope will offer a complementary 'panoramic' view to the JWST's high resolution infrared snapshots, enabling astronomers to study some of the universe's biggest mysteries.
Garmin Instinct 3 review
https://www.livescience.com/health/exercise/garmin-instinct-3-review
Published: March 12, 2025 14:14
Garmin's adventure smartwatch series gets an OLED screen option and more sizes, and we're impressed with the rugged Garmin Instinct 3 smartwatch because of it.
340-million-year-old 'nail tooth' shark found deep inside Mammoth Cave in Kentucky
Published: March 12, 2025 13:28
Scientists have found ancient nail tooth shark fossils deep inside Mammoth Cave in Kentucky, revealing new information about a mysterious group of extinct predators.
Quantum-inspired storage can store 100s of terabytes of data on a tiny crystal — with plans to make them into much larger discs
Published: March 12, 2025 13:00
Scientists have found a way to store hundreds of terabytes of data onto a tiny crystal, with plans to scale this up to a disc-sized device that can be compatible with modern computing.
A giant extraterrestrial 'wave' hit Earth 14 million years ago — and may have dramatically altered our planet's climate
Published: March 12, 2025 12:00
Our solar system's journey around the center of the Milky Way takes it through varying galactic environments, and one may have had a lasting impact on Earth's climate, according to a new study.
2,200-year-old grave in China contains 'Red Princess of the Silk Road' whose teeth were painted with a toxic substance
Published: March 12, 2025 11:00
Archaeologists in China have discovered a unique burial of a woman whose teeth had been painted with cinnabar, with a toxic red substance that contains mercury.
Diagnostic dilemma: Growing weed with bat poop left 2 men with deadly infections
Published: March 12, 2025 10:00
Using bat poop to fertilize plants like cannabis can sometimes have deadly consequences. A report highlights two fatal cases that affected men in New York.
Evidence for Stephen Hawking's unproven black hole theory may have just been found — at the bottom of the sea
Published: March 11, 2025 20:29
The recent discovery of a stupendously powerful neutrino has left scientists scratching their heads. New research suggests it could be evidence that Stephen Hawking was right about the nature of black holes and the early universe.
Garmin Venu 3 review
https://www.livescience.com/health/exercise/garmin-venu-3-review
Published: March 11, 2025 18:00
The Garmin Venu 3 is an easygoing fitness watch that now offers ECG readings, an improvement on the Venu 2.
The universe's water is billions of years older than scientists thought — and may be nearly as old as the Big Bang itself
Published: March 11, 2025 16:44
A new study suggests that water first appeared in the universe just a couple hundred million years after the Big Bang — meaning life could have evolved billions of years earlier than previously thought.
Scientists discover giant blobs deep inside Earth are 'evolving by themselves' — and we may finally know where they come from
Published: March 11, 2025 16:41
Giant regions of the mantle where seismic waves slow down may have formed from subducted ocean crust, a new study finds.
'A political division, not a physical one, determined who got measles and who didn't': Lessons from Texarkana's 1970 outbreak
Published: March 11, 2025 16:31
"Today, Texarkana's unusual geographic and political arrangement continues to instruct us about the deeply intertwined nature of politics and health."
East Asians who can digest lactose can thank Neanderthal genes
Published: March 11, 2025 16:06
Unique versions of the lactase gene found in the genomes of East Asian people may have increased in prevalence within the population over time because they bolstered immune responses against pathogens, new data reveal.
'Take shelter!': Tornado strikes Florida's Seminole County, destroying homes and interrupting live TV broadcast
Published: March 11, 2025 15:37
A tornado hit central Florida on Monday, destroying two homes, uprooting trees and disrupting a FOX TV show as it was tracking the storm live on air.
China creates powerful spy satellite capable of seeing facial details from low orbit
Published: March 11, 2025 13:00
New laser-based imaging technology is reportedly capable of capturing millimeter resolution from over 60 miles away.
Apple Watch Series 10 hits its lowest-ever price — this Apple deal is just too good to miss
Published: March 11, 2025 12:30
Amazon has dropped the Apple Watch Series 10 price by $100 and it's also price-matched at Walmart and Best Buy
Nanoparticle breakthrough could bring 'holy grail' of solar power within reach
Published: March 11, 2025 11:00
Digital generated image of solar panel with purple-blue reflection.
Is ranch dressing a liquid or a solid? It's actually a 5th state of matter.
Published: March 11, 2025 10:00
Is ranch dressing a solid or a liquid? A physicist explains that the short answer is both … and neither.
Earth from space: Erupting 'sharkcano' spits out a giant underwater plume in Oceania
Published: March 11, 2025 08:00
A 2022 satellite photo shows a large plume of discolored water rising from the undersea Kavachi volcano, during an eruption that likely scattered the sharks that normally dwell there.
Top-secret X-37B space plane returns to Earth in dead of night after mysterious 434-day mission, US military reveals
Published: March 10, 2025 21:23
The U.S. military's top-secret X-37B space plane has returned from a mysterious 434-day mission in orbit. The enigmatic mission 'broke new ground' for reusable space technology, according to the U.S. Space Force.
TicWatch Atlas smartwatch review
https://www.livescience.com/health/exercise/ticwatch-atlas-smartwatch-review
Published: March 10, 2025 18:00
A wallet-friendly alternative to pricier mainstream competitors.
'Find of a lifetime': 15th-century gold and silver coins discovered by amateur metal detectorists in Scotland
Published: March 10, 2025 17:41
A collection of over 30 gold and silver English and Scottish coins from throughout the 1400s were discovered near the Scotland border by hobbyist metal detectorists.
'Winter is far from over': Polar vortex reversal could bring springtime snow to US
Published: March 10, 2025 17:38
The polar vortex could be reversing in a sudden stratospheric warming event, with the potential to send Arctic air and storms to the central and eastern U.S.
52-foot-high 'megaripples' from asteroid that killed the dinosaurs mapped deep beneath Louisiana in 3D
Published: March 10, 2025 16:45
Buried "megaripples" — some the size of five-story buildings — are helping scientists piece together the devastation following the impact that wiped out the nonavian dinosaurs.
Astronomers identify a celestial '3-body problem' lurking in the outer solar system
Published: March 10, 2025 15:47
New research suggests that a binary pair of Kuiper Belt objects, known as the Altjira system, is actually made up of three separate bodies orbiting one another in a complex triad. This rare orbital configuration is often referred to as the "three-body…
166 million-year-old fossil found on Isle of Skye belongs to pony-size dinosaur from Jurassic
Published: March 10, 2025 15:42
A fossil that was first discovered over 50 years ago has finally been identified as a dinosaur that lived around 166 million years ago, during the Jurassic Period.
Celestron SkyMaster 15x70 binocular review
https://www.livescience.com/technology/celestron-skymaster-15x70-binocular-review
Published: March 10, 2025 15:00
Providing a closer look at the stars, galaxies and nebulas on a budget, these astronomy binoculars are a great first pair to start your stargazing journey.
We may finally understand how metformin lowers blood sugar, animal study finds
Published: March 10, 2025 14:40
The common diabetes drug metformin works partly by excreting sugar from the bloodstream into the intestines, where gut bacteria then convert it into chemicals that improve the insulin response.
When is cancer considered cured, versus in remission?
https://www.livescience.com/health/cancer/when-is-cancer-considered-cured-versus-in-remission
Published: March 10, 2025 14:00
Experts explain the difference between what it means to experience cancer remission versus being cured of the disease.
Meta scientists use AI to decode magnetic brain scans, revealing how thoughts translate into typed sentences
Published: March 10, 2025 13:00
An AI model can scan your brain with non-invasive equipment and convert your thoughts into typed sentences — with no implants required.
Saucer-like 'Winnebago' space capsule lands in Australia — marking 1st for commercial space industry
Published: March 10, 2025 12:54
Varda Space Industries' W-2 space capsule reentered Earth's atmosphere and touched down in the Australian outback last month, becoming the first commercial spacecraft to land Down Under.
Scientists spot water molecules flipping before they split, and it could help them produce cheaper hydrogen fuel
Published: March 10, 2025 11:00
A photograph of a water droplet.
Onfim's doodle: A 13th-century kid's self-portrait on horseback, slaying an enemy
Published: March 10, 2025 10:00
More than 800 years ago, a Russian boy named Onfim sketched himself on his schoolwork.
HP OmniBook Ultra 14 review: A Windows powerhouse let down by its screen
Published: March 10, 2025 09:00
The OmniBook Ultra 14 does everything right, including packing plenty of power and a stellar battery life. The only black mark is a dim screen.
Megalodon may have grown up to 80 feet long — far larger than previous estimates
Published: March 9, 2025 23:01
New study suggests megalodons may have grown 15 feet longer than some previous estimates, had enormous babies, and didn't look like supersized great white sharks.
NASA switches off Voyager instruments to extend life of the two interstellar spacecraft: 'Every day could be our last.'
Published: March 9, 2025 16:00
"The Voyagers have been deep space rock stars since launch, and we want to keep it that way as long as possible!"
'One doctor told me I was making myself feel pain': What happens when autoimmune disorders are misdiagnosed a 'psychosomatic'
Published: March 9, 2025 13:00
Researchers discuss the lasting impact that being disbelieved by doctors can have on patients.
Space photo of the week: Hubble hunts a stellar 'imposter' hiding in the Great Bear
Published: March 9, 2025 11:00
The legendary Hubble Space Telescope has turned its gaze to the Ursa Major-adjacent galaxy UGC 5460, revealing spiral arms, star clusters and a possible supernova "imposter".
Pet cats arrived in China via the Silk Road 1,400 years ago, ancient DNA study finds
Published: March 9, 2025 10:00
How and when domestic cats arrived in China has been a mystery. A new analysis of cat DNA suggests traders and diplomats likely carried the pets with them along the Silk Road 1,400 years ago.
HP Omen 16 (2023) review: A cut-price gaming laptop with noisy fans
Published: March 9, 2025 09:00
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Do 'elephant graveyards' really exist?
https://www.livescience.com/animals/elephants/do-elephant-graveyards-really-exist
Published: March 9, 2025 09:00
Stories of vast graveyards where elephants go to die only scratch the surface of the fascinating death-related behaviors in these mammals.
'In that moment, that was everything to me': Patient describes joy of regaining vision in 1 eye after new stem cell therapy
Published: March 8, 2025 17:30
A first-of-its-kind stem cell transplant has changed the life of a man who was left blind in one eye following a firework accident.