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Brain aging results from a loss of control over how genes are regulated, mouse study suggests
Aging may "erase" the epigenetic markers that control gene expression in the brain, and this may create a snowball effect.
Live Science Today: Meta and Google fined for causing social media addiction and how dogs were our friends for millennia
Daily Roundup Thursday, March 26, 2026: Your daily roundup of the biggest science stories making headlines.
Roman mosaic shows topless woman battling leopard in arena, study finds
A third-century mosaic shows a topless woman battling a leopard in a Roman arena.
1,000-year-old altar and human sacrifices from Toltec Empire discovered in Mexico
Archaeologists found the altar and human bones during a construction project near Tula, an ancient city that was the capital of the pre-Hispanic Toltec Empire.
Chinese lander reveals giant 'cavity' of radiation between Earth and the moon — and it could change how lunar exploration is done
A new study using data from China's Chang'e-4 moon lander found an area of reduced radiation from cosmic rays near the moon. The findings could be used to improve the safety of lunar explorations.
NASA announces 'near‑impossible' space plans, including $20B moon base and humanity's first nuclear-powered interplanetary spacecraft
NASA's Gateway lunar space station won't launch next year in new changes to the Artemis program, which include ramping up development of a $20 billion moon base and a nuclear-powered 'Freedom' spacecraft.
Is the metaverse finally dead and buried? What's really going on with the embattled idea of living in virtual worlds.
Touted as the next big thing just a few years back, the development of and hype fueling the metaverse have spluttered to a halt. Is it headed for the scrapheap of history?
How many moons are in the solar system?
The solar system has many more moons than the one we can see in the sky. But how many do we actually know about? And how many more are waiting to be discovered?
Critically endangered hare spotted in surprising location for the first time in 40 years — but it was already dead
Scientists in China have announced the first confirmed sighting of the critically endangered Hainan hare in part of its native range in four decades, after spotting its completely flattened carcass on a roadside.
Scientists are racing to save Australia's 'zombie tree' from a fast-spreading fungal disease
A fast-spreading fungal disease has left the newly named Australian "zombie tree" unable to produce flowers, fruit or seeds, and scientists warn that 16 other species may be heading down the same path.
Live Science Today: NASA announces $20 billion moonbase as unprecedented wildfires spread
Daily Roundup Wednesday, March 25, 2026: Your daily roundup of the biggest science stories making headlines.
Mars is hiding a secret clutch of gemstone-like crystals, including rubies and possibly sapphires
Astronomers have detected small, ruby-like crystals embedded in Martian rocks, which may also hide sapphires created in the fury of meteorite impacts.
Drought could fuel the rise of antibiotic-resistant superbugs as climate change worsens, new research suggests
A warming world may see more antibiotic-resistant bacteria, according to new research that shows a link between aridity and antibiotic resistance today.
Massive Iron Age hoards discovered in England may be from funeral of powerful Celtic queen
Two lavish Iron Age hoards unearthed in England may have been burned in honor of a queen's royal ancestor, a new study finds
Cannonball-size meteorite crashes through roof of Texas home as multiple 'fireballs' rain down on the US
A suspected space rock, around the size of a cantaloupe, was found in the bedroom of a Houston home after crashing through the building's roof. It is likely a fragment of one of several "fireball" meteors that exploded over the U.S. in the past week.
Iran war has already released a staggering amount of CO2 — and the destruction of schools, homes and buildings is the biggest source
In a new analysis, researchers estimated direct, indirect and future greenhouse gas emissions that were created in the first two weeks of the Iran war, between Feb. 28 and March 14.
An anomaly in Mars' mantle could trigger volcanoes to erupt — and may be causing the whole planet to spin faster
Data from NASA's InSight mission suggests the Red Planet's Tharsis region is more active than previously thought and may be why Mars is spinning more quickly over time.
AI compressed billions of years of evolution into seconds to create 'Lego-like robots' that can recover even when they lose limbs
Modular robots are easily expandable, know when they're upside down or stuck, and can march forward across all kinds of terrain.
