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Remnants of spills on Renaissance-era textbook reveal recipes for 'curing' ailments with lizard heads and human feces

By Kristina Killgrove published

A novel biochemical analysis of a Renaissance medical text has successfully recovered centuries-old proteins that might be from lizards and hippos.

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Archaeology
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Cyber Monday 2025: Best deals on telescopes, binoculars, cameras, air purifiers and fitness gear

By Anna Gora, Kimberley Lane, Jase Parnell-Brookes, Keumars Afifi-Sabet last updated

Deals It's Cyber Monday, and we're here searching the web for the best discounts on air purifiers, electric toothbrushes, telescopes, binoculars, cameras and more.

Deals

There is such a thing as 'settled science' — anyone who says otherwise is trying to manipulate you

By Kit Yates published

Opinion How bad-faith arguments sow doubt by weaponizing scientific humility.

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Opinion

Scientific objectivity is a myth — here's why

By Sara Giordano published

Opinion Cultural ideas are inextricably entwined with the people who do science, the questions they ask, the assumptions they hold and the conclusions they land on.

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Opinion

Embattled 'arsenic life' paper retracted by journal Science 15 years after publication

By Kristina Killgrove published

A controversial 2010 study that suggested bacteria could grow using arsenic instead of phosphorus has been retracted by the research journal Science.

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Microbiology
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Supernovas may have triggered life-threatening changes in ancient Earth's climate. Scientists say it could happen again

By Robert Lea Partner Content Created With Space. published

Ancient supernovas may have blasted Earth with powerful radiation, causing dramatic changes in our climate, and could do so again, posing a threat to life.

Science at a crossroads: Dispatches from Friday's 'Stand Up for Science' rallies across the US

By Kristina Killgrove, Nicoletta Lanese published

Our science journalists reported on the Stand Up for Science rallies held in New York City and Raleigh, North Carolina.

Politics
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30 amazing women in science and math

By Tom Garlinghouse, Live Science Staff last updated

From the first woman to win a Nobel Prize to the discoverer of jumping genes, here are some of the women who have made major contributions to science and mathematics.

Human Behavior
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AI could crack unsolvable problems — and humans won't be able to understand the results

By Ehsan Nabavi published

AI promises to accelerate scientific discovery, but if scientists aren't careful public trust may be left behind.

Artificial Intelligence
Portrait of a Mathematician by Mary Beale, oil on canvas, c.1680. The portrait is now believed to be of the 17th century English scientist, Robert Hooke (1635-1703).

32 important scientists you've probably never heard of

By Tom Metcalfe published

These scientists may be lesser known than Einstein and Newton, but they made giant contributions to science, including astronomy, physics, chemistry and medicine.

Archaeology
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