
Science news this week: James Webb telescope discoveries and an inverse vaccine
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.
By Jennifer DeBruyn published
After you die, bacteria harvest your body for the nutrients that help push daisies.
By Sascha Pare published
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.
By Nicoletta Lanese last updated
There are now RSV vaccines approved for older adults and for pregnant people, and antibody shots (not vaccines) available for babies. What's the difference?
By Megan Shersby published
This parasitic worm crawls into the eyestalks of snails, takes over its brain then pulsates to make the mollusk look like a dancing caterpillar.
By Hannah Loss published
Fish smell is from degrading lipids and bacterial reactions that increase in potency over time.
By Jon Copley published
From the opportunistic "have-a-go" approach of octopuses to "accessory males" that supply female anglerfish with a lifetime of sperm, author Jon Copley explores the sex lives of deep sea creatures.
By Keith Kloor published
There is a long U.S. legacy of plutocrat-funded pseudoscience. Congress just embraced it.
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
New research showing that elusive antimatter falls downward toward the Earth proves Albert Einstein right yet again.
By Victoria Atkinson published
Scientists used a process called 'diffusioosmosis' to write words that lingered in liquid water.