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When does the next full moon rise? Find out exactly when to see the full moons of 2026, including the full "Flower Moon" in May.
Comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS) could be visible to the naked eye in the predawn sky after April 13 as it makes a close approach to the sun.
NASA's first set of images captured by the Artemis II crew during their lunar flyby are here, and they're stunning.
Artemis II is now the farthest crewed mission from Earth in history. The occasion was marked by a number of poignant moments.
The Artemis II astronauts have reached the moon and will soon lose contact with NASA as they whip around the lunar far side. Here's how to follow along with their journey and everything you need to know about the "dark side" of the moon.
A professor of environmental law explores the 1970 Clean Air Act and it how it has effected car emissions and smog in the decades since.
Earth from space A 2022 satellite photo shows a thick mat of blooming algae and invasive aquatic plants spreading across the surface of the reservoir at South Africa's Hartebeespoort Dam. The verdant mass is both toxic and capable of depleting the water's oxygen levels.
Melting ice, rebounding land, and rising seas will change what resources are available in Antarctica, a new analysis finds.
For reasons that are still unclear, climate models underestimate the growing gap between the amount of energy Earth receives from the sun and the amount the planet radiates into space.
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In the Middle Ages, a man was buried in a Stone Age monument in what is now Spain. Now, we finally know his genetic roots, but his religious beliefs are still a mystery.
BOOK In the book "Adaptable," evolutionary anthropologist Herman Pontzer explores human biology and development, and how people have evolved to survive everywhere on Earth.
Astonishing Artifacts This rare example of an ancient Egyptian beaded dress was likely crafted specifically for a woman's funeral.
An analysis of samples taken from the Shroud of Turin, the cloth thought by some to have been wrapped around Jesus, reveals a rich tapestry of animal and plant DNA. But what does it mean?
Conservationists are celebrating the 105th kākāpō chick to hatch during the 2026 breeding season — the highest number reported since such records began 30 years ago.
A site in southwestern China holds a wide array of strange life-forms that emerged prior to the Cambrian explosion, and it pushes back the origin of complex life by millions of years.
Two researchers snorkeling in a subterranean stream in Texas discovered fossils from the Late Pleistocene epoch, revealing new details about what lived in this ancient ecosystem.
Daily Roundup Friday, March 27, 2026: Your daily roundup of the biggest science stories making headlines.
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.
Keratin has been linked to skin diseases and inflammation in the past, but now, a new study may have uncovered one reason why.
Modern AI models can create convincing descriptions of images that were never given to them — a phenomenon researchers call a "mirage."
LLMs can accelerate medical research, scientists say, but they come with risks.
A new study finds that in low-oxygen environments, red blood cells absorb more glucose and convert it into a molecule that helps release oxygen into tissues, revealing an unexpected way the body regulates blood sugar.
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Engineers are testing a new "sand battery" that could power industries and communities using stored renewable energy.
INTERVIEW Live Science spoke with Mariah Blake, an investigative journalist and author of the book "They Poisoned The World," about one of the greatest corporate scandals in history.
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