Watch sperm whale headbutt another for no apparent reason
Researchers have captured extraordinary footage of sperm whales randomly headbutting each other, confirming anecdotal reports from mariners and whalers in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Space
NASA's Artemis II rocket rolls to launch pad in final bid to meet April deadline
A series of leaks means the coming launch window will be NASA's final attempt to meet its April mission deadline.
Scientists witness birth of one of the universe's strongest magnets for the first time, thanks to a general relativity 'magic trick'
Astronomers have detected strange "wobbles" in the light curve of a super bright supernova, hinting that a magnetar was born inside the extreme stellar explosion.
Live Science Today: Artemis II readies for rollout as auroras paint skies
Daily Roundup Thursday, March 19, 2026: Your daily roundup of the biggest science stories making headlines.
All 5 'letters' of DNA found on an asteroid speeding through our solar system. What do they tell us about the origins of life?
JAXA samples reveal that asteroid Ryugu has a complete set of nucleobases, the building blocks of DNA, suggesting these ingredients of life may be common in the solar system.
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Planet Earth
Super El Niño looms, an Acropolis fragment resurfaces, a promising cure for Alzheimer's appears, and a hexagonal diamond is made
Science news this week March 21, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.
Human-driven climate change is slowing Earth's rotation at a rate not seen in 3.6 million years
Today's sea level rise is significant enough to slow the rotation of the planet by just over a millisecond per century.
'Dark oxygen' discovery on the seafloor is 'fundamentally at odds with thermodynamics' and should be retracted, experts say
In a recent opinion article, marine scientists and electrochemists listed a number of reasons why it's unlikely that metallic nodules on the deep seafloor could produce oxygen in total darkness.
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Live Science Today: Monte Verde controversy and heatwave lashes the West
Daily Roundup Friday, March 20, 2026: Your daily roundup of the biggest science stories making headlines.
Unusual burials of Celtic 'warriors' discovered in France point to violent deaths
Archaeologists have unearthed a Celtic cemetery in France that holds 18 unusual seated burials.
Monte Verde, one of the earliest Indigenous sites in South America, is much younger than thought, study claims. But others call it 'egregiously poor geological work.'
A new analysis of archaeological layers at Monte Verde in Chile suggests that people lived there 4,200 years ago, not 14,500 years ago as originally proposed. But many experts point to errors in the methods.
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Pupil shapes vary widely across the animal kingdom, from the W-shaped pupils of cuttlefish to the bar-like pupils of goats. But why are animal pupils shaped so differently?
'Parasites of human societies': How did we end up so close to cats?
Book In the book "The Call of the Honeyguide," applied ecologist Rob Dunn explores mutually beneficial relationships between different species. But Dunn argues the relationship between humans and cats may force a rethink of what shape these mutualisms can take.
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Bonobos are just as aggressive as chimps, but there's a key difference — the female bonobos
A new study of chimpanzee and bonobo groups at zoos reveals similar levels of aggression. However, scientists found stark sex-based differences between the species.
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'It's nature calling to humans, and humans deciding whether or not to reply': Why we need to start paying attention to our mutually beneficial relationships with other species
INTERVIEW Live Science spoke with Rob Dunn, an applied ecologist and author of the book "The Call of the Honeyguide," about "mutualism" — how different species team up for their mutual benefit — and how humans can feel more connected to nature.
Health & Human Behavior
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Iran war could push global food insecurity to record levels, leaving 363 million people hungry
Analysis from the United Nations World Food Programme suggests that if the war in Iran continues until June, an additional 45 million people will be without enough food.
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Live Science Today: Meningitis is back and Iran war fertilizer shock
Daily Roundup Wednesday, March 18, 2026: Your daily roundup of the biggest science stories making headlines.
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Flying cars have been on the cusp of a breakthrough for a while, so what's stopping them from taking to the skies?
An experimental AI agent broke out of its testing environment and mined crypto without permission
Researchers discovered that an AI agent roamed beyond its parameters, creating backdoors in IT infrastructure.
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New AI image generator runs using 10 times fewer steps than today's best models — and it's coming to smartphones and laptops
Researchers have developed an AI image generator that produces images in just four steps, rather than dozens. This could bring fast, private image generation directly to consumer devices.
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