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REM sleep may reshape what we remember

Anirban Mukhopadhyay published 15 October 25

Researchers trace how different sleep stages may fine-tune what we remember, trading specifics for more general knowledge.

several human skeletons lie head-down in a partially excavated ancient well

Skeleton-filled well in Croatia likely holds remains of Roman soldiers, study finds

Kristina Killgrove published 15 October 25

Archaeologists have discovered a mass grave of Roman soldiers hidden inside an ancient well in Croatia.

Eight chimpanzees sat on a fallen branch in the forest

Jane Goodall revolutionized animal research, but her work had some unintended consequences. Here's what we've learned from them.

Sophie Berdugo published 15 October 25

Following Jane Goodall's death, chimp experts explain how her early observations still influence our understanding of our ape cousins.

Infrared image of a pink jet of particles blasting out of a bright supermassive black hole

James Webb telescope finds something 'very exciting' shooting out of first black hole ever imaged

Sophie Berdugo published 15 October 25

Using the James Webb Space Telescope's infrared camera, scientists have captured the gigantic jet blasting out of M87* in a new light.

An underwater photograph of a diver collecting samples at a methane seep in Cape Evans, Antarctica.

Methane leaks multiplying beneath Antarctic ocean spark fears of climate doom loop

Patrick Pester published 15 October 25

Researchers have discovered dozens of new methane seeps littering the ocean floor in the Ross Sea coastal region of Antarctica, raising concerns of an unknown positive climate feedback loop that could accelerate global warming.

An artist's illustration of the moon showing a large layer of KREEP surrounding the South Pole-Aitken basin

We were wrong about how the moon's largest and oldest crater formed — and that's great news for NASA's next lunar landing

Harry Baker published 15 October 25

A new study has revealed that our understanding of the South Pole-Aitken basin was quite literally back-to-front, meaning astronauts on NASA's future Artemis III mission may be able to collect valuable samples of ancient radioactive material, known as KREEP.

A haunting scene of a brown hyena in front of a long-abandoned building. — Haunting image of a rare hyena lurking in a ghost town wins 2025 Wildlife Photographer of the Year award South African photographer Wim van den Heever has received this year's Wildlife Photographer of the Year award for his image of a brown hyena outside a ruined diamond mining town.

An image of two fiery overlapping rings on a black background — Astronomers spot the most powerful and distant 'odd radio circle' ever seen With help from citizen scientists, astronomers have found the most powerful and distant "odd radio circle" ever detected.

a rat-shaped indentation in a street filled with coins and a baggy of estrogen pills — The viral 'Chicago Rat Hole' wasn't actually made by a rat, scientists claim After researching the rodent indent, scientists are over 98% sure it came from a squirrel.

An artists intepretation of Planet Nine shows a large dark planet with the sun in the distance — 'Planet Y' theory hints at hidden Earth-size world lurking in the solar system — and it could be much closer to us than 'Planet Nine' A new study has proposed the existence of Planet Y, an alternative Planet Nine candidate that is smaller and closer to Earth than the hypothetical Planet X, which astronomers have been hunting for almost a decade. However, the evidence for this newly theorized world is "not definitive."

glasses of brown soda on a table — A woman's nausea was triggered by a huge mass in her stomach — which doctors dissolved with diet soda A woman's abdominal discomfort turned out to be caused by a build up of food in her stomach. And the treatment involved diet soda.

A three-paneled image showing a satellite photo of a hurricane, a house on fire, and flood rescue workers on a raft — Extreme weather caused more than $100 billion in damage by June — smashing US records After damaging wildfires in LA, tornadoes and series of floods, the first six months of this year smashed multiple extreme weather records in the U.S., data show — and experts say this trend is likely to continue.

a photo of a destroyed house with debris floating in a pool in the foreground — The most devastating extreme weather events of the year: Gallery Extreme weather events have caused devastation in a number of U.S. regions this year. Here are some of the most harrowing photos of that damage.

Planet Earth

A massive weak spot in Earth's magnetic field is growing, scientists discover

By Sascha Pare published 14 October 25

The South Atlantic Anomaly, a huge weak spot in the geomagnetic field off South America, has expanded and sprouted a lobe in the direction of Africa over the past decade.

A satellite photo of the Yarlung Zangbo river, showing its many braids winding through mountains

Shapeshifting 'braided river' in Tibet is the highest in the world, and is becoming increasingly unstable

By Harry Baker published 14 October 25

Earth from space A 2025 satellite photo shows a particularly complex section of the Yarlung Zangbo River as it twists its way through the Tibetan Plateau. This part of the "braided" waterway has experienced drastic visual changes over recent decades, which could soon be accentuated by climate change.

Earth from space

LATEST ARTICLES

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REM sleep may reshape what we remember
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Skeleton-filled well in Croatia likely holds remains of Roman soldiers, study finds
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Jane Goodall revolutionized animal research, but her work had some unintended consequences. Here's what we've learned from them.
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Cheaper than Prime Day: Our favorite telescope is now $300 off at Amazon
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James Webb telescope finds something 'very exciting' shooting out of first black hole ever imaged

Space

Hidden 'doomed' star revealed by James Webb Space Telescope could solve decades-old mystery

By Patrick Pester published 13 October 25

Researchers have identified a massive red supergiant on the brink of supernova in images from the James Webb Space Telescope, shedding light on a decades-old star mystery.

This illustration, created in March 2021, depicts the 140-mile-wide (226-kilometer-wide) asteroid Psyche, which lies in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.

$100,000 quadrillion asteroid Psyche may be the product of metal volcanoes, study hints

By Deepa Jain published 13 October 25

The metal-coated asteroid Psyche may have had eruptions of molten iron and nickel on its surface. This situation was more likely if the space rock is made of the same chemicals as metal-rich meteorites, a new study suggests.

archaeology

Miniature Skeleton: A ghostly 2,000-year-old party favor from a Roman banquet

By Kristina Killgrove published 13 October 25

This spooky skeleton was likely made to remind Roman banqueters that life is short.

Columbus Statue in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic during sunset.

What if Christopher Columbus had never reached the Americas?

By Owen Jarus published 13 October 25

How would history have unfolded if Christopher Columbus had never reached the New World?

World of science

Health

Human anatomy full body male skeleton. Five views. Perspective, Front rear and side on black background. 3d illustration.

Human skeleton quiz: What do you know about the bones in your body?

By Kristina Killgrove published 14 October 25

Do you have what it takes to be a bone-ified quiz champion?

Mysterious chunks of DNA called 'inocles' could be hiding in your mouth

By Jennifer Zieba published 13 October 25

Researchers have discovered giant DNA structures in oral bacteria, and data hint they could influence the function of your immune system.

What is type 5 diabetes? Newly recognized form of the disease gets name

By Clarissa Brincat published 13 October 25

First spotted decades ago but largely forgotten, a newly named form of diabetes stems from undernutrition and is thought to affect millions.

Animals

New species of Jurassic 'sword dragon' could help solve an evolutionary mystery

By Skyler Ware published 10 October 25

The newly discovered ichthyosaur dubbed Xiphodracon goldencapsis was about 10 feet long and had a sword-shaped snout.

Extinct species

Some naked mole rats are designated toilet cleaners, study suggests

By Chris Simms published 8 October 25

Naked mole rats may have specific roles, such as cleaning the toilet chamber or transporting waste, rather than being generalist helpers. The findings suggest naked-mole-rat colonies are even more complex than we thought.

Asian golden cat prowling in a forest.

Asian golden cat: The 'feline of many costumes' that plucks birds before eating them

By Sascha Pare published 4 October 25

The Asian golden cat is an elusive creature endemic to South and Southeast Asia. It is known to take down prey much larger than itself, including buffalo calves, baby deer and small muntjacs.

Human Behavior

A hand holding a pencil over a crossword puzzle

Live Science crossword puzzle #15: Explosive death of a star — 11 down

By Harry Baker last updated 13 October 25

Science crossword Test your knowledge on all things science with our weekly, free crossword puzzle!

Science crossword

scientist holding test tubes with illustration of money symbols and a sand timer on a blue background

Citation cartels, ghost writing and fake peer-review: Fraud is causing a crisis in science — here's what we need to do to stop it

By Kit Yates published 30 September 25

Opinion Thousands of scientific papers are retracted every year because of fraudulent activity, with both authors and journals gaming a system to gain academic acclaim through deceit, dishonesty and false representation.

a 5g cell tower with green waves coming out

'When people gather in groups, bizarre behaviors often emerge': How the rise of online social networks has catapulted dysfunctional thinking

By Carlo Kopp, David Green, Fatima Seeme published 17 September 25

Opinion The pervasive spread of misinformation can be tracked to cognitive limitations, social influence and the global spread of online networks. Combatting it has become an "arms race" between truth and lies.

Physics & Mathematics

Physicists capture rare illusion of an object moving at 99.9% the speed of light

By Larissa G. Capella published 12 October 25

For the first time, physicists have simulated what objects moving near the speed of light would look like — an optical illusion called the Terrell-Penrose effect.

Physics & Mathematics

Einstein's relativity could rewrite a major rule about what types of planets are habitable

By Paul Sutter published 11 October 25

Planets that orbit white dwarf stars should be too hot to host alien life, theories suggest. But a new study accounting for Einstein's general relativity may rewrite that rule.

Physics & Mathematics

The 2025 Nobel Prize winners in physics, illustrated left to write, John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis.

Nobel Prize in physics goes to three scientists who discovered bizarre quantum effect on large scales

By Patrick Pester published 7 October 25

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis "for the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in an electric circuit."

Physics & Mathematics

Chemistry

An illustration of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry winners.

'Harry Potter' materials land three scientists Nobel Prize in chemistry

By Patrick Pester last updated 8 October 25

Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for the development of metal–organic frameworks."

The monument for Marie Sklodowska Curie, the only person to win a Nobel Prize in two different sciences: the Nobel Prize for physics in 1903 (jointly with her husband), and the Nobel Prize for chemistry in 1911.

Nobel Prize in Chemistry: 1901-Present

By Live Science Staff last updated 8 October 25

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry includes famous winners such as Marie Curie and Otto Hahn.

Person eating avocado toast with poached egg and salmon, close-up view

Why do avocados turn brown so quickly — and are they OK to eat at that point?

By Dani Leviss published 5 October 25

Why do avocados turn brown in a flash? The answer is in the air.

Technology

Celestron NexStar 8SE on a blue background

Cheaper than Prime Day: Our favorite telescope is now $300 off at Amazon

By Kimberley Lane published 15 October 25

Deals The Celestron NexStar 8SE is now the cheapest we've seen it since January — and there's no guarantee it'll be discounted for Black Friday, either.

A close-up picture of our reviewer testing the Shokz OpenRun bone conduction headphones

Best bone conduction headphones 2025 — Our top picks for every budget

By Anna Gora last updated 14 October 25

Buying guides These are the best bone conduction headphones you can buy in every category, from Shokz OpenRun Pro 2 and Nank Runner Diver 2 Pro to Mrytky S1.

3D illustration of Hydrogen (H2) molecule model (clean energy concept)

New hydrogen battery can operate four times colder than before — meaning denser and longer-lasting EV batteries

By Roland Moore-Colyer published 14 October 25

Being able to store hydrogen at 194 °F could dramatically change its use as an energy source.

Electric Vehicles

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