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Researchers setting up a drill in the Allan Hills region of Antarctica.

6 million-year-old ice discovered in Antarctica shatters records — and there's ancient air trapped inside

Patrick Pester published 4 November 25

Researchers have found 6 million-year-old ice in the Allan Hills region of Antarctica and say the oldest-of-its-kind sample offers an unprecedented view into Earth's ancient climate.

Hubble image of 3I/ATLAS. White dashes on a black background.

'Interstellar visitor' 3I/ATLAS may have just changed color — for the third time

Harry Baker published 4 November 25

Recent observations of the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS show that it has developed a faint blueish hue, hinting at a potential color change. This is the third time experts have seen the comet's coloring shift since it was discovered.

3D human brain with connection dots and plexus lines.

'As if a shudder ran from its brain to its body': The neuroscientists that learned to control memories in rodents

Steve Ramirez published 4 November 25

In this adapted excerpt from "How to Change a Memory," author and neuroscientist Steve Ramirez recounts the events that led him and his colleagues to discover memories could be artificially controlled in rodents by zapping their brains with lasers.

Screenshot from a video showing a researcher touching the world's largest spiderweb.

World's biggest spiderweb discovered inside 'Sulfur Cave' with 111,000 arachnids living in pitch black

Sascha Pare published 4 November 25

A giant colonial spiderweb in a sulfuric cave on the border between Greece and Albania may be the largest ever found — and it was built by spiders we didn't know liked the company of others.

Cliffside homes along the Oregon Coast in danger due to erosion.

Sink or swim? What will human migration look like as climate change impacts take hold

Susannah Fisher published 4 November 25

In this excerpt from "Sink or Swim," author Susannah Fisher explores the future of human migration, and what that will look like based on the difficult choices we make in the coming years.

A satellite photo of the Australian outback with a human figure carved into the ground

2-mile-tall, naked 'Marree Man' looming over Australian outback is a total mystery

Harry Baker published 4 November 25

Earth from space A 2019 satellite photo shows the recently resurrected "Marree Man" geoglyph, which mysteriously appeared in the Australian outback in 1998. Experts are still unsure who created it.

Qicheng Zhang used the Lowell Observatory to take this post-perihelion shot of comet 3I/ATLAS during morning twilight on Halloween. — Astronomer reveals first look at Comet 3I/ATLAS as it reappears from behind the sun An astronomer has snapped comet 3I/ATLAS using the Lowell Observatory's powerful Discovery Telescope, as well as his own small telescope. The new photos are believed to be the first optical observations of the interstellar visitor since it disappeared behind the sun.

mosaic of a skull surrounded by other items on a teal green background — Memento Mori: A mosaic that predates Mount Vesuvius' eruption in Pompeii and reminds us that we will all die A famous mosaic from Pompeii holds lessons for today.

Aerial image of an orca attacking a juvenile great white shark. — Orcas in the Gulf of California paralyze young great white sharks before ripping out their livers An orca pod that made headlines last year for gutting a whale shark has struck again, this time perfecting a technique that involves paralyzing young great white sharks to eat their livers.

a rock with a long, raised track mark on it — First of its kind 'butt drag fossil' discovered in South Africa — and it was left by a fuzzy elephant relative 126,000 years ago The first hyrax fossil tracks and traces ever to be discovered were identified on South Africa's coast.

a Roman cremation grave with roof tiles — French archaeologists uncover 'vast Roman burial area' with cremation graves 'fed' by liquid offerings A massive Roman cremation cemetery in France is shedding light on diverse burial practices.

on the left, a telescope image of Titan. On the right, a recreation of what its surface may look like. — On Saturn's largest moon, water and oil would mix — opening the door to exotic chemistry in our solar system On Saturn's largest moon, Titan, molecules that would never mix on Earth are mixing together, seemingly defying a fundamental rule of chemistry.

An illustration of a scientist walking through a door wrapped in a strand of disintegrating mRNA — One molecule could usher revolutionary medicines for cancer, diabetes and genetic disease — but the US is turning its back on it The U.S. government is divesting from mRNA vaccines, but will other uses of the technology be spared? In a time of uncertainty, scientists worry that revolutionary treatments for cancer, immune dysfunction and genetic disease may be left on the lab bench.

Planet Earth

What are the signs that nature is telling us?' Scientists are triggering earthquakes in the Alps to find out what happens before one hits

By Stephanie Pappas published 3 November 25

Researchers are deliberately setting off real (small) earthquakes to understand how to gauge the danger of a fault line before it breaks.

Earthquakes

Greenland is twisting, tensing and shrinking due to the 'ghosts' of melted ice sheets

By Sascha Pare published 30 October 25

Earth's mantle is so gooey, it takes eons for material that has been displaced by the weight of ice sheets to flow back. And Greenland is very much still processing its glacial past, a new study shows.

Geology

Space

Best telescopes 2025: Explore planets, galaxies and beyond

By Jase Parnell-Brookes last updated 3 November 25

The best telescopes offer an unparalleled view of the cosmos, and we've gathered our favorites.

Space

Webb reveals a fiery starburst in the Cigar Galaxy — Space photo of the week

By Jamie Carter published 2 November 25

The James Webb Space Telescope has revealed the blazing heart of an iconic nearby galaxy, where rapid star formation and galactic winds light up the cosmos in infrared light.

Astronomy

archaeology

Science history: Archaeologists discover King Tut's tomb, and rumors of the 'mummy's curse' begin swirling — Nov. 4, 1922

By Tia Ghose published 4 November 25

While excavating in the Valley of the Kings, an Egyptian worker on an archaeological dig discovered a partially obscured step. It would lead into the unlooted tomb of King Tut.

Ancient Egyptians

5,000-year old 'cultic space' discovered in Iraq dates to time of the world's first cities

By Tom Metcalfe published 2 November 25

Archaeologists in Iraq have discovered the remains of a 5,000-year-old building that might have been used as a "cultic space" or temple for worship.

Archaeology

World of science

Health

A toxicologist explains when you can safely cut the moldy part off food, and when it's best to toss it

By Brad Reisfeld published 1 November 25

Molds and bacteria can produce dangerous toxins — and they don’t taste very good, either.

Food & Diet

Do people dream in color or black and white?

By Abby Wilson published 1 November 25

Whether we report having dreams in color or in black and white may be influenced by the media we watch, or perhaps that simply influences the way we remember them.

Dreams

'Chemo brain' may stem from damage to the brain's drainage system

By Sophie Berdugo published 30 October 25

An early-stage study has found that a common chemotherapy drug disrupts lymphatic cells in the tissue surrounding the brain. This is linked to memory issues in mice.

Cancer

Animals

Which animals are tricked by optical illusions?

By Kit Yates published 3 November 25

It's not just humans who notice optical illusions; certain animals do too, and they often use it to their advantage.

Animals

Chimps 'think about thinking' in order to weigh evidence and plan their actions, new research suggests

By RJ Mackenzie published 1 November 25

Chimpanzees use a variation of the "scientific method" — discarding prior beliefs if convincing new evidence comes along to change their minds, research shows.

Animals

Ancient 'frosty' rhino from Canada's High Arctic rewrites what scientists thought they knew about the North Atlantic Land Bridge

By Sascha Pare published 30 October 25

Researchers have gained new insights into rhinoceros evolution and the longevity of the North Atlantic Land Bridge from analyzing the perfectly preserved fossils of a "frosty" Arctic rhino.

Extinct species

Human Behavior

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Live Science crossword puzzle #18: First human-made satellite in space — 11 across

By Harry Baker last updated 3 November 25

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

Science crossword

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

By Kit Yates published 27 October 25

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

Opinion

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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.

Opinion

Physics & Mathematics

Clocks stand in a row in front of autumn trees

Daylight saving time 2025: When does the time change, and why?

By Jeanna Bryner last updated 24 October 25

When does daylight saving time end in 2025? Here's a look at when the time changes this year, and why we change our clocks in the first place.

Physics & Mathematics

Mysterious glow at the Milky Way's center could reshape a major cosmic theory

By Andrey Feldman published 22 October 25

A mysterious glow at the center of the Milky Way has puzzled astronomers for more than a decade. New research offers an explanation that could also reshape what we know about dark matter.

Dark Matter

World's biggest X-ray laser discovers never-before-seen type of ice that's solid at room temperature

By Patrick Pester published 22 October 25

Researchers have unveiled ice XXI, a new form of ice that's solid at room temperatures when subjected to immense pressure.

Physics & Mathematics

Chemistry

Science history: Scientists use 'click chemistry' to watch molecules in living organisms — Oct. 23, 2007

By Tia Ghose published 23 October 25

Carolyn Bertozzi and colleagues laid out a way to make paradigm-shifting "click-chemistry" compatible with living cells, opening up a window into living organisms.

Chemistry

Why does slicing onions make you cry?

By Donavyn Coffey last updated 17 October 25

Here's why you may start tearing up while slicing an onion.

Chemistry

'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."

Chemistry

Technology

An image of a faceless human silhouette (chest up) with exposed microchip contacts and circuitry erupting from its open head. This visual metaphor explores transhumanism, AI integration, or the erosion of organic thought in the digital age.

AI models refuse to shut themselves down when prompted — they might be developing a new 'survival drive,' study claims

By Ben Turner published 31 October 25

Some AI models appear to show a resistance to being shut off. Are they developing a survival drive? Or is it all in how they prioritize tasks?

Artificial Intelligence

China solves 'century-old problem' with new analog chip that is 1,000 times faster than high-end Nvidia GPUs

By Owen Hughes published 31 October 25

Researchers from Peking University say their resistive random-access memory chip may be capable of speeds 1,000 faster than the Nvidia H100 and AMD Vega 20 GPUs.

Computing

Computer illustration of a robot holding a dumbbell.

Humanoid robots could lift 4,000 times their own weight thanks to breakthrough 'artificial muscle'

By Bobby Hellard published 29 October 25

Researchers have developed a chemical structure for an artificial muscle that can lift up to 4,000 times its weight, and they say it could be used in future humanoid robots.

Robotics