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Astronomers spot the most powerful and distant 'odd radio circle' ever seen

Joanna Thompson published 14 October 25

With help from citizen scientists, astronomers have found the most powerful and distant "odd radio circle" ever detected.

Two maps showing changes in the South Atlantic Anomaly between 2014 and 2025.

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

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.

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?

Kristina Killgrove published 14 October 25

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

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

Roland Moore-Colyer published 14 October 25

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

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

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.

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

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.

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."

Map showing the locations of previously undetected earthquakes at Campi Flegrei. The earthquakes align along a clear fault shaped like a ring. — AI reveals hidden 'ring fault' that is unleashing earthquakes at Italy's Campi Flegrei volcano A new AI tool reveals that Campi Flegrei experienced more than 54,000 earthquakes between 2022 and 2025. By mapping these events, researchers discovered a huge, crisp, ring-shaped fault.

A researcher drills a sample of the permafrost in the Permafrost Research Tunnel in Alaska. — Scientists 'reawaken' ancient microbes from permafrost — and discover they start churning out CO2 soon after Researchers incubated permafrost samples from Alaska at different temperatures and found that microbes from the last ice age can reactivate and resume breaking down carbon.

Residents wait in line to fill pots from a water truck in Chennai, India, on Thursday, July 4, 2019. — 'An increasing attack on water resources from multiple fronts': Scientists warn 'day zero droughts' could hit before 2030 Three-quarters of the world's drought-prone areas are at risk of extreme water shortages — known as "day zero droughts" — this century, and some could be hit before 2030.

a close-up of someone passing a diabetes monitor to another person — What is type 5 diabetes? Newly recognized form of the disease gets name First spotted decades ago but largely forgotten, a newly named form of diabetes stems from undernutrition and is thought to affect millions.

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 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.

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.

Planet Earth

Aerial of the San Andeas Fault.

Link between Cascadia and San Andreas Fault earthquakes discovered 30 years after lost vessel stumbled across key data

By Stephanie Pappas published 13 October 25

Geological records hint that earthquakes at the Cascadia subduction zone might trigger the San Andreas Fault.

Photograph of the site where a landslide occurred in Canada's Yukon territory last December showing severed trees covered in snow.

An 'ice tsunami' in 2024 ripped through the Yukon with such force it tore up trees and the riverbed

By Stephanie Pappas published 13 October 25

Chunks of river ice tore down trees after a landslide caused a tsunami in the Yukon in December.

Rivers & Oceans

LATEST ARTICLES

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Astronomers spot the most powerful and distant 'odd radio circle' ever seen
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A massive weak spot in Earth's magnetic field is growing, scientists discover
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Human skeleton quiz: What do you know about the bones in your body?
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New hydrogen battery can operate four times colder than before — meaning denser and longer-lasting EV batteries
5
Shapeshifting 'braided river' in Tibet is the highest in the world, and is becoming increasingly unstable

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.

Hubble went supernova hunting — and found something unexpected: Space photo of the week

By Jamie Carter published 12 October 25

The Hubble Space Telescope reveals how color filters tease out the life cycles of stars in spiral galaxy NGC 6000 — while a surprise asteroid streaks through the frame.

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

What's the strongest muscle in the human body?

By Clarissa Brincat last updated 10 October 25

Several muscles can claim the crown, depending on how you measure strength.

Chemo hurts both cancerous and healthy cells. But scientists think nanoparticles could help fix that.

By Tom Anchordoquy published 9 October 25

As it does with other pathogens, your immune system sees drugs as foreign invaders to be expelled from your body. But exploiting this process could reduce the side effects of chemotherapy.

Medicine & Drugs

Diagnostic dilemma: A brain lesion gave a woman a lifetime of joyless laughing fits

By Mindy Weisberger published 8 October 25

A woman had experienced sudden bursts of uncontrolled laughter her whole life. A brain scan revealed why.

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

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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

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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.

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'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.

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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

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.

Screenshot of a robot from Google DeepMind performing multiple tasks at once.

Robots receive major intelligence boost thanks to Google DeepMind's 'thinking AI' — a pair of models that help machines understand the world

By Alan Bradley published 10 October 25

Two new AI models allow robots to perform complex, multistep tasks in a way that they couldn't previously.

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Prime Day deals extended: There's still a chance to save on cameras, binoculars and telescopes

By Kimberley Lane published 9 October 25

Deals These deals are still live after Prime Day, but we don't know how long for. This is your last chance to save on the best binoculars, cameras and telescopes before Black Friday.

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