All content Archive | October 2025

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October 31st
- Comet 3I/ATLAS has been transformed by billions of years of space radiation, James Webb Space Telescope observations reveal
- 900-year-old burials of Denmark's early Christians discovered in medieval cemetery
- AI models refuse to shut themselves down when prompted — they might be developing a new 'survival drive,' study claims
- James Webb telescope celebrates Halloween with eerie image of a dying sun — it's what our own might look like one day
- Interstellar object comet 3I/ATLAS
- One molecule could usher revolutionary medicines for cancer, diabetes and genetic disease — but the US is turning its back on it
- Controversial startup's plan to 'sell sunlight' using giant mirrors in space would be 'catastrophic' and 'horrifying,' astronomers warn
- China solves 'century-old problem' with new analog chip that is 1,000 times faster than high-end Nvidia GPUs
- Beaver Supermoon: The biggest, brightest full moon of the year rises tonight
October 30th
- Physicists detect rare 'second-generation' black holes that prove Einstein right... again
- 2,200-year-old Celtic 'rainbow cup' in 'almost mint condition' found in Germany
- Ancient 'frosty' rhino from Canada's High Arctic rewrites what scientists thought they knew about the North Atlantic Land Bridge
- Nanotyrannus isn't a 'mini T. Rex' after all — it's a new species, 'dueling dinosaurs' fossil reveals
- NASA spacecraft reveal interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS brightened rapidly as it swooped behind the sun
- Astronomers discover surprisingly lopsided disk around a nearby star using groundbreaking telescope upgrade
- The next Carrington-level solar superstorm could wipe out 'all our satellites,' new simulations reveal
- 'Chemo brain' may stem from damage to the brain's drainage system
- Greenland is twisting, tensing and shrinking due to the 'ghosts' of melted ice sheets
October 29th
- Mystery of the sun's mind-bogglingly hot atmosphere may finally be solved
- 2,000-year-old Celtic teenager may have been sacrificed and considered 'disposable'
- Why don't teeth count as bones?
- Lab monkeys on the loose in Mississippi don't have herpes, university says. But are they dangerous?
- Gene on the X chromosome may help explain high multiple sclerosis rates in women
- Humanoid robots could lift 4,000 times their own weight thanks to breakthrough 'artificial muscle'
- Exceptionally rare iron saber, arrowheads and jewelry discovered in seventh-century warrior's tomb in Hungary
- 22 of Earth's 34 'vital signs' are flashing red, new climate report reveals — but there's still time to act
- First-ever 'mummified' and hoofed dinosaur discovered in Wyoming badlands
- Capture the Leonids meteor shower with our favorite astro camera — now under $2,000
- Diagnostic dilemma: A baby suddenly started to smell of rotting fish
- Science history: First computer-to-computer message lays the foundation for the internet, but it crashes halfway through — Oct. 29, 1969
October 28th
- Building blocks of life detected in ice outside the Milky Way for first time ever
- 'Miracle' photo captures Comet Lemmon and meteor seemingly entwined over Earth
- Would you get rid of daylight saving time?
- RunStar 8E SmartScan Pro Body Fat Scale review: Next-level body analysis
- Watch Air Force fly inside the eye of Hurricane Melissa as experts warn 'storm of the century' will be catastrophic for Jamaica
- 'Puzzling' object discovered by James Webb telescope may be the earliest known galaxy in the universe
- Our favorite everyday running shoes are now at their lowest-ever price
- 'This is a completely different level of anti-vaccine engagement than we've ever seen before,' says epidemiologist Dr. Seth Berkley
- Future pandemics are a 'certainty' — and we must be better prepared to distribute vaccines equitably, says Dr. Seth Berkley
- Glowering 'skull' stares upward from a giant volcanic pit in the Sahara — Earth from space
October 27th
- Differences in red blood cells may have 'hastened the extinction' of our Neanderthal cousins, new study suggests
- Is the Oura Ring Gen 4 worth it? Here's what we think after four months of testing
- Being mean to ChatGPT increases its accuracy — but you may end up regretting it, scientists warn
- Live Science crossword puzzle #16: Famous female Australopithecus skeleton — 5 down
- There is such a thing as 'settled science' — anyone who says otherwise is trying to manipulate you
- Decapitator nose ornament: 1,500-year-old gold jewelry depicting a bloodthirsty South American god
- Why can pumpkins grow so large, but blueberries can't?
October 26th
- New blood test can predict risk of postpartum depression with more than 80% accuracy
- 'Extremely rare' and 'highly unusual' Roman-era tomb in Germany is completely empty
- Indigenous Americans dragged, carried or floated 5-ton tree more than 100 miles to North America's largest city north of Mexico 900 years ago
- Weird symmetry between Earth's Northern and Southern Hemispheres appears to be breaking
- Interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is about to get very active — Space photo of the week
- Did Neanderthals eat anything other than meat?
October 25th
- 'I screamed out of excitement': 2,700-year-old cuneiform text found near Temple Mount — and it reveals the Kingdom of Judah had a late payment to the Assyrians
- COVID-19 mRNA vaccines can trigger the immune system to recognize and kill cancer, research finds
- Science news this week: Comets light up the skies and race toward the sun, our galaxy's mysterious glow is explained, and scientists tell us why time moves faster as we age
- Neanderthals were more susceptible to lead poisoning than humans — which helped us gain an advantage over our cousins, scientists say
- Meat eaten by city-dwelling Americans produces more CO2 than the entire UK — but there are easy ways to slash it
- Why does pooping feel so good?
October 24th
- Two spacecraft will pass right through comet 3I/ATLAS' tail
- 1,400-year-old hieroglyphs reveal name of powerful Maya queen
- Neanderthals could be brought back within 20 years — but is it a good idea?
- DNA reveals what killed Napoleon's soldiers during their disastrous retreat from Russia in 1812
- 'Near stationary' Tropical Storm Melissa is moving slower than a person walking — and it may bring deadly flash floods to the Caribbean
- Eternal Flame Falls: New York's mini waterfall that hides a grotto filled with undying fire
- Strange object between Saturn and Uranus is 'evolving' its own ring system, study suggests
- Last chance to buy this premium Garmin watch, now at its lowest-ever price at Walmart
October 23rd
- New images of interstellar object 3I/ATLAS show giant 'jet' shooting toward the sun
- Fruits and vegetables quiz: Do you know where pumpkins, blueberries and broccoli come from?
- Rare fossils in New Mexico reveal dinosaurs were doing just fine before the asteroid annihilated them all
- Scientists have just defined five sleep profiles — and some could help spot mental illness
- Charred piece of secretive Chinese rocket found still smoldering in the Australian outback
- Rare half-pink rough diamond with 'astounding' weight of 37.4 carats discovered in Botswana
- Venomous snake strikes captured in extreme detail through high-speed videos for first time
- Tropical Storm Melissa puts Caribbean's most flood-vulnerable places at risk
- Science history: Scientists use 'click chemistry' to watch molecules in living organisms — Oct. 23, 2007
October 22nd
- Scientists create ultrapowerful, squishy robotic 'eye' that focuses automatically and doesn't need a power source
- Mysterious glow at the Milky Way's center could reshape a major cosmic theory
- 1,300-year-old poop reveals pathogens plagued prehistoric people in Mexico's 'Cave of the Dead Children'
- World's biggest X-ray laser discovers never-before-seen type of ice that's solid at room temperature
- Astronomers spot giant hidden 'bridge' and record-breaking tail between 2 dwarf galaxies
- Astronomers discover skyscraper-size asteroid hidden in sun's glare — and it's moving at a near-record pace
- Google's breakthrough 'Quantum Echoes' algorithm pushes us closer to useful quantum computing — running 13,000 times faster than on a supercomputer
- You don't need to be very happy to avoid an early death from chronic disease, study finds
- Diagnostic dilemma: A toddler accidently ate gonorrhea bacteria from a lab dish
- Plants self-organize in a 'hidden order,' echoing pattern found across nature
October 21st
- James Webb telescope finds that galaxies in the early universe were much more chaotic than we thought
- New eye implants combined with augmented-reality glasses help blind people read again in small trial
- Watch new humanoid robot pirouette, pose and pull off deft karate moves with eerily lifelike movement
- 'Illegal' metal detectorist found a huge hoard of Roman treasure in Germany — and kept it hidden for 8 years
- New study reveals why time seems to move faster the older we get
- Superbright 'Comet Lemmon' gets its tail temporarily torn to pieces by solar wind
- Superbright 'Comet Lemmon' flies through auroras over Scotland during surprise solar storm
- Scientists discover first direct evidence that slivers of 'proto-Earth' may survive today
- Quantum computing 'lie detector' finally proves these machines tap into Einstein's spooky action at a distance rather than just faking it
- Pair of 'holy' islands in eerily green African lake hold centuries-old relics and mummified emperors — Earth from space
October 20th
- Live Science crossword puzzle #15: Explosive death of a star — 11 down
- 'People made it out of the cities alive': Tracing the survivors of Pompeii and Herculaneum, 2,000 years after Vesuvius erupted
- 'It's really an extraordinary story,' historian Steven Tuck says of the Romans he tracked who survived the AD 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius
- Roos Carr figures: Creepy 2,600-year-old carvings with 'removable genitalia' and eyes that may have symbolized Odin's soothsayer powers
- Bored of waiting for Black Friday fitness deals? Us too! Here are 7 discounts for those who can't wait
- What are the mysterious lights sometimes seen on the moon?
October 19th
- 'Rainbow-on-a-chip' could help keep AI energy demands in check — and it was created by accident
- Scientists discover new way to predict next Mount Etna eruption
- Easter Island statues may have 'walked' thanks to 'pendulum dynamics' and with as few as 15 people, study finds
- New smart ring is a novel way to control your computer — it has the humble mouse firmly in its sights
- Double comet alert! Comets Lemmon and SWAN will reach their brightest tonight and tomorrow — here's how to spot them
- ALMA and JWST solve major star formation mystery: Space photo of the week
- How do our brains wake up?
October 18th
- $20 million NASA mission to visit 'God of Chaos' asteroid saved from budget cuts in last-minute decision
- Astronomers detect first 'heartbeat' of a newborn star hidden within a powerful cosmic explosion
- Arctic Ocean methane 'switch' that helped drive rapid global warming discovered
- Science news this week: Revived permafrost microbes spew CO2, scientists image object 'moving' at 99.9% the speed of light, and James Webb telescope spots something exciting blasting from black hole M87*
- 3,500-year-old Egyptian military fortress with ancient ovens and fossilized dough discovered in Sinai Desert
- Can you actually get high from licking a toad?
October 17th
- Could simple blood tests identify cancer earlier?
- 'This moves the timeline forward significantly': Quantum computing breakthrough could slash pesky errors by up to 100 times
- Orionids 2025: Meteor shower caused by Halley's Comet peaks as two new comets cross the sky
October 16th
- CO2 levels reach record new high, locking in more global warming
- Astronomers close in on ancient signal from 'one of the most unexplored periods in our universe'
- An Iranian volcano appears to have woken up — 700,000 years after its last eruption
- Black eyes, orbital fractures and retinal detachment: Pickleball-related eye injuries are on the rise in the US
- Record-breaking 'dark object' found hiding within a warped 'Einstein ring' 10 billion light-years away
- The Oral-B iO Series 9 is one of our all-time favorite smart-enabled electric toothbrushes and now it's $100 cheaper
- 'Most pristine' star ever seen discovered at the Milky Way's edge — and could be a direct descendant of the universe's first stars
- How to photograph comets — including 'The great comet of 2026', C/2025 R3 PanSTARRS
- 5,000-year-old skeleton masks and skull cups made from human bones discovered in China
- Toyota to launch world's first EV with a solid-state battery by 2027 — they're expected to last longer and charge faster
- Stalagmites adhere to a single mathematical rule, scientists discover
October 15th
- REM sleep may reshape what we remember
- Skeleton-filled well in Croatia likely holds remains of Roman soldiers, study finds
- Jane Goodall revolutionized animal research, but her work had some unintended consequences. Here's what we've learned from them.
- Cheaper than Prime Day: Our favorite telescope is now $300 off at Amazon
- James Webb telescope finds something 'very exciting' shooting out of first black hole ever imaged
- Methane leaks multiplying beneath Antarctic ocean spark fears of climate doom loop
- We were wrong about how the moon's largest and oldest crater formed — and that's great news for NASA's next lunar landing
October 14th
- The viral 'Chicago Rat Hole' wasn't actually made by a rat, scientists claim
- Haunting image of a rare hyena lurking in a ghost town wins 2025 Wildlife Photographer of the Year award
- The most devastating extreme weather events of the year: Gallery
- Astronomers spot the most powerful and distant 'odd radio circle' ever seen
- A massive weak spot in Earth's magnetic field is growing, scientists discover
- Human skeleton quiz: What do you know about the bones in your body?
- New hydrogen battery can operate four times colder than before — meaning denser and longer-lasting EV batteries
- Shapeshifting 'braided river' in Tibet is the highest in the world, and is becoming increasingly unstable — Earth from space
October 13th
- Mysterious chunks of DNA called 'inocles' could be hiding in your mouth
- Link between Cascadia and San Andreas Fault earthquakes discovered 30 years after lost vessel stumbled across key data
- AI reveals hidden 'ring fault' that is unleashing earthquakes at Italy's Campi Flegrei volcano
- Live Science crossword puzzle #14: Fast dinosaur with a killer toe claw — 14 across
- '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'
- What is type 5 diabetes? Newly recognized form of the disease gets name
- 'An increasing attack on water resources from multiple fronts': Scientists warn 'day zero droughts' could hit before 2030
- Hidden 'doomed' star revealed by James Webb Space Telescope could solve decades-old mystery
- An 'ice tsunami' in 2024 ripped through the Yukon with such force it tore up trees and the riverbed
- $100,000 quadrillion asteroid Psyche may be the product of metal volcanoes, study hints
- Miniature Skeleton: A ghostly 2,000-year-old party favor from a Roman banquet
- Scientists 'reawaken' ancient microbes from permafrost — and discover they start churning out CO2 soon after
- What if Christopher Columbus had never reached the Americas?
October 12th
- Physicists capture rare illusion of an object moving at 99.9% the speed of light
- Hubble went supernova hunting — and found something unexpected: Space photo of the week
- Which planets are the youngest and oldest in our solar system?
October 11th
- Hidden, supercharged 'thermostat' may cause Earth to overcorrect for climate change
- Up to 20,000 coins from Early Middle Ages discovered by man digging for worms near Stockholm
- Science news this week: Astronomers close in on comet 3I/ATLAS's origins, a strange gravity anomaly discovered off Africa and AI designs brand-new viruses
- Einstein's relativity could rewrite a major rule about what types of planets are habitable
October 10th
- China issues new pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissions — is it now a global leader in climate action?
- Extreme weather caused more than $100 billion in damage by June — smashing US records
- Robots receive major intelligence boost thanks to Google DeepMind's 'thinking AI' — a pair of models that help machines understand the world
- Coral Triangle: The giant hidden 'Amazon' beneath the sea that appears somewhat resilient to climate change
- New species of Jurassic 'sword dragon' could help solve an evolutionary mystery
October 9th
- Ancient Roman tombstone found beneath undergrowth in New Orleans yard
- 200-foot scorpion effigy mound in Mexico may align with the solstices
- Comet 3I/ATLAS is losing water 'like a fire hose' on full blast, 'rewriting what we thought we knew' about alien star systems
- Groundbreaking image shows two black holes orbiting each other for first time
- Chemo hurts both cancerous and healthy cells. But scientists think nanoparticles could help fix that.
- James Webb telescope may have spotted controversial 'dark stars' in the far universe
- Satellites detected strange gravity signal coming from deep within Earth almost 20 years ago, study reveals
- Prime Day deals extended: There's still a chance to save on cameras, binoculars and telescopes
- Scientists discover gold nanoparticles hidden in spruce tree needles
- 1,000-year-old burials of 'first Christians' in Poland discovered near medieval settlement
- One of the best budget treadmills we tested, and this last-minute Prime Day deal is still live!
- Science history: First two-way phone call across outdoor lines made by Alexander Graham Bell — Oct. 9, 1876
October 8th
- On this day in science history
- Some naked mole rats are designated toilet cleaners, study suggests
- James Webb telescope finds 'remarkable' evidence that a black hole plowed through a galaxy, leaving an enormous scar behind
- Color us impressed with this small but mighty home star projector, now 20% cheaper
- We saw Saturn and Jupiter with this telescope and now it's even cheaper for Prime Day
- Save 77% and get three months extra with this excellent NordVPN Prime Day deal
- Scientists invent 'Pulse-Fi' prototype — a Wi-Fi heart rate monitor that's cheaper to set up than the best wearable devices
- Hurry — we'd buy these star projectors now, before Prime Day ends
- Astro lovers' Prime Day pick: Canon favorite discounted ahead of the Supermoons and Orionids
- Psychedelic beer may have helped pre-Inca empire in Peru schmooze elite outsiders and consolidate power
- Diagnostic dilemma: A brain lesion gave a woman a lifetime of joyless laughing fits
- 'Harry Potter' materials land three scientists Nobel Prize in chemistry
October 7th
- 'Closest view' yet of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS captured by Mars orbiter
- Hundreds of ancient gold and silver coins from possible Celtic market found in Czech Republic
- Our favorite noise-canceling headphones are still a huge $150 off at Amazon
- 'The papyrus also recommends putting a clove of garlic in your vagina before bed': The texts that reveal the baffling healthcare for women in ancient Egypt
- Harvest supermoon photos: See the moon at its biggest and brightest in pictures from around the world
- Top 10 stargazing deals we'd buy before Prime Day ends tonight
- Self-healing 'concrete batteries' now 10 times better — they could one day power cities, scientists say
- Our favorite budget air purifier is now less than $95 in the Prime Day sale
- Amazon just dropped the price on one of our favorite star projectors for Prime Day in October
- 'The Big One' could be even worse than COVID-19. Here's what epidemiologist Michael Osterholm says we can learn from past pandemics.
- Quantum record smashed as scientists build mammoth 6,000-qubit system — and it works at room temperature
- The Red Sea experienced 'one of the most extreme environmental events on Earth' 6 million years ago
- Soar through a 1,000-mile-long maze on Mars in this mesmerizing new satellite video
- Nobel Prize in physics goes to three scientists who discovered bizarre quantum effect on large scales
- The whale-shaped island in Belize with a 'great blue blowhole' — Earth from space
- This state-of-the-art electric toothbrush is now a huge $149 off and at its lowest-ever price
- Scientists used AI to map uncharted areas of the mouse brain
- Last chance to see Jupiter's moons for less! Our favorite astronomy binoculars are only $99 for Prime Day in October
October 6th
- Shackleton's infamous ship 'Endurance clearly had several structural deficiencies,' new analysis reveals
- Sneaky asteroid zooms past Antarctica closer than a satellite — and astronomers didn't catch it until hours after
- Dramatic 'fireballs' expected during Draconid meteor shower this week: How to get the best views
- 2,700-year-old temple with 'sacred cave' discovered in Turkey — and it may honor the 'mother goddess'
- AI can now be used to design brand-new viruses. Can we stop it from making the next devastating bioweapon?
- Deadly mamba snakebites stop muscles from working — but sometimes, antivenom can send them into overdrive
- Live Science crossword puzzle #13: Biggest country on Earth (by land area) — 7 down
- Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS may come from the mysterious frontier of the early Milky Way, new study hints
- Leopards ate our ancient human ancestors' faces, AI analysis reveals
- 750-year-old grass shoe discovered in a vulture's nest in Spain
- China's new 'solar-power window coating' can capture energy and power household devices
- Unique gene variants in the Turkana people of Kenya may help them survive harsh desert heat
- Corleck Head: A spooky three-faced Celtic sculpture found on the 'Hill of Death' in Ireland — and it may have been connected to human sacrifice 1,900 years ago
- Nobel Prize in medicine goes to trio for their work on immune tolerance
- What's the longest someone has been clinically dead — but then come back to life?
October 5th
- Striking images capture an antibiotic slaying bacteria in real time
- Science history: Edwin Hubble uncovers the vastness of the universe with discovery of 'standard candle' — Oct. 5, 1923
- The James Webb telescope proves Einstein right, 8 times over — Space photo of the week
- Why do avocados turn brown so quickly — and are they OK to eat at that point?
October 4th
- 'Health impacts are being felt in real time': How the CDC is being decimated by the Trump administration
- Asian golden cat: The 'feline of many costumes' that plucks birds before eating them
- Science news this week: Famed primatologist Jane Goodall dies, Iran sinks at an alarming rate, and scientists create human egg cells from skin
- AI voices are now indistinguishable from real human voices
- Who discovered America?
October 3rd
- Massive system of rotating ocean currents in the North Atlantic is behaving strangely — and it may be reaching a tipping point
- Plate tectonics may be why Earth has life — and the key to finding life elsewhere in the universe
- Scientists could soon create a 'universal antivenom.' But would it save lives?
- Harvest Moon 2025: How to watch a rare October supermoon rise tonight
- Anthropologists make 'ant yogurt' from centuries-old recipe, serve it as an 'ant-wich' at Michelin-star restaurant
- Don't use cannabis during pregnancy or breastfeeding, leading OBGYN group says
- Our favorite budget electric toothbrush for kids is $3.79 ahead of Prime Day in October
- Scientists convert a kidney from blood type A to universal type O and implant it in a brain-dead recipient
- Science history: Invention of the transistor ushers in the computing era — Oct. 3, 1950
October 2nd
- From tool use to warfare — here are 5 ways Jane Goodall revolutionized our knowledge of chimpanzees
- Divers recover more than 1,000 gold and silver coins from 1715 'Treasure Fleet' shipwreck in Florida
- HPV vaccination drives cervical cancer rates down in both vaccinated and unvaccinated people
- Wildfire-smoke-related deaths in the US could climb to 70,000 per year by 2050 due to climate change, study finds
- Scientists find best evidence yet that icy moon Enceladus is habitable
- Chimps eat fruit full of alcohol, but no, they don't get drunk
- Newly discovered comet 'Lemmon' may be visible to the naked eye this month — but it will look more like a lime
- Chinese tech company develops creepy ultra-lifelike robot face — watch it blink, twitch and nod
- 4 reasons why you keep abandoning your fitness trackers (and how to stop them from happening again)
- When China makes a climate pledge, the world should listen
- Our solar system's asteroid belt is slowly disappearing
- The Panama Canal needs a staggering amount of water to operate. Climate change could threaten that, study warns
October 1st
- Jane Goodall, famed primatologist who discovered chimpanzee tool use, dies at 91
- Bering Land Bridge emerged much later than we thought it did, new study finds
- Yosemite's glaciers have survived 20,000 years — but we could be the first people to see Sierra Nevada ice-free
- Scientists created human egg cells from skin cells — then used them to make embryos
- Heart quiz: What do you know about the body's hardest-working muscle?
- Years of repeated head impacts raise CTE risk — even if they're not concussions
- Mysterious 160 million-year-old creature unearthed on Isle of Skye is part lizard, part snake
- Alen BreatheSmart 35i air purifier review — A real treat for gadget enthusiasts
- Best fitness trackers for swimming 2025: Smart goggles, screenless bands and more
- 'Midnight' eVTOL smashes its own record in latest test flight — bringing us closer to operational flying taxis
- A 'Great Wave' is rippling through our galaxy, pushing thousands of stars out of place
- Diagnostic dilemma: A woman got unusual bruising from a massage gun. It turned out she had scurvy.
- 'I honestly am not sure on this at all': Poll reveals public uncertainty over experimenting on conscious lab-grown 'minibrains'