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- October 13
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- 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 12
- October 11
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- 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 10
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- 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 9
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- 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 8
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- 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 7
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- '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 6
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- 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 5
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- 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 4
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- '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 3
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- 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
- Don't use cannabis during pregnancy or breastfeeding, leading OBGYN group says
- Anthropologists make 'ant yogurt' from centuries-old recipe, serve it as an 'ant-wich' at Michelin-star restaurant
- 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 2
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- 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 1
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- 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
- Best fitness trackers for swimming 2025
- Alen BreatheSmart 35i air purifier review — A real treat for gadget enthusiasts
- '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'
