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'They cannot compete with the prices that fish factories will pay': How demand for fish meal takes priority over feeding peopleBook excerpt In this excerpt from "Every Last Fish," author Rose George examines the deep-rooted problems of the regulations surrounding fish meal.
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'The back of her head had been removed by a single blow from a sharp blade': Archaeological clues are revealing the horrific lives and deaths of the people enslaved by VikingsBook excerpt In this excerpt from "The Sea-King and the Sorceress," author Neil Price looks at the lesser known lives of the people enslaved by Vikings: the thralls.
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'News reports tweaked the science to speak to contemporary anxieties': How Neanderthal extinction is a projection of our own, modern fearsBook excerpt In this excerpt from "Neanderthals Among Us," author Peter Sahlins looks at the way Neanderthal extinction theories are often engrained with our own societal fears.
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Photojournalist Steve Winter on his iconic Hollywood puma image, the illegal tiger trade and having a black panther knock on his doorInterview Live Science spoke with Steve Winter ahead of the release of "Big Cats."
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What medieval people made of fossils before vertebrate paleontologyBook excerpt In this excerpt from "The Story of the Mammals in 25 Discoveries," author Donald R. Prothero looks at a time when the idea of extinction was blasphemous.
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'His urine goes on tour around Europe, showing the kings and queens this glowing pee'Book prize winner Science writer Kit Chapman on the weird world of alchemy before chemistry.
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Author Rose George dives into the dark depths of the fishing industryInterview Live Science spoke with Rose George, journalist and author of "Every Last Fish," about her book on the fishing industry.
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Author Lise Barnéoud on the bizarre and provoking world of microchimerism — when cells from one person live in another, genetically distinct individualInterview Journalist and author Lise Barnéoud talks to Live Science about her book "Hidden Guests," which dives into the field of microchimerism and how it's transforming our knowledge of genetics, immunology and evolution.
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Neuroscientist Steve Ramirez studies the physical basis of memory in a quest to manipulate itInterview Steve Ramirez, a neuroscientist and author of "How to Change a Memory," tells editor Hannah Osborne about the science and ethics of memory manipulation, and the incredible power of our brains to recall our past.
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'There's a sense that these algorithms are objective and they get to know you': How social media warps our understanding of healthcareInterview Editor Hannah Osborne spoke with investigative journalist Dr. Deborah Cohen about her new book, "Bad Influence: How the Internet Hijacked Our Health."
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'There are challenges, but renewables are just growing so fast, and it is growing so fast because it is so cheap.'Interview Author and journalist Fred Pearce tells Live Science editor Hannah Osborne about his book "Despite it All" — looking at the changes that have taken place over the last 40 years that provide some hope that we can solve the climate crisis.
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'I've seen the movies. What a horrible way to die': What it's like to be sucked into a tornado and surviveInterview Perry Samson was helping students conduct field experiments on supercell storms in Kansas in 2008 when one suddenly turned into a tornado and dragged him in.
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DNA shed by every living thing is lurking in the environment — and it could tell us how Earth is changing in real timeEnvironments are littered with the DNA of the creatures that inhabit them. Analyzing it could provide a real-time view of how our planet is changing.
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Iran war could push global food insecurity to record levels, leaving 363 million people hungryAnalysis from the United Nations World Food Programme suggests that if the war in Iran continues until June, an additional 45 million people will be without enough food.
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The world is being held hostage by its reliance on oil. How can we break free from the fossil fuel?Like whale blubber, oil as a dominant source of energy will gradually be phased out over the next decades. Here's what that transition may look like.
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Vanuatu's 'barefoot volcanologist' stands at ash- and sulfur-spewing Mount Yasur in award-winning photographElle Leontiev's image of Philip, a self-taught volcanologist who has lived on Mount Yasur his whole life, has won the Portraiture category of the Open competition of the Sony World Photography Awards 2026.
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Spiders seen keeping fireflies as glowing prisoners that draw more prey to their websThe fireflies are kept inside the webs for as long as they glow, before being consumed.
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Heartbreaking image shows a sloth clinging to a barbed wire fence because it was the closest thing resembling a treeFrench photographer Emmanuel Tardy's image of a sloth clinging to a post in Costa Rica is one of the images from the 2025 Wildlife Photographer of the Year award.
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Shark Week team discovers unusual 'black makos' off California coastWeird makos filmed off the California coast in a new Shark Week show raise questions about what these sharks actually are.
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'It's how I would imagine I would react if I saw a real-life giant dinosaur': What Jurassic World Rebirth's scientific advisor thinks of the movieINTERVIEW The summer blockbuster Jurassic World Rebirth is hitting theaters, so Live Science asked paleontologist Steve Brusatte what it's like being the movie's scientific advisor.
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Invisible DNA lurks everywhere in the environment — and we're on the verge of decoding its secrets
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Orcas off Antarctica filmed teaching calves to hunt in incredible new footageThe adult orcas swam around the ice demonstrating how to pull a seal off by its tail.
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Animal quiz: Test yourself on these fun animal trivia questionsHow much do you know about the animals we share the planet with? Take our quiz to find out!
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Orange dwarf cave crocodiles: The crocs that crawled into a cave, ate bats, and started mutating into a new speciesThe skin of dwarf crocodiles found living in a cave in Gabon is turning orange from swimming in guano. It's unclear how long they've been down there, but genetic research indicates they may be morphing into a new species.
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