<![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Opinion ]]> https://www.livescience.com/opinion Sun, 03 May 2026 14:00:00 +0000 en <![CDATA[ 'Sacrifice zones' around critical mineral mines are rife with pollution, child workers and birth defects ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/sacrifice-zones-around-critical-mineral-mines-are-rife-with-pollution-child-workers-and-birth-defects H8EXAqNnS4LG3VxQgE8mMm Sun, 03 May 2026 14:00:00 +0000 Thu, 07 May 2026 09:00:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Drilling has begun at our sacred site Pe' Sla, setting a dangerous precedent for Indigenous lands across the country. It must be stopped. ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/drilling-has-begun-at-our-sacred-site-pe-sla-setting-a-dangerous-precedent-for-indigenous-lands-across-the-country-it-must-be-stopped-opinion PHxFMFQLa9jmyGwfaQpBtY Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:25:29 +0000 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 17:46:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ How everything you do is being monitored in an AI-fuelled 'surveillance capitalism system' that's ramping up aggressively ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/how-everything-you-do-is-being-monitored-in-an-ai-fuelled-surveillance-capitalism-system G3kQE8hREuYn76dKkCEyC4 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ How likely are you to find a message in a bottle? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/mathematics/how-likely-are-you-to-find-a-message-in-a-bottle tGdfnLwWP94UanmGf69geM Sun, 26 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Loneliness may contribute to memory issues, but not dementia — they are 'not the same thing' ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/aging/loneliness-can-affect-your-memory-but-that-doesnt-mean-it-leads-to-dementia-opinion QfPUJTgp3UDwrqUikFot7U Sun, 19 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 11:11:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ Can the US be trusted with the moon? A law scholar raises concerns after Artemis II's success. ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/can-the-us-be-trusted-with-the-moon-a-law-scholar-raises-concerns-after-artemis-iis-success RsNbzPCTrTHGBv6VdXnVhQ Sun, 19 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000 Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:50:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ Human ancestors butchered and ate elephants 1.8 million years ago, helping to fuel their large brains ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/human-evolution/human-ancestors-butchered-and-ate-elephants-18-million-years-ago-helping-to-fuel-their-large-brains n2ZFSi3pEVcMmFjd2JKL93 Sun, 12 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0000 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:19:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ I found a new meteor shower — and it comes from an asteroid getting baked to bits by the sun ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/meteoroids/i-found-a-new-meteor-shower-and-it-comes-from-an-asteroid-getting-baked-to-bits-by-the-sun hnY2xkoB3JrAqogfSUpNkD Sat, 11 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ California declared war on smog in the 1970s. The knock-on effects were huge. ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/california-declared-war-on-smog-in-the-1970s-the-knock-on-effects-were-huge A9JfRzbVVPmgtzoEeBcbMj Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ I've witnessed nearly 100 rocket launches. Artemis II was like nothing I've ever experienced. ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/ive-witnessed-nearly-100-rocket-launches-artemis-ii-was-like-nothing-ive-ever-experienced aS5bpWU4pWEc2Y9otw67W6 Sat, 04 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0000 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 13:58:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ AI systems are enabling mass surveillance in the US, and there is no national law that 'meaningfully limits' the use of this data ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/cameras-have-quietly-appeared-in-thousands-of-us-cities-now-their-integration-with-ai-is-sounding-alarms-opinion gMjTYpscjETcDyFfDMP6rE Sun, 29 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Endometriosis messes with the immune system and causes 'ripple effects across the body' ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/reproductive-health/endometriosis-messes-with-the-immune-system-and-causes-ripple-effects-across-the-body CPCW8rgj9K6Jiu2dJxNgxC Sun, 29 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Our fossil fuel economy is a house of cards and Trump's war in Iran is about to topple it. The need for a clean energy transition has never been clearer. ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/fossil-fuels/our-fossil-fuel-economy-is-a-house-of-cards-and-trumps-war-in-iran-is-about-to-topple-it-the-need-for-a-clean-energy-transition-has-never-been-clearer-opinion GeXLhdRair9YNxZd3FCgmf Fri, 27 Mar 2026 16:58:16 +0000 Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:04:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ Colorado River negotiations have stalled among 7 states and water is scarce. What happens next? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/rivers-oceans/colorado-river-negotiations-have-stalled-among-7-states-and-water-is-scarce-what-happens-next wt34e3DPp4KQuW4g6SGDAD Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:48:39 +0000 Wed, 25 Mar 2026 11:57:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ Why do some people still believe that aliens shaped ancient civilizations? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/why-do-some-people-still-believe-that-aliens-shaped-ancient-civilizations GtfUdidJ4LsD6oDXEmxra Sun, 22 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ I was at ground zero for the AIDS epidemic. RFK's cuts could fuel a new pandemic, just when elimination seemed within reach. ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/his/is-the-coming-hiv-pandemic-inevitable-opinion fv5CqticxnSuMjfSt8Ufw Fri, 20 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000 Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:01:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ Iran war could create a 'fertilizer shock' that impacts agriculture and raises food prices ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/iran-war-could-create-a-fertilizer-shock-that-impacts-agriculture-and-raises-food-prices o25mJ7waiPaWfqnAp3pAwS Tue, 17 Mar 2026 12:59:46 +0000 Wed, 18 Mar 2026 12:03:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ How plants moved from sea to land and changed Earth forever ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/plants/how-plants-moved-from-sea-to-land-and-changed-earth-forever DvjX6KjRbzM2v4emoSDMUe Mon, 16 Mar 2026 16:56:53 +0000 Wed, 18 Mar 2026 12:03:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ Measles' resurgence in the US is a grim sign of what's coming ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/viruses-infections-disease/measles-resurgence-in-the-us-is-a-grim-sign-of-whats-coming pZCsGR9E3pfNLrrqmJVXcL Sun, 15 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ The government is very serious about UFOs. So why are researchers being stymied? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/extraterrestrial-life/the-government-is-very-serious-about-ufos-so-why-are-researchers-being-stymied VUNyg3ATZFjuScMBbcSPVk Sun, 15 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Tue, 17 Mar 2026 11:09:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ GPS is being weaponized in electronic warfare ‪—‬ and it's putting ships at risk ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/gps-is-being-weaponized-in-electronic-warfare-and-its-putting-ships-at-risk M3QuvEQzEYiUdLBVHtFwsV Sat, 14 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ The appendix evolved at least 32 times across 361 species, so it's 'unlikely to be a useless evolutionary accident,' research finds ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/the-appendix-evolved-at-least-32-times-across-361-species-so-its-unlikely-to-be-a-useless-evolutionary-accident-research-finds rKPuj6h9FmSYZ6fhHXCVdi Sat, 14 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ AI just verified a proof that earned one of math's most prestigious prizes. Math will never be the same ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/mathematics/ai-just-verified-a-proof-that-earned-one-of-maths-most-prestigious-prizes-math-will-never-be-the-same-opinion 6UVoF6fD8JktYCd7DHEZDQ Thu, 12 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Mar 2026 11:32:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'More advanced' farming women married hunter-gatherer men in Europe thousands of years ago, ancient DNA reveals ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/more-advanced-farming-women-married-hunter-gatherer-men-in-europe-thousands-of-years-ago-ancient-dna-reveals oAJ4VVbs6EB7DU8NK4vZHB Sun, 08 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0000 Tue, 10 Mar 2026 11:16:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ Could gut microbes hold the secret to aging well? A researcher unpacks the emerging science ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/aging/could-gut-microbes-hold-the-secret-to-aging-well-a-researcher-unpacks-the-emerging-science UJLLsWGMhGiQU8nXLL9X9d Fri, 06 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Pain lasts longer in women, and immune cells may be the culprit ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/pain-lasts-longer-in-women-and-immune-cells-may-the-culprit TJewfWZjos7dprxYRtytsT Sun, 01 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0000 Tue, 03 Mar 2026 09:57:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ How menopause affects the brain — and what we still don't know ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/reproductive-health/how-menopause-affects-the-brain-and-what-we-still-dont-know QgYQvUGtYuYhQnQ8cPBQbk Sun, 22 Feb 2026 19:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ New tech allows parents to 'score' IVF embryos for desirable traits — and it's in desperate need of regulation ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/genetics/new-tech-allows-parents-to-score-ivf-embryos-for-desirable-traits-and-its-in-desperate-need-of-regulation-opinion q9JK9YCYHzofEB2nYf5CsM Fri, 20 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0000 Fri, 20 Feb 2026 11:20:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ Vaccine denial sets Americans up for more chronic illness ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/viruses-infections-disease/vaccine-denial-sets-americans-up-for-more-chronic-illness dPzWB9wAqqF5uPTppB6hth Sun, 15 Feb 2026 15:15:00 +0000 Wed, 18 Feb 2026 10:39:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'The brain consistently moved upward and backward': Astronauts' brains physically shift in their heads during spaceflight ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/the-brain-consistently-moved-upward-and-backward-astronauts-brains-physically-shift-in-their-heads-during-spaceflight FvPpJbMm4cTcDakAWR4qgE Sun, 15 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0000 Tue, 17 Feb 2026 12:12:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Runaway' black hole detected by the James Webb telescope adds a strange new chapter to our universe's story ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/black-holes/runaway-black-hole-detected-by-the-james-webb-telescope-adds-a-strange-new-chapter-to-our-universes-story LnD4yZpazpasNwMTwfGjsk Sat, 14 Feb 2026 16:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ AI griefbots could change how we mourn — but there are serious risks ahead ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/ai-griefbots-could-change-how-we-mourn-but-there-are-serious-risks-ahead Ve22MiLiJpx7qKbdm7BCWm Sat, 14 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Trump is bringing car pollution and other greenhouse gases back to America's skies. Here are the health risks we all face from climate change. ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/trump-is-bringing-car-pollution-and-other-greenhouse-gases-back-to-americas-skies-here-are-the-health-risks-we-all-face-from-climate-change WX5itRdfgjc5nEXYR4DHCm Fri, 13 Feb 2026 18:01:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ Are you a night owl or an early bird? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/sleep/are-you-a-night-owl-or-an-early-bird 2ExqDFo3dnZZqqahaJSwza Wed, 11 Feb 2026 16:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Anglo-Saxon children discovered buried with warrior gear in UK — perhaps as a nod to 'the men these children might have become' ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/anglo-saxon-children-discovered-buried-with-warrior-gear-in-uk-perhaps-as-a-nod-to-the-men-these-children-might-have-become XRaFvsvUphQY5Cw8NcSTD9 Sat, 07 Feb 2026 17:05:00 +0000 Mon, 09 Feb 2026 10:45:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'It's similar to how Google can map your home without your consent': Why using aerial lasers to map an archaeology site should have Indigenous partnership ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/its-similar-to-how-google-can-map-your-home-without-your-consent-why-using-aerial-lasers-to-map-an-archaeology-site-should-have-indigenous-partnership RmgvytoiBdZL8Esj4xnUEW Sun, 01 Feb 2026 16:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'The problem isn't just Siri or Alexa': AI assistants tend to be feminine, entrenching harmful gender stereotypes ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/the-problem-isnt-just-siri-or-alexa-ai-assistants-tend-to-be-feminine-entrenching-harmful-gender-stereotypes SwfAoA74ukd38YGdQuG86F Sat, 31 Jan 2026 14:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Giving AI the ability to monitor its own thought process could help it think like humans ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/giving-ai-the-ability-to-monitor-its-own-thought-process-could-help-it-think-like-humans X3KwGZ9UG6QdcJtuW2GU2T Wed, 28 Jan 2026 19:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ AI may accelerate scientific progress — but here's why it can't replace human scientists ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/ai-may-accelerate-scientific-progress-but-it-cannot-replace-human-scientists K68oiqz57wps3o3XZkEW4H Tue, 27 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0000 Wed, 28 Jan 2026 15:53:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ Antibiotic resistance is the 'silent pandemic' — here are four steps to stop it ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/medicine-drugs/antibiotic-resistance-is-the-silent-pandemic-here-are-four-steps-to-stop-it oyqBaFwejQCbULRQ5tY5ti Sun, 25 Jan 2026 15:00:00 +0000 Wed, 28 Jan 2026 15:50:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Google Glass has found yet another lease of life — but is it too little too late for smart glasses? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/virtual-reality/google-glass-has-found-yet-another-lease-of-life-but-is-it-too-little-too-late-for-smart-glasses UsBksmcmp6SZLRNxfEcS4Y Sun, 25 Jan 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:39:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ Why the rise of humanoid robots could make us less comfortable with each other ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/robotics/why-the-rise-of-humanoid-robots-could-make-us-less-comfortable-with-each-other MrpE25CYsuH3BTwUpmeSCM Sat, 24 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0000 Wed, 28 Jan 2026 15:51:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ Indigenous TikTok star 'Bush Legend' is actually AI-generated, leading to accusations of 'digital blackface' ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/indigenous-tiktok-star-bush-legend-is-actually-ai-generated-leading-to-accusations-of-digital-blackface Bnua7aFZsi9sCq6fhitL8c Mon, 19 Jan 2026 18:00:00 +0000 Thu, 19 Feb 2026 12:31:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ NASA launches Pandora telescope, taking JWST's search for habitable worlds to a new level ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/nasa-launches-pandora-telescope-taking-jwsts-search-for-habitable-worlds-to-a-new-level AN23CTMeb5FypLDzmsLf6F Sun, 18 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0000 Wed, 28 Jan 2026 15:53:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gender ambiguity was a tool of power 4,500 years ago in Mesopotamia ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/gender-ambiguity-was-a-tool-of-power-4-500-years-ago-in-mesopotamia 8iGS5Msz93RQGDQLJCGZEn Sat, 17 Jan 2026 15:00:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 15:19:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'The scientific cost would be severe': A Trump Greenland takeover would put climate research at risk ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/the-scientific-cost-would-be-severe-a-trump-greenland-takeover-would-put-climate-research-at-risk Z3J5s72RTuynjLeC4QrZvC Sat, 17 Jan 2026 13:15:00 +0000 Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:57:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ Is there anything 'below' Earth in space? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/is-there-anything-below-earth-in-space xg2pRG8x3WKGNpXCqSzdza Sat, 17 Jan 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Wed, 28 Jan 2026 15:56:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ Hundreds of iceberg earthquakes are shaking the crumbling end of Antarctica's Doomsday Glacier ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/hundreds-of-iceberg-earthquakes-are-shaking-the-crumbling-end-of-antarcticas-doomsday-glacier HvSr7wTgu4J2AgPrKHQBgf Sun, 04 Jan 2026 14:15:00 +0000 Tue, 06 Jan 2026 11:16:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ Why can't you wiggle your toes one at a time? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/anatomy/why-cant-you-wiggle-your-toes-one-at-a-time QuyszEbqFe6jwSV4RxY8md Thu, 01 Jan 2026 19:00:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:37:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'The ban assumed the danger was making pigs too human': Why human organs aren't grown in pigs in the US ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/surgery/the-ban-assumed-the-danger-was-making-pigs-too-human-why-human-organs-arent-grown-in-pigs-in-the-us qdKpBUvWqqCPdtAFXdFjyT Wed, 31 Dec 2025 20:00:00 +0000