<![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in News-analyses ]]> https://www.livescience.com/tag/news-analyses Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:51:52 +0000 en <![CDATA[ Can NASA and SpaceX really build a moon base in the next 10 years? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/can-nasa-and-spacex-really-build-a-moon-base-in-the-next-10-years 9GXvbBjws9nk7AqCcGENJi Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:51:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'A completely new reality': Bolder measures are needed to prevent extreme water shortages in cities like Phoenix and Las Vegas that depend on the Colorado River ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/rivers-oceans/a-completely-new-reality-bolder-measures-are-needed-to-prevent-extreme-water-shortages-in-cities-like-phoenix-and-las-vegas-that-depend-on-the-colorado-river rjJuKKMCuM4Ku77qkgctw9 Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ There were 'audible screams of delight': Why Artemis II sightings of meteor flashes on the moon have scientists giddy ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/the-moon/there-were-audible-screams-of-delight-why-artemis-ii-sightings-of-meteor-flashes-on-the-moon-have-scientists-giddy AFaP3YfjuZbrmcxUVZ25ga Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:53:43 +0000 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:59:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ Scientists are trying to build a vaccine that works against almost any respiratory pathogen — here's how close they are. ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/medicine-drugs/scientists-are-trying-to-build-a-vaccine-that-works-against-almost-any-respiratory-pathogen-heres-how-close-they-are w49MumgRyqsiW4LXkM8bhL Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ AI-written code can beat humans at biomedical analysis, some studies find. What does that mean for the field? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/ai-written-code-can-beat-humans-at-biomedical-analysis-some-studies-find-what-does-that-mean-for-the-field nbGEuhtZzRnBbdiigARhhT Mon, 06 Apr 2026 16:45:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Diabetes rates are lower in high-altitude environments ‪‪—‬ and scientists may have discovered why ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/diabetes-rates-are-lower-in-high-altitude-environments-and-scientists-may-have-discovered-why xrVSgs9bnRFQm7uHXJjPr8 Sun, 05 Apr 2026 14:05:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Not how you build a digital mind': How reasoning failures are preventing AI models from achieving human-level intelligence ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/not-how-you-build-a-digital-mind-reasoning-failures-are-preventing-ai-models-from-achieving-human-level-intelligence 4TtLMNcj3AuczBeH8GAEFV Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Is the metaverse finally dead and buried? What's really going on with the embattled idea of living in virtual worlds. ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/mixed-reality/is-the-metaverse-finally-dead-and-buried-whats-really-going-on-with-the-embattled-idea-of-living-in-virtual-worlds ZckLrytKJTYk5rCQAEWHua Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ The first flying taxis could start operating in 2026 — will this new form of transport actually take off? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/electric-vehicles/the-first-flying-taxis-could-start-operating-in-2026-will-this-new-form-of-transport-actually-take-off DpPU8pP9cjsjphtsqDiDfX Fri, 20 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Should compulsive shopping and gaming be considered an addiction? Psychiatrists are considering expanding the definition. ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/should-compulsive-shopping-and-gaming-be-considered-an-addiction-psychiatrists-are-considering-expanding-the-definition ibvbvGiXaB8cu6m3adXNr3 Thu, 19 Mar 2026 18:00:07 +0000 Fri, 20 Mar 2026 15:35:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ Microplastics that accumulate in the body may 'clog up' immune cells ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/microplastics-that-accumulate-in-the-body-may-clog-up-immune-cells GcfiNb3ADYCYqBrWFEFZM3 Fri, 13 Mar 2026 18:37:31 +0000 Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:33:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ What's the biggest bottleneck to building better AI? It's no longer the lack of computing resources — it's generating enough energy to feed it ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/computing-power-is-no-longer-the-ai-bottleneck-its-energy-production SzkjeFg4Gy23K9n8929LDR Fri, 13 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Wed, 18 Mar 2026 15:12:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ Planting trees in the sea could act as a huge carbon sink and save millions of dollars in storm damage every year. What is stopping us from doing it? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/planting-trees-in-the-sea-could-act-as-a-huge-carbon-sink-and-save-millions-of-dollars-in-storm-damage-every-year-what-is-stopping-us-from-doing-it uQirHNJQWLsHBZfzzfKA3a Fri, 06 Mar 2026 16:43:10 +0000 Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:53:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ Your own voice could be your biggest privacy threat. How can we stop AI technologies exploiting it? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/your-own-voice-could-be-your-biggest-privacy-threat-how-can-we-stop-ai-technologies-exploiting-it cmcyiXjKwRGEHxgGjSKxr3 Fri, 20 Feb 2026 17:30:00 +0000 Thu, 12 Mar 2026 14:05:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ The biggest trees in the Peruvian Amazon store the most carbon — and they also face the greatest threat from humans ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/the-biggest-trees-in-the-peruvian-amazon-store-the-most-carbon-and-they-also-face-the-greatest-threat-from-humans BmASvCWvkfRuFDfvf5NuFP Wed, 18 Feb 2026 16:33:57 +0000 Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:53:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'DNA origami' could be key for making an effective HIV vaccine, early study hints ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/hiv/dna-origami-could-be-key-for-making-an-effective-hiv-vaccine-early-study-hints 7bykYeQGSFiqycmDnxigwX Thu, 12 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0000 Wed, 25 Feb 2026 17:05:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Night owls' may have worse heart health — but why? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/heart-circulation/night-owls-may-have-worse-heart-health-but-why cur3W6TmZ3nEPQHKxyTvg4 Sun, 08 Feb 2026 17:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'There's no reason to ban us from playing': Analysis debunks notion that transgender women have inherent physical advantages in sports ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/theres-no-reason-to-ban-us-from-playing-analysis-debunks-notion-that-transgender-women-have-inherent-physical-advantages-in-sports 2AvFG8UkMxXZt5maV5Bsvj Sat, 07 Feb 2026 14:00:00 +0000 Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:56:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ Earth is 'missing' lighter elements. They may be hiding in its solid inner core. ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/earth-is-missing-lighter-elements-they-may-be-hiding-in-its-solid-inner-core RFZQGYbYZhcdZ5qaWFeqT5 Sun, 01 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0000 Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:56:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ Thousands of dams in the US are old, damaged and unable to cope with extreme weather. How bad is it? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/thousands-of-dams-in-the-us-are-old-damaged-and-unable-to-cope-with-extreme-weather-how-bad-is-it z9KyCa8ajx5u6rgPPZhye5 Fri, 30 Jan 2026 17:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Part of the evolutionary fabric of our societies': Same-sex sexual behavior in primates may be a survival strategy, study finds ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/land-mammals/part-of-the-evolutionary-fabric-of-our-societies-same-sex-sexual-behavior-in-primates-may-be-a-survival-strategy-study-finds dZfn2rsdAQmgpvDPBdzzvQ Fri, 30 Jan 2026 16:40:45 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:39:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ ​​AI can develop 'personality' spontaneously with minimal prompting, research shows. What does that mean for how we use it? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/ai-can-develop-personality-spontaneously-with-minimal-prompting-research-shows-what-does-that-mean-for-how-we-use-it bok88SvR2MxuaybTpXhfe3 Sat, 24 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0000 Thu, 12 Mar 2026 14:05:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ Lab mice that 'touch grass' are less anxious — and that highlights a big problem in rodent research ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/lab-mice-that-touch-grass-are-less-anxious-and-that-highlights-a-big-problem-in-rodent-research zteHemcyVrPf7dSnmMmnTN Wed, 21 Jan 2026 20:50:00 +0000 Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:56:56 +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[ Forced closure of premier US weather-modeling institute could endanger millions of Americans ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/forced-closure-of-premier-us-weather-modeling-institute-could-endanger-millions-of-americans 58htoLHoqi8pLbHkqvzFgQ Fri, 16 Jan 2026 17:00:00 +0000 Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:57:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ These genes were thought to lead to blindness 100% of the time. They don't. ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/genetics/these-genes-were-thought-to-lead-to-blindness-100-percent-of-the-time-they-dont MSouoh69WvP4LZxNQPaXDQ Thu, 15 Jan 2026 18:30:00 +0000 Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:57:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ Even AI has trouble figuring out if text was written by AI — here's why ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/even-ai-has-trouble-figuring-out-if-text-was-written-by-ai-heres-why Pj8pzBbfhNaQrxsJZEd9MA Sat, 03 Jan 2026 17:15:00 +0000 Mon, 05 Jan 2026 11:29:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ Will AI ever be more creative than humans? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/will-ai-ever-be-more-creative-than-humans at6zExDaeFWDR335nTSkVP Fri, 02 Jan 2026 13:44:00 +0000 Wed, 11 Mar 2026 10:49:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Nobody knew why this was happening': Scientists race to understand baffling behavior of 'clumping clouds' ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/weather/nobody-knew-why-this-was-happening-scientists-race-to-understand-baffling-behavior-of-clumping-clouds YwSecnr9mfaAExBsDYeoVe Tue, 30 Dec 2025 15:30:00 +0000 Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:57:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Putting the servers in orbit is a stupid idea': Could data centers in space help avoid an AI energy crisis? Experts are torn. ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/putting-the-servers-in-orbit-is-a-stupid-idea-could-data-centers-in-space-help-avoid-an-ai-energy-crisis-experts-are-torn ArbaLjt8zAPaqz88G3bdZP Mon, 29 Dec 2025 14:18:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Gospel stories themselves tell of dislocation and danger': A historian describes the world Jesus was born into ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/gospel-stories-themselves-tell-of-dislocation-and-danger-a-historian-describes-the-world-jesus-was-born-into Q9vtKHdNbXG5Gsy4ozrUYD Thu, 25 Dec 2025 01:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'It won’t be so much a ghost town as a zombie apocalypse': How AI might forever change how we use the internet ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/it-wont-be-so-much-a-ghost-town-as-a-zombie-apocalypse-how-ai-might-forever-change-how-we-use-the-internet M3gQHgWtp4EBk5qCbgKUCG Wed, 24 Dec 2025 16:19:00 +0000 Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:57:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ New tests could nearly halve the rate of late-stage cancers, some scientists say — is that true? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/cancer/new-tests-could-nearly-halve-the-rate-of-late-stage-cancers-some-scientists-say-is-that-true upkxeAhPTZoiYRp5jwA7zJ Wed, 24 Dec 2025 12:00:00 +0000 Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:57:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ Scientists claim 'Lucy' may not be our direct ancestor after all, stoking fierce debate ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/human-evolution/scientists-claim-lucy-may-not-be-our-direct-ancestor-after-all-stoking-fierce-debate pqGcV4j2ZpCfvCDDPHC9tR Mon, 22 Dec 2025 17:04:21 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:25:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Scientists build 'most accurate' quantum computing chip ever thanks to new silicon-based computing architecture ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/computing/scientists-build-most-accurate-quantum-computing-chip-ever-thanks-to-new-silicon-based-computing-architecture 7Sj7rnnJqQEeXtRpJZsnD Sat, 20 Dec 2025 12:00:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:58:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ Experts divided over claim that Chinese hackers launched world-first AI-powered cyber attack — but that's not what they're really worried about ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/experts-divided-over-claim-that-chinese-hackers-launched-world-first-ai-powered-cyber-attack-but-thats-not-what-theyre-really-worried-about Thm2KgpNVyxGs2sR25Geff Thu, 27 Nov 2025 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Controversial startup's plan to 'sell sunlight' using giant mirrors in space would be 'catastrophic' and 'horrifying,' astronomers warn ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/controversial-startups-plan-to-sell-sunlight-using-giant-mirrors-in-space-would-be-catastrophic-and-horrifying-astronomers-warn urEp4bjtk9hFC66UjHYk6Z Fri, 31 Oct 2025 14:52:59 +0000 Fri, 07 Nov 2025 13:15:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jane Goodall revolutionized animal research, but her work had some unintended consequences. Here's what we've learned from them. ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/land-mammals/jane-goodall-revolutionized-animal-research-but-her-work-had-some-unintended-consequences-heres-what-weve-learned-from-them WfBURtDppEdKgcQotAttAb Wed, 15 Oct 2025 17:11:38 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:46:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ Extreme weather caused more than $100 billion in damage by June — smashing US records ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/extreme-weather-caused-more-than-usd100-billion-in-damage-by-june-smashing-us-records MWrvcc6gMBadHgEjexwUv3 Fri, 10 Oct 2025 16:57:38 +0000 Mon, 13 Oct 2025 11:06:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ AI can now be used to design brand-new viruses. Can we stop it from making the next devastating bioweapon? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/viruses-infections-disease/ai-can-now-be-used-to-design-brand-new-viruses-can-we-stop-it-from-making-the-next-devastating-bioweapon 8o3Fx8vBHd59rjwcGGWdU4 Mon, 06 Oct 2025 17:35:00 +0000 Wed, 08 Oct 2025 13:35:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ Scientific breakthrough leads to 'fluorescent biological qubit' — it could mean turning your cells into quantum sensors ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/scientific-breakthrough-leads-to-fluorescent-biological-qubit-it-could-mean-turning-your-cells-into-quantum-sensors R6DscVVytB4GBqKzR6QEfd Thu, 25 Sep 2025 12:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Tiny 'brains' grown in the lab could become conscious and feel pain — and we're not ready ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/neuroscience/tiny-brains-grown-in-the-lab-could-become-conscious-and-feel-pain-and-were-not-ready 9rtVFjaMabJYZwYDp86cu8 Thu, 18 Sep 2025 14:30:00 +0000 Wed, 08 Oct 2025 13:34:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ Electronics breakthrough means our devices may one day no longer emit waste heat, scientists say ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/electronics/electronics-breakthrough-means-our-devices-may-one-day-no-longer-emit-waste-heat-scientists-say 3waXTYetyZt9sq2GVFqYmk Wed, 10 Sep 2025 19:05:00 +0000 Wed, 08 Oct 2025 13:36:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Extremely alarming': ChatGPT and Gemini respond to high-risk questions about suicide — including details around methods ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/extremely-alarming-chatgpt-and-gemini-respond-to-high-risk-questions-about-suicide-including-details-around-methods V9R9LbYKUP5yPFfzbVVXCj Tue, 02 Sep 2025 17:35:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ Will there be a La Niña this fall? Here's what forecasters predict and what it means for the weather ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/weather/will-there-be-a-la-nina-this-fall-heres-what-forecasters-predict-and-what-it-means-for-the-weather igCuzdjtZEyiqT8vqfEzBH Sun, 24 Aug 2025 14:27:00 +0000 Wed, 08 Oct 2025 13:38:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Pregnancy robot from China' is fake, but is the technology behind it possible? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/fertility-pregnancy-birth/pregnancy-robot-from-china-is-fake-but-is-the-technology-behind-it-possible bvRcpWkaA2aFzmTU4KBRtH Sat, 23 Aug 2025 02:35:00 +0000 Wed, 08 Oct 2025 13:37:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ The hunt for 'Planet Nine': Why there could still be something massive at the edge of the solar system ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/planets/the-hunt-for-planet-nine-why-there-could-still-be-something-massive-at-the-edge-of-the-solar-system jr6uvz7zSBvVWyGXaogyYE Thu, 31 Jul 2025 15:00:31 +0000 Wed, 08 Oct 2025 13:41:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ Planned C-sections linked to increased risk of childhood leukemia, study finds ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/cancer/planned-c-sections-linked-to-increased-risk-of-childhood-leukemia-study-finds Crd5zr5bSuKeVw9YviMgrS Mon, 28 Jul 2025 19:30:00 +0000 Wed, 08 Oct 2025 13:42:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ The more advanced AI models get, the better they are at deceiving us — they even know when they're being tested ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/the-more-advanced-ai-models-get-the-better-they-are-at-deceiving-us-they-even-know-when-theyre-being-tested NV2xMhqw4H9FQob83HnZJa Fri, 25 Jul 2025 11:00:00 +0000 Wed, 08 Oct 2025 13:42:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ Best-ever map of the human genome sheds light on 'jumping genes,' 'junk DNA' and more ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/genetics/best-ever-map-of-the-human-genome-sheds-light-on-jumping-genes-junk-dna-and-more iowotEzQNUQM6dzKQzMgKN Wed, 23 Jul 2025 20:48:58 +0000 Wed, 08 Oct 2025 13:43:12 +0000