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Interview'Now you actually have a blood test': Psychiatry's bible, the DSM, is getting upgraded to include biological markers. A psychiatrist explains what that means for mental health.Live Science spoke with psychiatrist Anand Kumar about the next edition of the "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual Of Mental Disorders", which will include biological factors like genetics in studying and diagnosing psychiatric conditions.
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Interview'You start painting pictures of squirrels twirling their mustaches': A biologist on whether animals can lieWriter Olivia Maule spoke with biologist James O'Hanlon about his book "Liars, Cheats and Copycats."
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InterviewA psychologist explains his theory for why orcas are attacking boatsLive Science spoke with comparative psychologist Christian Frings to discuss a new theory for why orcas are attacking yachts.
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Interview'The Russians were the problem in the end': Sailor Matt Rutherford on being intercepted by the FSB while attempting to circumnavigate the Arctic Ocean soloLive Science spoke with Matt Rutherford, a sailor and founder of the environmental nonprofit Ocean Research Project, about his attempt to circumnavigate the Arctic Ocean and why he'll have to try again next year.
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Planet Earth'We used to go to the climate conferences together. We are not anymore': ESA official Simonetta Cheli tells us how the political landscape for Earth observation is changingLive Science sat down with the European Space Agency's Simonetta Cheli to discuss the importance of Earth observation, how NASA budget cuts have changed the picture, and how the proliferation of private satellites could hinder our ability to view the planet.
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InterviewThe evolution of life on Earth 'almost predictably' led to human intelligence, neuroscientist saysNeuroscientist Nikolay Kukushkin spoke to Live Science about how human consciousness evolved.
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Interview'This is a completely different level of anti-vaccine engagement than we've ever seen before,' says epidemiologist Dr. Seth BerkleyEpidemiologist Dr. Seth Berkley spoke to Live Science about the importance of vaccine equity and the obstacles undermining it, as well as the political challenges to vaccines being raised in the U.S.
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INTERVIEW'It's really an extraordinary story,' historian Steven Tuck says of the Romans he tracked who survived the AD 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius"I have found two or three rich guys, but I found a couple hundred middle class and even some desperately poor people who made it out and left records. And that shocked me."
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INTERVIEWIn 'Secrets of the Brain,' Jim Al-Khalili explores 600 million years of brain evolution to understand what makes us humanIn his new BBC show, Jim Al-Khalili journeys through hundreds of millions of years of brain evolution. Live Science spoke to him about what he learned along the way and how this knowledge sheds new light on human cognition.
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Interview'We certainly weren't exceptional, but now we're the only ones left': In new PBS series 'Human,' anthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi explores how humans came to dominate EarthIn her new show, Ella Al-Shamahi charts humanity's evolutionary odyssey. We sat down with her to discuss the path of our species out of Africa to global hegemony.
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INTERVIEW'We have basically destroyed what capacity we had to respond to a pandemic,' says leading epidemiologist Michael OsterholmLive Science spoke with leading epidemiologist Michael Osterholm about his new book, "The Big One," which discusses the next pandemic and how to mitigate its harm.
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Artificial IntelligenceAI can't solve these puzzles that take humans only secondsDiscover why some puzzles stump supersmart AIs but are easy for humans, what this reveals about the quest for true artificial general intelligence — and why video games are the next frontier.
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Human EvolutionWe know humans arose in Africa, but archaeology is only just uncovering secrets of the continent's early civilizationsSmall settlements and the scourge of slavery left gaps in Africa's archaeological record. Yet sites and artifacts are revealing clues to the continent’s more recent history. An archaeologist explains the findings and threats to this heritage.
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Interview'These decisions were completely reckless': Funding cuts to mRNA vaccines will make America more vulnerable to pandemicsmRNA expert Jeff Coller spoke with Live Science about the future of mRNA vaccines in the United States in the aftermath of huge federal funding cuts.
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