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An astronaut photo of the Carrizozo Malpaís lava flow in New Mexico taken June 30.

Massive ancient lava flow seen from space looks like a giant black scar on the New Mexico desert

By Harry Baker published

A new astronaut photo shows the Carrizozo Malpaís lava flow in New Mexico in stunning detail.

One of the archaeologists excavating the Gribshunden, led by Sweden's Lund University, explores some of the ship's timbers.

15th-century Baltic warship served as a 'floating castle' for an intrepid king

By Tom Metcalfe published

Archaeologists exploring the wreck of a 15th-century royal warship off the coast of Sweden have revealed how it functioned as a "floating castle."

satellite photo shows hurricane ian as it moves towards cuba in the Caribbean Sea east of Belize

Hurricane Ian stayed strong after smashing into Cuba. Why?

By Nicoletta Lanese published

How did Hurricane Ian remain so monstrous even after hitting Cuba?

satellite image of hurricane ian as its eye moved off of cuba and into the gulf of mexico

Hurricane Ian to unleash 'life-threatening' flooding in Florida as Category 4 storm

By Nicoletta Lanese published

Hurricane Ian will make landfall in Florida on Sept. 28.

Echelon Smart Rower being tested for Live Science

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By Harry Bullmore published

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The orbit of the newly discovered rapid hot spot around Sagittarius A* superimposed on top of the first image of the supermassive black hole captured by the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration.

Superhot blob of gas discovered orbiting Milky Way's black hole at 'mind-blowing' velocity

By Harry Baker published

Astronomers have detected an X-ray flare from a blob of superhot gas orbiting Sagittarius A* at 30% the speed of light.

MacBook Air (M2) in Midnight

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By Lloyd Coombes published

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Samsung Galaxy Watch 4

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By Lou Mudge published

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group of school children with backpacks on running toward the entrance of a school building

Is monkeypox going to spread in children?

By Stephanie Pappas published

Kids can get monkeypox, but the risk is low. Should parents worry about monkeypox spreading in schools, and will children need a monkeypox vaccine?

An artist's digital approximation of a Stone Age woman seen from multiple angles.

See the striking facial reconstruction of a Paleolithic woman who lived 31,000 years ago

By Jennifer Nalewicki published

Using forensic facial reconstruction, researchers reclassified a Stone Age skull as female.

A 3D model of the Cat's Eye Nebula (left) compared to a Hubble Space Telescope image (right) of the same.

Astronomers discover secret star at the center of gorgeous Cat's Eye Nebula

By Brandon Specktor published

Astronomers modeled the stunning Cat's Eye Nebula in 3D, revealing the mysterious planetary nebula's history for the first time.

The Fair Head crannog in Northern Ireland

Artificial islands surrounding British Isles were used for ancient parties, archaeologists find

By Kristina Killgrove published

A high-tech look at crannogs, artificial islands build around the British Isles, reveals that prehistoric to post-medieval people partied on them.

DART's final moments before it crashed into Dimorphos's surface.

Watch NASA's DART spacecraft hit 'bullseye' by smashing into an asteroid

By Ben Turner published

This is the first ever test of the Earth's planetary defence system

A pink sunset with clouds falls over Stonehenge in England.

Did druids build Stonehenge?

By Owen Jarus published

It's commonly said that the druids built Stonehenge. But is there any truth to this assertion?

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By Harry Bullmore published

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An image of the rat hippocampus taken with a laser microscope, showing small neurons in green, yellow and blue. The hippocampus is a key brain region for memory formation.

How does the brain store memories?

By Stephanie Pappas published

The brain stores memories by creating new circuits of communication between neurons. In particular, seahorse-shaped structures called hippocampi play an important role.

An illustration showing large ripples bending the spiral arms of the Milky Way

The Milky Way is 'rippling' like a pond, and scientists may finally know why

By Brandon Specktor published

New research suggests that a strange 'ripple' is causing the Milky Way's stars to vibrate out of step, and an ancient collision with Sagittarius may be to blame.

An artist's depiction of the DART spacecraft approaching Dimorphos, with the larger Didymos in the background.

NASA just redirected an asteroid by smashing a spacecraft into it

By Ben Turner published

The test will help scientists learn how to stop catastrophic asteroid impacts.