Stephen Hawking wanted scientists to 'make black holes' on Earth. Physics says it's possible.
When Stephen Hawking and I visited the Large Hadron Collider, he hoped for an unexpected physics breakthrough. His dreams may not be impossible.
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Koalas are both endangered and so plentiful they're causing problems. How'd that happen?
They are a poster child for imminent extinction, at risk from deforestation, climate change and bushfires. Yet, where I live in South Australia, they are so abundant they are in danger of eating themselves out of house and home.
Meet 'Dr. Deep Sea,' the scientist who broke the record for the longest time living underwater
Joseph Dituri, who recently broke the record for the longest time spent living underwater, tells Live Science what he has learned during his time beneath the waves.
Science news this week: Crocodile mysteries and spindles in space
June 10, 2023: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.
The 12 biggest volcanic eruptions in recorded history
From Krakatoa to the Tonga blast, here are some of the biggest volcanic eruptions in recorded history.
Why does hair turn gray?
Hair grays because pigment-producing cells get stuck within the hair follicle, research suggests.
Canadian wildfire smoke detected thousands of miles away in Norway
Wildfire smoke from Canada has hit Norway, which is more than 3,000 miles from the North American country.
How to watch a 'potentially hazardous' asteroid the size of Earth's tallest building zoom past the planet Sunday
A large, skyscraper-size asteroid will pass close to Earth Sunday night (June 11), missing our planet by a few million miles.
Florida man gets 'flesh-eating' bacterial infection after a relative bit him
A resident of Riverview, Florida was bitten by a relative and later developed a "flesh-eating" infection — likely from the bite.
El Niño is officially here, scientists say
After months of warning, experts have confirmed that the ocean-warming event El Niño is here and will gradually strengthen into the winter, with a potential worldwide climate impact.
Great white sharks have almost no interest in eating humans, study confirms
Juvenile great white sharks are near to people in Southern California nearly every day but rarely bite them.
Medici family's famous hunting grounds may have killed them, report suggests
At least one Medici was plagued by a deadly strain of malaria, analysis of organ tissue from the Medici family tomb reveals.
Europe's most dangerous 'supervolcano' could be creeping toward eruption, scientists warn
Italy's Campi Flegrei is showing some troubling early warning signs, but scientists caution that its eruption is far from certain.
Largest explosion since the Big Bang was powered by a bizarre energy jet unlike any other
The enormous gamma-ray burst, called the Brightest Of All Time (or BOAT), may be powered by its strange jet structure, scientists say.
AI chatbot ChatGPT can't create convincing scientific papers… yet
A computer model created by researchers can detect ChatGPT-generated fake studies more than 99% of the time, a new study shows.
New mud-slinging thermal feature at Yellowstone is spewing scalding hot muck
The unrest may be due to slight changes in pressure or in the amount of water seeping into the underground reservoir system.
1st mission to 'touch' the sun discovers a mysterious source of solar wind
NASA's Parker Solar Probe plunged into the sun's atmosphere to capture the granular details of how its solar wind is made.
Dinosaur named after 2-faced Roman god could be 'missing link' in duck-billed dinos' evolution
The plant-eating, raptor-like dinosaur lived during a time of great transition around 99 million years ago and was named after the Roman god Janus.
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