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December 2023
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- December 31st
- December 30th
- December 29th
- December 28th
- Earth's core wobbles every 8.5 years, new study suggests
- Editor's pick: The top space stories of 2023
- When is the next solar eclipse?
- 10 creatures that washed up on the world's beaches in 2023
- New battery tech will slash charging times and boost EV range before the decade is out
- See 'incredible' photos of bird that is both male and female
- 'It's neither a scientific nor a medically acceptable term': The real scoop on 'white lung pneumonia'
- December 27th
- ChatGPT will lie, cheat and use insider trading when under pressure to make money, research shows
- Turbulent 1st moments of a black hole's life captured in new simulations
- Live Science's top investigative stories of 2023
- Earth's intense gravity may rip space rocks apart, reducing the risk of 'planet killer' asteroids
- Drug could reduce need for insulin in type 1 diabetes, early trial hints
- December 26th
- 2,000-year-old 'celestial calendar' discovered in ancient Chinese tomb
- Our 10 oddest medical case stories from 2023
- Editor's pick: Our biggest health stories of 2023
- Balanced boulders on San Andreas fault suggest the 'Big One' won't be as destructive as once thought
- Millions of invisible 'mirror stars' could exist in the Milky Way, and astronomers know how to find them
- Super-healing shark regrows its fin after humans cut a huge chunk off
- Experts divided over claims of 1st 'practical' algorithm to protect data from quantum computers
- December 25th
- December 24th
- December 23rd
- Unexpected cosmic clumping could disprove our best understanding of the universe
- Cold Moon 2023: The final full moon of the year rises this Christmas
- Tufted ground squirrel: The Borneo rodent once believed to disembowel deer and feast on their organs
- 8 of the most gorgeous space images of 2023
- Are Neanderthals and Homo sapiens the same species?
- December 22nd
- Skull with 'execution-style wounds' suggests woman died due to enslavement or suspected sorcery in colonial Indonesia
- A vibrating pill could help treat obesity, pig study finds
- Ancient Scythians used human skin for leather, confirming Herodotus' grisly claim
- Some cats spontaneously start playing fetch and we have no idea why
- 'It could be profound': How astronomer Wendy Freedman is trying to fix the universe
- Infection with cat parasite Toxoplasma may drive 'inflammation aging' in older adults
- Wireless charger that sits under your skin could power medical devices before dissolving into your body
- December 21st
- Never-before-seen antibodies can target many flu viruses
- Zoom through a 'spectacular' chain of ancient underwater volcanoes on Antarctic ocean floor
- Extremely rare 'rainbow clouds' light up Arctic skies for 3 days in a row
- Jellyfish elevator carrying fish from ocean depths captured in weird, otherworldly photo
- Biased AI can make doctors' diagnoses less accurate
- Atom-size black holes from the dawn of time could be devouring stars from the inside out, new research suggests
- Hubble Telescope captures a galaxy's 'forbidden' light in stunning new image
- Poisonous gas wave may have snuffed out half of all sea life in Earth's 1st mass extinction
- December 20th
- Discovery of 'calendar' rock carvings from Ancestral Pueblo in US Southwest surpasses 'wildest expectations'
- Iron oxide baked into Mesopotamian bricks confirms ancient magnetic field anomaly
- New brain-like transistor goes 'beyond machine learning'
- Quantum batteries could charge faster by scrambling the rules of cause and effect
- Breathtaking photos show wall of lava erupting from volcano on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula
- NASA's 1st successful 2-way laser experiment is a giant leap for moon and Mars communications
- Sea of methane sealed beneath Arctic permafrost could trigger climate feedback loop if it escapes
- 'No burp' syndrome causes flatulence, 'awkward gurgling'
- December 19th
- China's secret space plane deploys 6 unknown objects in orbit, and some are emitting signals
- World's oldest known fort was constructed by hunter-gatherers 8,000 years ago in Siberia
- NASA finds key ingredient for life gushing out of Saturn's icy moon Enceladus
- Strange 'slide whistle' fast radio burst picked up by alien-hunting telescope defies explanation
- Volunteers inhale air pollutants to unpack link to dementia
- Project Kuiper: Amazon's answer to SpaceX's Starlink passes 'crucial' test
- Tonga volcano eruption was fueled by 2 merging chambers that are still brimming with magma
- Scientists find ultra-rare collection of molecules in 2 ancient galaxies from the early universe
- Iceland volcano spewing enough lava to fill an Olympic swimming pool in 20 seconds
- Iceland volcano erupts as thousands of people evacuate
- December 18th
- New algorithm dramatically cuts unnecessary antibiotic use in kids
- Oldest known ship burial discovered in Norway predates Vikings
- NASA identifies 17 planets with possible subsurface oceans, and they could be fit for life
- Winter solstice 2023: How to see Jupiter dance with the moon on the longest night of the year
- 72 million-year-old 'blue dragon' unearthed in Japan is unlike anything we've ever seen, experts say
- Statins may reduce blood-clot risk in menopausal women on hormone therapy, study hints
- How many times has the sun traveled around the Milky Way?
- December 17th
- Space photo of the week: Swirling 'Spanish Dancer Galaxy' stares down NASA's Hubble
- Scientists create light-based semiconductor chip that will pave the way for 6G
- Science news this week: A dolphin with thumbs and a massive quantum chip
- It's not 'all in your head' — neurologist Suzanne O'Sullivan on psychosomatic illness
- Why are tarantulas so hairy?
- December 16th
- AI faces are 'more real' than human faces — but only if they're white
- World's 1st 'conversation' between humans and whales could help us talk to aliens someday, scientists claim
- 'Few insect orders have been spared': Why death by parasite keeps life in the forest thriving
- Sand striker: The glittering 'bobbit' worm that chops fish in half with its retractable jaws
- ISS astronaut captures constellation of icebergs in amazing space photos
- What would happen if you drilled all the way through Earth?
- December 15th
- Medieval 'curse tablet' summoning Satan discovered at the bottom of a latrine in Germany
- NASA reveals first image of 'space tomatoes' that went missing on the ISS for 8 months, and they're gross
- 800-year-old healing bowl emblazoned with double-headed dragon unearthed in Turkish castle
- James Webb telescope finds universe's smallest 'failed star' in cluster full of mystery molecules
- Monster X-class flare is most powerful solar eruption since 2017, could trigger auroras and major geomagnetic storms
- Secret Chinese space plane launches on 3rd-ever mission
- Sargasso Sea around Bermuda is now at its hottest, most acidic and oxygen-starved than at any point in recorded history
- December 14th
- 'Long flu' is real, and we've likely 'ignored it for a long time'
- 1st evidence of nuclear fission in stars hints at elements 'never produced on Earth'
- People buried at 'mega' stone tombs in Spain were defleshed and their bones fractured after death
- Baby is born alive after growing in mother's abdomen for 29 weeks
- Astronomers discover 25 'stripped stars' that may be a missing link in supernova science
- 'Almost unbelievable': Rare void from the sun briefly blew up Mars' atmosphere last year, and it could happen to Earth too
- Watch thousands of starlings perform an 'incredible ballet of life and death' in new murmuration footage
- Newly discovered Antarctic sea spider with 'boxing glove' claws pulled up from ocean floor
- California redwoods 'killed' by wildfire come back to life with 2,000-year-old buds
- Elon Musk just teased Telsa’s new Optimus Gen-2 robot with a video featuring a funky treat at the end
- NASA shares incredible footage of Artemis I capsule hurtling through Earth's atmosphere after historic moon voyage
- December 13th
- 2,200-year-old tiles found in Jerusalem provide direct link to the history of Hanukkah
- Barringer Crater may have been formed by a cosmic 'curveball,' asteroid simulations show
- Drug prevents fentanyl overdose for a month in monkeys
- 'Rare' disorder that causes extreme sleepiness may be more common than thought
- NASA's 46-year-old Voyager 1 probe is no longer transmitting data
- Humans are changing the moon's surface so much it's entered a new geological era, scientists say
- 9,000-year-old double burial with shaman and infant reveals she may have been his 4th-great-grandmother
- Cannabis use in pregnancy linked to small birth size, other poor outcomes
- Earliest known parasitic fungus discovered in fossilized plant frozen in time 400 million years ago
- 'What is that material?': Potentially hazardous asteroid Bennu stumps scientists with its odd makeup
- Gemini AI: What do we know about Google's answer to ChatGPT?
- December 12th
- In a 1st, scientists combine AI with a 'minibrain' to make hybrid computer
- Some female meerkats have a brutal, bloodthirsty streak, and now we may know why
- The 1st life in the universe could have formed seconds after the Big Bang
- Pinky-white leucistic alligator with blue eyes born in Florida is 1 of only 8 in the world
- Pregnant megamouth shark seen for 1st time after female washes up dead with 7 pups
- Humans could use black holes as batteries, physics paper claims. Here's how.
- December 11th
- Secretive X-37B space plane to launch aboard SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket tonight after delays
- Deadly Rocky Mountain spotted fever seen in travelers to Mexico
- In world's 1st known case, man tears windpipe from holding sneeze
- Blue-ringed octopus, one of the most toxic animals on Earth, bites teen after hiding in shell
- Lost world of lagoons filled with mounds of microbes discovered in Atacama desert
- Brand-new meteor shower from 'Christmas comet' may appear over Earth for 1st time this week
- Wireless tech could replace Bluetooth at short distances and boost battery life 5-fold
- Scientists just built a massive 1,000-qubit quantum chip, but why are they more excited about one 10 times smaller?
- Epigenetics linked to the maximum life spans of mammals — including us
- Extremely rare dolphin with thumbs photographed in Greek gulf
- Hammerhead sharks are vanishing from their mountain homes in the Gulf of California, divers say
- Tsunamis up to 90 feet high smash into New Zealand every 580 years, study finds
- When did Homo sapiens first appear?
- December 10th
- Signs of life shooting from Saturn's moon could be collected with spacecraft, scientists say
- Science news this week: Space tomatoes and sacred baboons
- Inflammation is a 'mismatch between our evolutionary history and modern environment,' says immunologist Ruslan Medzhitov
- What happens in your body during a fever?
- Space photo of the week: 'Magical' Milky Way cuts through the Valley of the Moon in Chile's Atacama Desert
- How many times has Earth orbited the sun?
- December 9th
- Rare clotting effect of early COVID shots finally explained — what could that mean for future vaccines?
- Cannibal animals: 12 creatures that gobble up their own kind
- Clouded leopard: The cat with saber-like teeth that can walk upside down in trees
- Newly-formed volcanic island near Japan is still growing, satellite reveals
- Why do some people have perfect pitch?
- December 8th
- Halley's Comet has begun its return journey to Earth
- Painted saddle found in Mongolian tomb is oldest of its kind
- 1st gene therapies for sickle cell cleared by FDA, including CRISPR treatment
- Widely used epilepsy drugs tied to rare, deadly side effect, FDA warns
- The Great Wall of China is being held together by 'biocrusts'
- Teenage tyrannosaurs gorged on dino 'drumsticks,' 1st-of-their-kind fossils show
- New syndrome identified in children exposed to fentanyl in the womb
- Scientists debunk myth that human brains are 'underdeveloped' at birth
- 3,500-year-old axes potentially used for 'cult practice' discovered in Polish forest
- NASA astronauts finally find 1-inch tomato that was 'lost in space' for 8 months
- Brain inflammation may drive mood changes in Alzheimer's
- The Geminids — this year's only multicolored meteor shower — peaks next week. Here's how to watch.
- December 7th
- Temple linked to Hercules and Alexander the Great discovered in ancient megacity in Iraq
- Experts are certain 2023 will be 'the warmest year in recorded history'
- Underwater volcano riding a sinking tectonic plate may have unleashed major earthquakes in Japan
- 120 million-year-old 'plants' turn out to be ultra-rare fossilized baby turtles
- 'Lightning-like energy bursts' could be used to track the 99% of space junk that can't be seen from Earth
- 6 million-year-old 'fossil groundwater pool' discovered deep beneath Sicilian mountains
- Vaccine for superbugs? New shot shows promise in early tests
- James Webb telescope finds 'vanishing' galaxy from the dawn of the universe
- What is a supervolcano? The answer isn't so simple.
- December 6th
- James Webb telescope discovers dark secret of 'The Brick,' a gas cloud flipping assumptions about how stars are born
- Ancient Egypt's sacred baboons had tough lives, study suggests
- Scientists may have finally figured out how elephants got their incredible trunks
- These astonishing biobots can help neurons regrow — but researchers have no idea how
- Intergalactic 'stream of stars' 10 times longer than the Milky Way is the 1st of its kind ever spotted
- The Peregrine Lunar Lander is set to launch on Dec 24. Here's what it'll bring to the moon
- Half-asleep bears are wandering around Siberia because it's too hot to hibernate
- One of the brightest stars in the sky will 'blink out' on Dec. 12. Here's how to watch.
- December 5th
- James Webb telescope finds water in roiling disk of gas around ultra-hot star for 1st time ever
- Byzantine gold coin with 'face of Jesus' unearthed by metal detectorist in Norway
- Electrical stimulation could treat traumatic brain injuries
- 'Curse tablet' with oldest Hebrew name of god is actually a fishing weight, experts argue
- Ethereal halo of light around full moon spotted during recent SpaceX rocket launch
- World's oldest tortoise still randy at 191 years old
- Gigantic 'hole' in the sun wider than 60 Earths is spewing superfast solar wind right at us
- Alpha chimp steals eagle's dinner in 'surreal and exhilarating' forest encounter
- How to see the bright Andromeda Galaxy shine overhead this week
- Mercury may have a 'potentially habitable' region below its surface, salty glaciers suggest
- Breach of key global warming threshold 'inevitable' as carbon emissions hit record high
- December 4th
- 'Extremely high' number of pneumonia cases strike kids in Ohio county
- Strange object trapped between Saturn and Uranus is transforming before our eyes
- Traumatic memories are processed differently in PTSD
- Solar storm from 1977 reveals how unprepared we are for the next 'big one'
- A Russian cargo ship burnt to a crisp in Earth's atmosphere while ISS astronauts watched
- What does space smell like?
- December 3rd
- December 2nd
- Watch ancient, giant millipede the size of a car brought back to life in remarkable reconstruction
- Scientists uncover the secret to building Star Wars-style laser weapons — but don't worry, we won't have a Death Star anytime soon
- We finally know how tardigrades mate
- Ocean pout: The fish with antifreeze blood
- What is Point Nemo, the remote, watery satellite graveyard where the ISS will go to die?
- 'Impossible' orange auroras spotted in UK after solar storm slams into Earth
- Why does ice float?
- December 1st
- Kids under 5 with HIV are dying at high rates. Here's why.
- Climate change could upend fight against malaria, WHO warns
- 1,400-year-old structure discovered near Sutton Hoo in England may have been a pagan temple or cult house
- Electricity flows like water in 'strange metals,' and physicists don't know why
- Enormous planet discovered around tiny star could break our understanding of solar system formation
- Tinnitus may stem from nerve damage not detectable on hearing tests
- Sample of 'potentially hazardous' asteroid Bennu, which may contain the seeds of life, arrives in UK for analysis
- Weird Chinstrap penguins sleep over 10,000 times a day for just 4 seconds at a time
- This AI model can tell if you're at high risk of lung cancer by analyzing a single X-ray scan
- Shimmering golden mole thought extinct photographed and filmed over 80 years after last sighting
- Eerie photo of Mars' horizon took NASA 3 months to capture
- Cats' dazzling eye colors may come from 1 unusual ancestor
- A once-in-a-lifetime view of the sun's 'solar maximum' is coming April 8th
- Kangaroos might try to drown your dog. Here's why.
- Japan's new volcanic island has erupted again — and the dramatic explosion was caught on camera
- A 'runaway star' could save Earth from extinction a billion years from now. Here's how.
- Enormous hydrothermal vent field with ancient, 50-foot tall chimneys discovered near underwater volcano
- Adorable, newfound pygmy squid species named after Japanese forest fairies
- Possible Arctic graveyard may be northernmost Stone Age cemetery — but there are no human remains to prove it
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