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CDC committee votes to change measles vaccine guidance for young children
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has recommended against using the MMRV vaccine in children under 4. This could eliminate a choice for kids' first dose of measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox prevention.
First-ever black hole to be directly imaged has changed 'dramatically' in just 4 years, new study finds
The polarization pattern around M87* — the first black hole to be directly imaged by the Event Horizon Telescope — has changed direction, and scientists aren't sure why.
New report warns that China could overtake the US as top nation in space — and it could happen 'in 5-10 years,' expert claims
A new report from the Commercial Space Federation warns that China could soon overtake the U.S. in the "new space race." The country's rapid progression starkly contrasts the limitations imposed on NASA by record-breaking budget cuts.
Tiny 'brains' grown in the lab could become conscious and feel pain — and we're not ready
Lab-grown brain tissue is too simple to experience consciousness, but as innovation progresses, neuroscientists question whether it's time to revisit the ethics of this line of research.
See the moon, Venus and Regulus in a rare triple conjunction tomorrow
Watch the crescent moon, Venus and the bright star Regulus align in a rare predawn close conjunction tomorrow.
Jaguar in Brazil smashes record for the species' longest documented swim
A jaguar was captured on camera trap on an artificial island near the Serra da Mesa Hydroelectric Power Dam. The only way it could have gotten there was a very long swim.
There's a 90% chance we'll see a black hole explode within a decade, physicists say
How often do black holes explode? New research refines old calculations, hinting that black hole explosions may be a once-in-a-decade occurence.
RFK's handpicked advisers are coming for the childhood vaccine schedule. Here's what to know.
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices may vote to disrupt the childhood vaccine schedule, despite what experts say is a lack of evidence to do so.
'There's no shoving that genie back in the bottle': Readers believe it's too late to stop the progression of AI
Over 1,700 readers responded to a Live Science poll, and 30% of them believe it is too late to halt the development of artificial intelligence (AI).
Even brief exposure to air pollution can push the placenta into an inflammatory state, lab study suggests
A study of human placentas suggests that urban air pollution may push the organ's resident immune cells into an inflammatory state.
'Rare' ancestor reveals how huge flightless birds made it to faraway lands
The mystery of how related flightless birds ended up so far apart on different continents may have been solved.
Oldest-known dome-headed dinosaur discovered sticking out of a cliff in Mongolia's Gobi Desert
The juvenile pachycephalosaurs, which predates the previous oldest dome-headed dinosaur by 15 million years, reveals more about how and when this unusual feature developed.
Scientists invent new sunscreen made from pollen
Traditional chemical sunscreens can damage coral reefs. Scientists say there's a fix using one derived from tea plant pollen.
'The sun is slowly waking up': NASA warns that there may be more extreme space weather for decades to come
A new NASA study suggests that solar activity will remain high or rise further in the coming decades, contradicting previous assumptions that the sun was quieting down — and scientists "don't completely understand" why.
Anthropologist claims hand positions on 1,300-year-old Maya altar have a deeper meaning
A well-known Maya stone carving known as Altar Q, located at the site of Copán in Honduras, may use hand signs to represent key dates in the Maya Long Count Calendar, a new study claims.
1,900-year-old 'treasure' found in Roman-era family's scorched house in Romania
A discovery in Romania shows the remains of an elite family's treasures from the Roman era that were scorched in a fire.
A 'crescent sunrise' eclipse is coming next week
This Sunday, a partial solar eclipse is taking place just hours before the September equinox flips Earth's seasons. Here's where a few lucky humans will be able to see it.
Skyscraper-size asteroid previously predicted to hit us in 60 years will zoom past Earth on Thursday (Sept. 18) — and you can see it live
The "potentially hazardous" asteroid 2025 FA22 will fly close past Earth at more than 24,000 mph on Thursday (Sept. 18). The space rock was previously predicted to have a slim chance of impacting our planet in 2089, temporarily earning it the top spot on a major risk list.
Grumpy-looking Pallas's cat photographed by camera trap in stunning photo from eastern Himalayas
The Pallas’s cat is just one of several wildcats spotted in Arunachal Pradesh, which also supports snow leopards, common leopards, clouded leopards, leopard cats and marbled cats.
'This needs to happen fast': Scientists race to cryopreserve a critically endangered tree before it goes extinct
Less than 400 angle-stemmed myrtle specimens remain in the wild in Australia. Scientists are working on ways to preserve the species so that we can bring it back at any point if it dies out.
