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Fossil of huge penguin that lived 3 million years ago discovered in New Zealand — what happened to it?
The newly-discovered penguin species went extinct when the ice age hit, but researchers don't think the cold was to blame for their demise.
Dangers of falling birth rates in the US have been 'dramatically overstated,' experts say
Opinion While the changes in population structure that accompany low birth rates are real, the impact of these changes has been dramatically overstated.
We are just beginning to discover what Earth's inner core is really made of
Earth's core cannot be made just of iron — it also appears to contain carbon. And our research suggests it may contain a bit of oxygen and possibly silicon as well.
If tiny lab-grown 'brains' became conscious, would it still be OK to experiment on them?
A perspective paper published this week argued that brain organoids could soon gain consciousness, and we should consider stricter regulations around them.
'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 46% believe that we must stop AI development now because the risks of it being a threat are too great.
'When people gather in groups, bizarre behaviors often emerge': How the rise of online social networks has catapulted dysfunctional thinking
Opinion The pervasive spread of misinformation can be tracked to cognitive limitations, social influence and the global spread of online networks. Combatting it has become an "arms race" between truth and lies.
TRAPPIST-1e might have an atmosphere, JWST hints
Scientists studying the rocky exoplanet TRAPPIST-1e may have found hints of an atmosphere. If confirmed, it could be an important step toward finding a habitable world outside our solar system.
'Your fear is well-founded': How human activities have raised the risk of tick-borne diseases like Lyme
Changes to forests, and how close people and their livestock live to them, have changed tick habitats and the risks humans face of Lyme disease and other illnesses.
