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December 15
- 30 models of the universe proved wrong by final data from groundbreaking cosmology telescope
- 5,000-year-old dog skeleton and dagger buried together in Swedish bog hint at mysterious Stone Age ritual
- Fingerprint of ancient seaborne raider found on Scandinavia's oldest plank boat
- 5 genetic 'signatures' underpin a range of psychiatric conditions
- These incredible birdwatching binoculars are $125 off at Amazon — just in time for that last bit of Christmas shopping
- Live Science crossword puzzle #23: Distance around the edge of a circle — 6 down
- Today's biggest science news: 'Little Foot' potential unknown human ancestor | Geminids peak | Comet 3I/ATLAS closest approach
- Xiaomi Smart Band 10 fitness tracker review: Sleek and budget-friendly
- Magdala stone: 2,000-year-old carving from Jerusalem is world's oldest known depiction of a menorah
- The UN's International Asteroid Warning Network is closely watching comet 3I/ATLAS. Here's why.
December 14
- 'This has re-written our understanding of Roman concrete manufacture': Abandoned Pompeii worksite reveal how self-healing concrete was made
- Scientists finally sequence the vampire squid's huge genome, revealing secrets of the 'living fossil'
- Strange, 7-hour explosion from deep space is unlike anything scientists have seen — Space photo of the week
- Can a turtle tuck its head all the way inside its shell?
- Science history: Norwegian explorer wins the treacherous race to the South Pole, while British rival perishes along with his crew — Dec. 14, 1911
December 13
- 2,000-year-old shipwreck may be Egyptian 'pleasure barge' from last dynasty of pharaohs
- Brutal lion attack 6,200 years ago severely injured teenager — but somehow he survived, skeleton found in Bulgaria reveals
- How are 'traumatic tattoos' made, and do you have one?
- Science news this week: Neanderthals made fire, orcas and dolphins team up, and the 'Star of Bethlehem' explored
December 12
- Comet 3I/ATLAS is getting greener and brighter as it approaches Earth, new images reveal
- 'Unprecedented': Woman delivers full-term abdominal pregnancy while also having 22-pound cyst removed
- James Webb telescope uncovers a new mystery: A broiling 'hell planet' with an atmosphere that shouldn't exist
- 16th-century gallows and dozens of skeletons discovered in France
- 'Necessary for the future of humankind': Who was honored at the first-ever Global Space Awards?
- Cassius the giant crocodile died from sepsis after 40-year-old dormant infection burst from 'abscess,' necropsy reveals
- Giant structure discovered deep beneath Bermuda is unlike anything else on Earth
- 'Very novel and very puzzling': Unknown species of squid spotted burying itself upside down, pretending to be a plant
- New 'DNA cassette tape' can store up to 1.5 million times more data than a smartphone — and the data can last 20,000 years if frozen
- China's Great Green Wall: The giant artificial forest designed to slow the expansion of 2 deserts
- 'A scale almost too big to imagine': Scientists spot monster black hole roaring with winds at more than 130 million mph
December 11
- 'They had not been seen ever before': Romans made liquid gypsum paste and smeared it over the dead before burial, leaving fingerprints behind, new research finds
- Killer whales are teaming up with dolphins on salmon hunts, study finds — but not everyone agrees
- James Webb telescope spots 'monster stars' leaking nitrogen in the early universe — and they could help solve a major mystery
- Einstein was right: Time ticks faster on Mars, posing new challenges for future missions
- The 22 best gifts for nature lovers and outdoor explorers, according to our experts
- Insomnia and anxiety come with a weaker immune system — a new study starts to unravel why
- Breakthrough 3D wiring architecture enables 10,000-qubit quantum processors
- When does winter start? Your guide to the 2025 winter solstice.
December 10
- Stunningly preserved Roman-era mosaic in UK depicts Trojan War stories — but not the ones told by Homer
- Mysterious X-ray signal from deep space may be the scream of a star ripped apart by two black holes
- Amazon rainforest is transitioning to a 'hypertropical' climate — and trees won't survive that for long
- Scientists create new solid-state sodium-ion battery — they say it'll make EVs cheaper and safer
- 'It is the most exciting discovery in my 40-year career': Archaeologists uncover evidence that Neanderthals made fire 400,000 years ago in England
- Russia's Bezymianny volcano blew itself apart 69 years ago. It's now almost completely regrown.
- The 23 best fitness gifts to buy for gym lovers, hand-picked by a personal trainer
- New discoveries at Hadrian's Wall are changing the picture of what life was like on the border of the Roman Empire
- Diagnostic dilemma: Man caught rabies from organ transplant after donor was scratched by skunk
December 9
- This bright star will soon die in a nuclear explosion — and could be visible in Earth's daytime skies
- 'It is simply too hot to handle': 2024 was Arab region's hottest year on record, first-of-its-kind climate report reveals
- Earth's crust hides enough 'gold' hydrogen to power the world for tens of thousands of years, emerging research suggests
- Widespread cold virus you've never heard of may play key role in bladder cancer
- Gray hair may have evolved as a protection against cancer, study hints
- Is the 'Star of Bethlehem' really a planet? A bright visitor this month may hold a clue.
- Rare 'sunglint' transforms Alabama River into a giant 'golden dragon' — Earth from space
December 8
- Glue strong enough to tow a car made from used cooking oil
- Historic search for 'huge missing piece' of the universe reveals new secrets of particle physics
- Live Science crossword puzzle #22: Subatomic particle with a positive charge — 13 across
- That was the week in science: Second earthquake hits Japan | Geminids to peak | NASA loses contact with Mars probe
- Ash Pendant: The only known depiction of a pregnant Viking woman
- The 'hobbits' may have died out when drought forced them to compete with modern humans, new research suggests
December 7
- Lost Indigenous settlements described by Jamestown colonist John Smith finally found
- Strangely bleached rocks on Mars hint that the Red Planet was once a tropical oasis
- 2,400-year-old 'sacrificial complex' uncovered in Russia is the richest site of its kind ever discovered
- Ethereal structure in the sky rivals 'Pillars of Creation' — Space photo of the week
- What was the loudest sound ever recorded?
December 6
- New NASA, ESA images show 3I/ATLAS getting active ahead of its close encounter with Earth
- Unusual, 1,400-year-old cube-shaped human skull unearthed in Mexico
- 1,800-year-old 'piggy banks' full of Roman-era coins unearthed in French village
- What if Antony and Cleopatra had defeated Octavian?
- Science history: Female chemist initially barred from research helps develop drug for remarkable-but-short-lived recovery in children with leukemia — Dec. 6, 1954
- Science news this week: A human population isolated for 100,000 years, the biggest spinning structure in the universe, and a pit full of skulls
December 5
- CDC panel, stuffed with vaccine skeptics, votes to end recommendation for universal newborn hepatitis B vaccination
- Giant sunspot on par with the one that birthed the Carrington Event has appeared on the sun — and it's pointed right at Earth
- A huge helium shortage is looming — but ancient rocks in Earth's crust may be hiding massive reservoirs
- New 'physics shortcut' lets laptops tackle quantum problems once reserved for supercomputers and AI
- 'Intelligence comes at a price, and for many species, the benefits just aren't worth it': A neuroscientist's take on how human intellect evolved
- Could aging eggs be 'rejuvenated'? New tool may help pave the way to fertility-extending treatments
December 4
- Male human heads found in a 'skull pit' in an ancient Chinese city hint at sex-specific sacrifice rituals
- See up to 150 'shooting stars' per hour this weekend as the Geminid meteor shower reaches its stunning peak
- Injecting anesthetic into a 'lazy eye' may correct it, early study suggests
- Volcanic eruption triggered 'butterfly effect' that led to the Black Death, researchers find
- 18,000 dinosaur tracks discovered along ancient Bolivian coastline — and they set a new record
- Collapse of key Atlantic current could bring extreme drought to Europe for hundreds of years, study finds
- MIT invention uses ultrasound to shake drinking water out of the air, even in dry regions
- Giant rotating string of galaxies is 'probably the largest spinning object' in the known universe
December 3
- Ancient 'hanging coffin' people in China finally identified — and their descendants still live there today
- 'An extreme end of human genetic variation': Ancient humans were isolated in southern Africa for nearly 100,000 years, and their genetics are stunningly different
- China has planted so many trees it's changed the entire country's water distribution
- Death Valley's 'world's hottest temperature' record may be due to a human error
- When an AI algorithm is labeled 'female,' people are more likely to exploit it
- Diagnostic dilemma: A woman got a rare parasitic lung infection after eating raw frogs
- James Webb telescope spots strange 'super-puff' planet frantically chasing its own atmosphere through space
December 2
- Anacondas became massive 12 million years ago — and it worked so well, they haven't changed size since
- Law of 'maximal randomness' explains how broken objects shatter in the most annoying way possible
- Elaborate 2,700-year-old tomb in Greece contains burial of a woman with an upside-down crown
- 'We do not know of a similar case': 4,000-year-old burial in little-known African kingdom mystifies archaeologists
- 'Cold Supermoon' 2025: It's not too late to see the last, highest full moon of the year
- Trio of 'black mesas' leftover from Paleozoic era spawn rare sand dunes in the Sahara — Earth from space
- Science history: Computer scientist lays out 'Moore's law,' guiding chip design for a half century — Dec. 2, 1964
December 1
- An extra solar system planet once orbited next to Earth — and it may be the reason we have a moon
- Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is erupting in 'ice volcanoes', new images suggest
- The 7 best running headphone deals that remain for Cyber Monday
- Russia accidentally destroys its only working launch pad as astronauts lift off to ISS
- For traveling photographers — whether you're chasing dark skies or tracking wildlife, NordVPN is now 74% cheaper
- Your AI-generated image of a cat riding a banana exists because of children clawing through the dirt for toxic elements. Is it really worth it?
- Once-in-a-century floods set to become annual events in northeastern US in the next 75 years, study finds
- Hurry, this germ-busting air purifier is still $210 off this Cyber Monday
- A 'functional cure' for HIV may be in reach, early trials suggest
- The "most capable" and "best-looking" Apple Watch Series 11 is cheapest at Best Buy and Amazon for Cyber Monday
- See the last Supermoon of the year with these Cyber Monday skywatching deals
- Live Science crossword puzzle #21: NASA rover that landed on Mars in 2012 — 16 across
- That was the week in science: Vaccine skeptics get hep B win | Comet 3I/ATLAS surprises | 'Cold Supermoon' pictures
- 15,000 Amazon reviews can't be wrong (including ours). This astronaut star projector makes the perfect gift for young space fans at under $30 for Cyber Monday
- Last chance to snap up the Oura Ring Gen 4 at its lowest-ever price
- 7 Cyber Monday binocular deals to avoid (and 7 we think you should buy)
- Deep sky imaging, simplified. If you've got cash to drop on your own home observatory, you could save this Cyber Monday.
- 'Potentially hazardous' asteroid 2024 YR4 was Earth's first real-life planetary defense test
- Roman sun hat: A 'very rare' 1,600-year-old brimmed cap that may have protected a Roman soldier from Egyptian sandstorms