<![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science ]]> https://www.livescience.com/feeds.xml Thu, 14 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000 en <![CDATA[ 'Extreme' crystal that formed in 1945 nuclear bomb test is unlike anything scientists have seen ]]> https://www.livescience.com/chemistry/extreme-crystal-that-formed-in-1945-nuclear-bomb-test-is-unlike-anything-scientists-have-seen ZbvmfinGQBG7sZ29gm24LL Thu, 14 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Thu, 14 May 2026 10:43:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ SpaceX prepares to launch next-generation Starship, the tallest and most powerful rocket ever built ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/spacex-prepares-to-launch-next-generation-starship-the-tallest-and-most-powerful-rocket-ever-built XD2hjFnwV9pHfEKgmaSEUZ Wed, 13 May 2026 18:54:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'We're less prepared for contagious pathogens': The US has degraded its ability to track and squash outbreaks, Emory epidemiologist says ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/viruses-infections-disease/were-less-prepared-for-contagious-pathogens-the-us-has-degraded-its-ability-to-track-and-squash-outbreaks-emory-epidemiologist-says qzP6oBYRNduHF9NSDQcakc Wed, 13 May 2026 18:50:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Exceptional' drilled tooth reveals Neanderthals practiced dentistry in Siberia 60,000 years ago ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/neanderthals/exceptional-drilled-tooth-reveals-neanderthals-practiced-dentistry-in-siberia-60-000-years-ago S33DuNEztU3vgpdjP8tJWY Wed, 13 May 2026 18:00:00 +0000 Thu, 14 May 2026 10:25:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Milky Way ate a galaxy called Loki, and scientists think they found its bones ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/astronomy/the-milky-way-ate-a-galaxy-called-loki-and-scientists-think-they-found-its-bones YHEuR5fg9dhLg6btTQ2XpW Wed, 13 May 2026 17:20:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ Pollution may fuel depression, anxiety and other mental health problems, emerging research suggests ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/pollution-may-fuel-depression-anxiety-and-other-mental-health-problems-emerging-research-suggests QrorLrBB3YTw2QiMpoedXh Wed, 13 May 2026 16:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS review ]]> https://www.livescience.com/products/optics/sony-fe-200-600mm-f-5-6-6-3-g-oss-review 5ZSdkkTWYDHqzSDNMAD5mE Wed, 13 May 2026 15:06:03 +0000 Wed, 13 May 2026 15:06:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ Homo erectus genetic material sequenced for the first time, and it shows 'deep genetic links' with modern humans ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/human-evolution/homo-erectus-genetic-material-sequenced-for-the-first-time-and-it-shows-deep-genetic-links-with-modern-humans XHbEh7HRrPK3xcMpDiHtT3 Wed, 13 May 2026 15:02:18 +0000 Wed, 13 May 2026 15:12:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ Diagnostic dilemma: An infant's brown eyes turned indigo after COVID antiviral treatment ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/medicine-drugs/diagnostic-dilemma-an-infants-brown-eyes-turned-indigo-after-covid-antiviral-treatment QrbVR4Pz6cczPX5Tt3i8rZ Wed, 13 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Thu, 14 May 2026 08:41:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ AI self-replication hacks 'no longer purely theoretical,' study finds —‬ ‪but experts say it's too soon to panic ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/ai-self-replication-hacks-no-longer-purely-theoretical-study-finds-but-experts-say-its-too-soon-to-panic GmQARa4CAjgmTxeCwnoNXG Wed, 13 May 2026 09:30:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Hantavirus outbreaks could become more likely as virus-carrying rodents expand their range, model finds ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/viruses-infections-disease/hantavirus-outbreaks-could-become-more-likely-as-virus-carrying-rodents-expand-their-range-model-finds xw4fS86GY6tFGRmsMmX9GD Tue, 12 May 2026 19:30:00 +0000 Wed, 13 May 2026 10:54:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ Physicists find evidence that the universe isn't perfectly uniform — potentially unraveling a 100-year-old model of cosmology ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/cosmology/physicists-find-evidence-that-the-universe-isnt-perfectly-uniform-potentially-unraveling-a-100-year-old-model-of-cosmology 7PNgHAMPrfFXF9PLKXWZQL Tue, 12 May 2026 17:17:42 +0000 Wed, 13 May 2026 19:09:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'A combination of amazement and horror': Hitchhiker fish hide in manta ray buttholes ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/fish/a-combination-of-amazement-and-horror-hitchhiker-fish-hide-in-manta-ray-buttholes oZwNBkmTgWWELArLLLmhfL Tue, 12 May 2026 16:39:22 +0000 Tue, 12 May 2026 19:03:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ Eruption blows hole in sun's atmosphere, unleashing solar flare and potentially triggering northern lights ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/the-sun/eruption-blows-hole-in-suns-atmosphere-unleashing-solar-flare-and-potentially-triggering-northern-lights znU2VuXNispzakEQjdQhPi Tue, 12 May 2026 16:06:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ Once-in-a-century 'super' El Niño in the cards as ocean temperatures reach near record highs in April ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/once-in-a-century-super-el-nino-in-the-cards-as-ocean-temperatures-reach-near-record-highs-in-april bKZ7c5KXYLVu3UrfxZz5FM Tue, 12 May 2026 15:25:47 +0000 Wed, 13 May 2026 10:53:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Speculation' and 'egregious failure': 30 researchers publish scathing critiques of study that questioned date of early human occupation of Monte Verde in Chile ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/americas/speculation-and-egregious-failure-30-researchers-publish-scathing-critiques-of-study-that-questioned-date-of-early-human-occupation-of-monte-verde-in-chile dQrBzVG95hHujsDhTJkSYK Tue, 12 May 2026 15:17:27 +0000 Wed, 13 May 2026 10:54:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ Shimmering silver 'sunglint' obscures Hawaii as hurricane approaches — Earth from space ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/weather/shimmering-silver-sunglint-obscures-hawaii-as-hurricane-approaches-earth-from-space YESsibx2hPHDxzJsfwyiwf Tue, 12 May 2026 14:04:30 +0000 Tue, 12 May 2026 14:29:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ Microplastics absorb heat in the atmosphere and contribute to global warming — as if they weren't bad enough ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/microplastics-absorb-heat-in-the-atmosphere-and-contribute-to-global-warming-as-if-they-werent-bad-enough sMhgtvoW27sXKokNeXjRva Tue, 12 May 2026 10:07:52 +0000 Tue, 12 May 2026 10:55:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'The name was inaccurate': PCOS gets a new name after years-long effort ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/reproductive-health/the-name-was-inaccurate-pcos-gets-a-new-name-after-years-long-effort EpQ7FMzkNUAtVJJVScXPmU Tue, 12 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Tue, 12 May 2026 19:02:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Insect apocalypse' is already fueling malnutrition in some regions, first-of-its-kind study reveals ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/insects/insect-apocalypse-is-already-fueling-malnutrition-in-some-regions-first-of-its-kind-study-reveals hJVuXj8mAYju2ytbMmPYvD Mon, 11 May 2026 21:51:03 +0000 Mon, 11 May 2026 21:52:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ New 'trick' fixes major flaw with lasers in neutral-atom quantum computers — inching us closer to more powerful systems ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/quantum/new-trick-fixes-major-flaw-in-neutral-atom-quantum-computers-inching-us-closer-to-a-superpowerful-system ngHw2xuDmFtvNp2ojYom9b Mon, 11 May 2026 15:00:00 +0000 Wed, 13 May 2026 09:19:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ A 2025 Alaskan tsunami was one of the largest on record, new research finds ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/a-2025-alaskan-tsunami-was-one-of-the-largest-on-record-new-research-finds qAuABcKWFLHK7Ptxsnwnma Mon, 11 May 2026 14:34:03 +0000 Tue, 12 May 2026 10:55:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ Lion's head pendant: An ancient Egyptian board game piece that was later repurposed into a magical religious object with baboons ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/ancient-egyptians/lions-head-pendant-an-ancient-egyptian-board-game-piece-that-was-later-repurposed-into-a-magical-religious-object-with-baboons rHPc2RWBYCRAoPDm7HB5jX Mon, 11 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Mon, 11 May 2026 18:57:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'More than 100 million years of evolution': How snakes evolved and lost their legs ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/snakes/more-than-100-million-years-of-evolution-how-snakes-evolved-and-lost-their-legs 69BxQAbhTynoa7txmqkJrR Sun, 10 May 2026 15:05:00 +0000 Mon, 11 May 2026 12:26:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ More polar bears are approaching human sites as the climate warms, and it's not just the skinny ones ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/bears/more-polar-bears-are-approaching-human-sites-as-the-climate-warms-and-its-not-just-the-skinny-ones SpPPFg9bau6aZx58AN2kd9 Sun, 10 May 2026 14:10:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ James Webb telescope zooms in on a black hole that could reveal the truth about 'little red dots' ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/cosmology/james-webb-telescope-zooms-in-on-a-black-hole-that-could-reveal-the-truth-about-little-red-dots FG7pD8HBdQW8SRUCU6xhh9 Sun, 10 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000 Mon, 11 May 2026 12:26:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ Declassified Apollo 12 images show UFOs on the moon — Space photo of the week ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/extraterrestrial-life/declassified-apollo-12-images-show-ufos-on-the-moon-space-photo-of-the-week PUsgA8j4CsfEZmU3tg22RG Sun, 10 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Mon, 11 May 2026 12:25:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ Are we more closely related to cats or dogs? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/cats/are-we-more-closely-related-to-cats-or-dogs 7KxiEn5da6MZ7LKxwgNwBW Sun, 10 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Pregnancy quiz: Can you deliver on the science of growing babies? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/reproductive-health/pregnancy-quiz-can-you-deliver-on-the-science-of-growing-babies zyH74UEZk66j9VN8A8FkgH Sat, 09 May 2026 14:05:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Science news this week: The latest on the cruise ship hantavirus infections, a shortcut to Mars, and a fast-charging quantum battery ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/science-news-this-week-the-latest-on-the-cruise-ship-hantavirus-infections-a-shortcut-to-mars-and-a-fast-charging-quantum-battery 9WdG8RGUJtXZUpVgG8nsa7 Sat, 09 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Feuding tech bros' go head to head in legal showdown. But what does it mean for the future of AI? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/feuding-tech-bros-go-head-to-head-in-legal-showdown-but-what-does-it-mean-for-the-future-of-ai X2vNvJ2CoDjjf9ZVP3ByiB Sat, 09 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ If humans are getting smarter, why are our brains shrinking? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/human-evolution/if-humans-are-getting-smarter-why-are-our-brains-shrinking SnYfXpsPWrk4FNqM8cFtTX Sat, 09 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Some gene therapies no longer require clinical trials, thanks to new FDA rule. Is this safe, and who will it help? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/some-gene-therapies-no-longer-require-clinical-trials-thanks-to-new-fda-rule-is-this-safe-and-who-will-it-help 5Mx3c9QeSAkFgzdDu74GXW Fri, 08 May 2026 16:45:50 +0000 Fri, 08 May 2026 22:34:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ US government declassifies nearly 200 UAP files, including strange sightings from Apollo astronauts ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/extraterrestrial-life/us-government-declassifies-nearly-200-uap-files-including-strange-sightings-from-apollo-astronauts FAzZ9x28evNALyGAvnPLU7 Fri, 08 May 2026 16:40:31 +0000 Sat, 09 May 2026 09:40:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ Flowering plants transformed into 'hopeful monsters' in 9 dire bursts across evolutionary time, study finds ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/plants/flowering-plants-transformed-into-hopeful-monsters-in-9-dire-bursts-across-evolutionary-time-study-finds FTpJiti5dx3djLmp5uKUG4 Fri, 08 May 2026 15:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 500-year-old gold dental bridge is earliest known oral care of its kind in Scotland — and it likely held a fake tooth ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/500-year-old-gold-dental-bridge-is-earliest-known-oral-care-of-its-kind-in-scotland-and-it-likely-held-a-fake-tooth go8jvYtQ3PWHpNnrS5BV6c Fri, 08 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Live 'quantum network' being tested in New York — overcoming key hurdles could bring us closer to an 'unhackable' internet ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/quantum/live-quantum-network-test-in-new-york-overcomes-2-key-hurdles-in-creating-an-unhackable-internet egbkWTGAkXsfwUHxoMoba6 Fri, 08 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Fri, 08 May 2026 17:24:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mangroves clean up $8.7 billion of nitrogen pollution every year, study finds ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/plants/mangroves-clean-up-usd8-7-billion-of-nitrogen-pollution-every-year-study-finds FQHKjHJpWFSjTiAHf8rxyP Fri, 08 May 2026 09:40:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ New AI model spots pancreatic cancer up to 3 years earlier than human doctors in test ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/cancer/new-ai-model-spots-pancreatic-cancer-up-to-3-years-earlier-than-human-doctors-in-test 8WXtiq8vdM7A8V9qMa5jbm Thu, 07 May 2026 19:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch NASA's Curiosity rover 'struggle' to remove a rock that got stuck on its robotic arm for nearly a week ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/mars/watch-nasas-curiosity-rover-struggle-to-remove-a-rock-that-got-stuck-on-its-robotic-arm-for-nearly-a-week s2ShE6Mr9kbQUMViZjwxjN Thu, 07 May 2026 17:08:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gold sword scabbard discovered under toppled tree in Norway was likely 'sacrificed' by an elite warrior 1,500 years ago ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/gold-sword-scabbard-discovered-under-toppled-tree-in-norway-was-likely-sacrificed-by-an-elite-warrior-1-500-years-ago RtnSVpGKHT9Q3MzZW74B7d Thu, 07 May 2026 16:00:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ More doomed Franklin expedition sailors identified, revealing clues about how they tried to find safety ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/more-doomed-franklin-expedition-sailors-identified-revealing-clues-about-how-they-tried-to-find-safety 4iAHyTzt9Gc2FfTsA2boRj Thu, 07 May 2026 15:28:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ Hantavirus updates: American doctor on cruise speaks out from quarantine; unrelated potential case appears in Illinois ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/live/hantivirus-cruise-tuesday-may-12 kMfnGS9Abgy3JQDuxei9Ga Thu, 07 May 2026 15:01:02 +0000 Wed, 13 May 2026 20:50:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Extremely rare' English coins meant to ward off Vikings found in Denmark — because the Vikings wore them as jewelry ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/vikings/almost-tragicomical-coins-minted-to-protect-the-english-from-the-vikings-ended-up-as-viking-jewelry-experts-discover tmaBwLPkGFxJFJ29SBjDTk Thu, 07 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Thu, 07 May 2026 20:17:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ Andes virus — the only hantavirus that can spread between people — identified as culprit on cruise ship ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/viruses-infections-disease/andes-virus-the-only-hantavirus-strain-that-can-spread-between-people-identified-as-culprit-on-cruise-ship MsSvzNe7rUzxEm7wc5KVPF Thu, 07 May 2026 11:06:53 +0000 Thu, 07 May 2026 15:05:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ New water battery could last until the 24th century — and it can be safely discarded in the environment ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/engineering/new-water-battery-could-last-until-the-24th-century-and-it-can-be-safely-discarded-in-the-environment YShFn63c6SpfWbtiz4C3sN Thu, 07 May 2026 08:45:00 +0000 Thu, 07 May 2026 18:52:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ Happy 100th birthday, David Attenborough! 13 surprising facts about the famous naturalist ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/happy-100th-birthday-david-attenborough-13-surprising-facts-about-the-famous-naturalist kTZkNstnxzLrSdNsZWMbJB Wed, 06 May 2026 20:25:58 +0000 Fri, 08 May 2026 09:00:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ The night sky could get three times brighter as new satellites launch — all but ruining the Vera C. Rubin Observatory's survey of the universe ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/astronomy/the-night-sky-could-get-three-times-brighter-as-new-satellites-launch-all-but-ruining-the-vera-c-rubin-observatorys-survey-of-the-universe Qn8wqJSbwGZgWUNXULTV9T Wed, 06 May 2026 18:35:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ The brain's memory center doesn't start as a blank slate, study suggests ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/neuroscience/the-brains-memory-center-doesnt-start-as-a-blank-slate-study-suggests jkTR7HWKyadUiHaEVQrTAP Wed, 06 May 2026 18:10:00 +0000 Fri, 08 May 2026 17:42:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ Quantum battery charges in a quadrillionth of a second with a laser — larger prototypes could last for years after charging for just a minute ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/engineering/quantum-battery-charges-in-a-quadrillionth-of-a-second-with-a-laser-larger-prototypes-could-last-for-years-after-charging-for-just-a-minute ewGb4gEYwhmE2eFCSQkosm Wed, 06 May 2026 14:00:00 +0000