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2025-02-01 20:48:22 ·

Earth's crust is peeling away under California

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A section of the upper mantle and crust under the Sierra Nevada mountains is peeling away, in a process that may mimic how the continents were formed.

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2025-02-01 18:49:49 ·

It's tough to resist scratching an itch and evolution may be to blame

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A new study conducted in mice suggests that, although it's not all good, our urge to scratch at itchy skin may have an evolutionary benefit.

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2025-02-01 18:49:48 ·

7 haunting caves ancient humans used for art, burials and butchering

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From stunning artwork to evidence of elaborate prehistoric butchering, Live Science takes a look at seven amazing caves that contain archaeological remains.

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2025-02-01 16:49:12 ·

Fake studies are slowing slowing lifesaving medical research all while fraudsters are getting rich, investigation reveals

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Fake papers are contaminating the worlds scientific literature, fueling a corrupt industry and slowing legitimate lifesaving medical research

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2025-02-01 16:49:11 ·

New fabric can heat up almost 50 degrees to keep people warm in ultracold weather

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A new smart fabric converts light into heat and can raise temperatures by more than 54 degrees Fahrenheit (30 degrees Celsius) after just 10 minutes in the sun.

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2025-02-01 14:47:37 ·

Antarctic scale worm: The glitzy frilly horror show with giant protruding jaws that look like Alien's xenomorph

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This deep-sea polar worm looks like it can't decide if it's dressed for a glitzy party or a gruesome massacre.

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2025-02-01 14:47:36 ·

Watch China's 4-legged 'Black Panther 2.0' robot run as fast as Usain Bolt

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Researchers in China have developed a unique running stance for their four-legged robot, which allows it to move at far greater speeds than similar machines.

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2025-02-01 12:52:12 ·

Newly discovered super-Earth orbits in and out of its star's habitable zone. Could life survive its extreme climate?

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The climate on such a world must be beyond bizarre.

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2025-02-01 12:52:11 ·

Milky Way quiz: How well do you know our home galaxy?

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Test your knowledge of the Milky Way's size, speed, age, galactic neighbors and more.

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2025-02-01 10:47:09 ·

Can your eyes get sunburned?

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Photokeratitis, or eye sunburn, can happen at any time of the year.

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2025-02-01 06:48:29 ·

Science news this week: Doomsday predictions and asteroid secrets

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Feb. 1, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

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2025-02-01 00:40:36 ·

Infant mortality is on the rise in the US experts point to stricter abortion laws as reasons why

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The new study reinforces warnings from doctors about abortion laws with limited or no exceptions.

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2025-02-01 00:40:36 ·

'Neuroergonomics' aims to monitor workers' brains to boost productivity. Is that... okay?

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Neurotechnology raises many high-stakes ethical questions. Setting ground rules could help protect workers and ensure that tasks are adapted to the person, rather than the other way around.

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2025-01-31 22:40:26 ·

Why is DeepSeek such a game-changer? Scientists explain how the AI models work and why they were so cheap to build.

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DeepSeek's V3 and R1 models took the world by storm this week. Here's why they're such a big deal.

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2025-01-31 22:40:23 ·

Santorini is having a swarm of tiny earthquakes. Is the Greek isle about to erupt?

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An uptick in seismic activity on the volcanic island of Santorini has raised concerns about a potential eruption.

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2025-01-31 20:43:07 ·

FDA approves 1st new class of opioid-free painkillers in over 20 years

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The FDA has approved Journavx, an oral medication for treating pain that doesn't target the brain like addictive opioids.

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2025-01-31 20:43:06 ·

4,000-year-old footprints near Pompeii show people fleeing Mount Vesuvius eruption thousands of years before the famous one

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Footprints from people and animals feeling the eruption of Vesuvius in 1995 B.C. were recently discovered in a town near Pompeii.

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2025-01-31 18:39:17 ·

New wonder material designed by AI is as light as foam but as strong as steel

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The new technique could produce materials for use in helicopters, airplanes and spacecraft.

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2025-01-31 18:39:16 ·

FDA approves 'ketamine' nasal spray for depression here's everything you need to know

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A nasal spray that contains esketamine a potent derivative of ketamine can now be taken on its own to treat adults with severe depression, the FDA says. Here's what that means.

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2025-01-31 16:43:13 ·

'Zombie' spiders infected by never-before-seen fungus discovered on grounds of destroyed Irish castle

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A new fungus that infects cave spiders and turns them into "zombies" was discovered in a Victorian gunpowder store at Castle Espie in Northern Ireland during filming for a TV show.

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2025-01-31 16:43:13 ·

Mars quiz: Is your knowledge of the Red Planet out of this world?

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Think you know Mars? Test your knowledge of our neighboring planet's size, surface, history and more.

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2025-01-31 14:44:50 ·

Upheaval Dome: Utah's 'belly button' that has divided scientists since its discovery

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Upheaval Dome is a giant rock formation in southeastern Utah with two potential origin stories, although most scientists think it was created by an ancient meteor strike.

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2025-01-30 22:39:05 ·

Could we travel to parallel universes?

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Let's explore the possibility of traveling to universes beyond our own if they so exist, that is.

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2025-01-30 20:40:28 ·

'Breakthrough' stem-cell patches stablized woman's heart as she awaited transplant

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A woman with heart failure was kept alive long enough to receive a heart transplant, in part thanks to newly developed stem-cell-derived heart tissue grafts.

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2025-01-30 18:45:10 ·

Newly discovered near-Earth asteroid isn't an asteroid at all it's Elon Musk's trashed Tesla

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Astronomers have retracted the discovery of a new asteroid after realizing the object was the remains of Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster and its driver "Starman," which were launched into space in 2018.

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2025-01-30 16:45:50 ·

Alexander the Great quiz: How well do you know the famous king and conqueror from the ancient world?

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How much do you know about Alexander the Great?

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2025-01-30 14:51:40 ·

What is alkaptonuria? The rare disease that turns your pee black

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Alkaptonuria is an unusual disorder caused by a defect in protein metabolism.

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2025-01-30 12:50:24 ·

A cosmic 'CT scan' shows the universe is far more complex than expected

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"This process is like a cosmic CT scan, where we can look through different slices of cosmic history and track how matter clumped together at different epochs."

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2025-01-30 12:50:23 ·

Are Atlantic Ocean currents weakening? A new study finds no, but other experts aren't so sure.

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A new study suggests the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation has not weakened since the 1960s but there's no doubt the circulation will slow in the future, experts say.

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2025-01-30 00:49:45 ·

Supermassive black holes in 'little red dot' galaxies are 1,000 times larger than they should be, and astronomers don't know why

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"Our measurements imply that the supermassive black hole mass is 10% of the stellar mass in the galaxies we studied."

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