1. The universe''s first magnetic fields were ''comparable'' to the human brain — and still linger within the ''cosmic web''
2. ''I trust AI the way a sailor trusts the sea. It can carry you far, or it can drown you'': Poll results reveal majority do not trust AI
5. Will the James Webb telescope lead us to alien life? Scientists say we''re getting closer than ever.
9. Category 4 Hurricane Kiko is heading for Hawaii — but it will weaken before it gets there, forecasters say
12. Narusawa Ice Cave: The lava tube brimming with 10-foot-high ice pillars at the base of Mount Fuji
15. Chinese submersible explores previously unknown giant craters at the bottom of the Pacific — and they''re teeming with life
17. Skull of bear held captive to fight Roman gladiators discovered near ancient amphitheater in Serbia
21. 40-year-old ''queen of icebergs'' A23a is no longer world''s biggest after losing several ''very large chunks'' since May
29. Scientists taught an AI-powered ''robot dog'' how to play badminton against humans — and it''s actually really good
31. 1,000-year-old ''king'' game piece with a distinctive hairstyle is ''as close as we will ever get to a portrait of a Viking''
32. 1.8 million-year-old human jawbone discovered in Republic of Georgia — and it may be earliest evidence yet of Homo erectus
33. ''Extremely alarming'': ChatGPT and Gemini respond to high-risk questions about suicide — including details around methods
34. See what would happen to Tokyo if Mount Fuji erupted ''without any warning'' in new AI-generated video
35. Newly discovered bus-size asteroid will zoom close past Earth tomorrow — and will not return for exactly 100 years
36. Giant sandy ''slug'' crawls through floodplains in Kazakhstan, but it could soon be frozen in place — Earth from space
44. ''Strange'' tomb in Peru holds skeletons of people with ropes around their necks, hands tied behind their backs, archaeologists say
45. The full ''Corn Moon'' rises this week — bringing a ''blood moon'' lunar eclipse to most of the world
46. There are 32 different ways AI can go rogue, scientists say — from hallucinating answers to a complete misalignment with humanity
54. Scientists turned to a red onion to improve solar cells — and it could make solar power more sustainable
56. Science news this week: A world first pig-to-human lung transplant, and SpaceX’s Starship nails a test flight
58. Cataclysmic crash with neighboring planet may be the reason there''s life on Earth today, new studies hint
59. ''I would never let a robot incubate my child'': Poll on ''pregnancy robots'' divides Live Science readers
60. 2,200-year-old ''complex and delicate'' Celtic warrior charm is evidence of sophisticated metalworking in the Iron Age
63. 2,100-year-old skeleton of warrior nicknamed ''Lord of Sakar,'' buried in a stunning gold wreath, unearthed in Bulgaria
65. ''Aging clocks'' tell you how much ''older'' you are than your chronological age. How do they work?
66. Loughareema: The ''vanishing lake'' in Northern Ireland that mysteriously drains and refills itself within hours
67. Scientists cram an entire computer into a single fiber of clothing — and you can even put it through your washing machine
68. Shokz OpenRun Bone Conduction headphone range provides premium sound quality, and spatial awareness for safer listening while exercising — there''s up to 31% off these Amazon headphone deals
70. ''A truly unprecedented discovery'': 3,000-year-old multicolored mural with fish, stars and gods discovered in Peru
71. ''Cool gemstones'' and ''fiery grime'': James Webb telescope finds clues to Earth''s origins in dazzling new view of Butterfly Nebula
75. NASA reveals the dwarf planet Ceres had a hidden ''energy source'' that may have sparked alien life
83. Heartbreaking image shows a sloth clinging to a barbed wire fence because it was the closest thing resembling a tree
86. 80,000-year-old stones in Uzbekistan may be the world''s oldest arrowheads — and they might have been made by Neanderthals
87. 10th time lucky! SpaceX''s Starship nails successful test flight after string of explosive setbacks
88. Scientists just developed a new AI modeled on the human brain — it''s outperforming LLMs like ChatGPT at reasoning tasks
96. ''Potentially hazardous'' asteroid Bennu contains dust older than the solar system itself — and traces of interstellar space
98. James Webb Space Telescope uncovers 300 mysteriously luminous objects. Are they galaxies or something else?
99. New Pluto mission could uncover dwarf planet''s hidden ocean — if the ''queen of the underworld'' gets to fly
104. Will there be a La Niña this fall? Here''s what forecasters predict and what it means for the weather
111. Scientists may have found a powerful new space object: ''It doesn''t fit comfortably into any known category''
112. Pallas''s cat: One of the world''s oldest felines that stands on its bushy tail to keep its paws warm
113. Meet Robot Drummer: Scientists train an AI to drum like Linkin Park and AC/DC — but it sounds like it has plenty of practice to do
115. Science news this week: Storms rage on Earth and the sun, and a new moon is spotted around Uranus
120. ''We never had concrete proof'': Archaeologists discover Christian cross in Abu Dhabi, proving 1,400-year-old site was a monastery
122. ''We know what to do; we just have to implement it.'': Pregnancy is deadlier in the US than in other wealthy countries. But we could fix that.
124. Toxic chemicals that pollute groundwater are formed up in the stratosphere, surprise findings show
126. James Webb telescope reveals that asteroids Bennu and Ryugu may be parts of the same gigantic space rock
129. An ''equinox solar eclipse'' is coming in September — but it''ll be seen by more penguins than humans
133. Your household gadgets could soon be battery-free — scientists create tiny solar cells that can be powered by indoor light
134. ''This technology is possible today'': Nuclear waste could be future power source and increase access to a rare fuel
136. Jaw-dropping photo captures solar tornado and gigantic plasma eruption raging on the sun at the same time
138. ''Why would you even want to go?'': Readers react to the hypothetical 400-year voyage to Alpha Centauri
141. Mystery quake that rocked Northern California in 1954 came from ''eerily quiet'' Cascadia Subduction Zone
142. Scientists think they detected the first known triple black hole system in the universe — and then watched it die
153. Rocket-like jellyfish, regal Komodo dragon and harrowing whale rescue — see the stunning Ocean Photographer of the Year 2025 finalists
155. Secretive X37-B space plane to test quantum navigation system — scientists hope it will one day replace GPS
158. Gene that differs between humans and Neanderthals could shed light on the species'' disappearance, mouse study suggests
161. OpenAI’s ChatGPT agent can control your PC to do tasks on your behalf — but how does it work and what''s the point?
162. Pazuzu figurine: An ancient statue of the Mesopotamian ''demon'' god who inspired ''The Exorcist''
164. FDA panel has cast doubt on whether antidepressants are safe in pregnancy. Here''s what the science actually says.
165. Oops! Earendel, most distant star ever discovered, may not actually be a star, James Webb Telescope reveals
171. Meet the ''neglectons'': Previously overlooked particles that could revolutionize quantum computing
174. Scientists have finally made an elusive meteorite diamond, predicted to be 50% harder than Earth diamonds
179. 2.6 million-year-old stone tools reveal ancient human relatives were ''forward planning'' 600,000 years earlier than thought
181. Giant, cosmic ''Eye of Sauron'' snapped staring directly at us in stunning 15-year time-lapse photo
183. San Andreas fault could unleash an earthquake unlike any seen before, study of deadly Myanmar quake suggests
184. A braided stream, not a family tree: How new evidence upends our understanding of how humans evolved
185. ''It makes no sense to say there was only one origin of Homo sapiens'': How the evolutionary record of Asia is complicating what we know about our species
186. China builds record-breaking floating wind turbine — it could change the face of renewable energy
189. Ghostly ''spiral'' photobombs Perseid meteors over several US states — and experts are unsure what caused it
190. Three Whale Rock: Thailand''s 75-million-year-old stone leviathans that look like they''re floating in a sea of trees
191. Spotify-like AI helps discover never-before-seen supernova as greedy star attempts to eat a black hole
192. DNA has an expiration date. But proteins are revealing secrets about our ancient ancestors we never thought possible.
193. A real-life Pandora? Newfound ''disappearing'' planet in our neighboring star system could have a habitable moon, just like the Avatar movies
196. This AI-powered Oral-B Genius is our all-time best electric toothbrush — currently discounted by 120, the lowest ever price in this Amazon deal
199. Astronomers find bizarre ''Cosmic Grapes'' galaxy in the early universe. Here''s why that''s a big deal.
200. Archaeology student finds rare ninth-century gold ''within the first 90 minutes'' of her first excavation
201. Colossal black hole 36 billion times the mass of our sun is one of the largest ever seen in the universe
207. Never-before-seen cousin of Lucy might have lived at the same site as the oldest known human species, new study suggests
209. 1,100-year-old Viking hoard reveals raiding wealthy only ''part of the picture'' — they traded with the Middle East too
212. Archaeologists locate ''La Fortuna,'' a Spanish ship that exploded in 1748 along North Carolina''s coast
213. Scientists use Stephen Hawking theory to propose ''black hole morsels'' — strange, compact objects that could reveal new physics
216. 1,300-year-old skeletons found in England had grandparents from sub-Saharan Africa, DNA studies reveal
217. ''Rogue waves'' can be 65 feet tall, but they aren''t ''freak occurrences,'' data from North Sea reveals
218. James Webb telescope spots earliest black hole in the known universe, looking ''as far back as you can practically go''
221. Amazon rainforest is approaching ''tipping points'' that could transform it into a drier savanna
222. Meta AI takes first step to superintelligence — and Zuckerberg will no longer release the most powerful systems to the public
224. 10 bizarre ''dark voids'' appear in the skies over uninhabited island near Antarctica — Earth from space
226. We know humans arose in Africa, but archaeology is only just uncovering secrets of the continent''s early civilizations
229. Meteorite that crash landed through Georgia man''s roof is 20 million years older than Earth, scientists say
235. Last chance — the Oura Ring Gen 3 is now at its lowest-ever price and the last remaining stocks are selling out fast
236. ''Such caves weren''t used for ordinary living'': Rare finger grooves from ancient peoples found in glittering Australian cave
238. ''Like a creeping mold that''s spreading across the landscape'': Separate dry areas around the world are merging into ''mega-drying'' regions at an alarming rate, study finds
239. James Webb telescope captures one of the deepest-ever views of the universe — Space photo of the week
240. How ''flying boats'' are bringing EVs to the ocean — with the help of LeBron James and Tom Brady
242. After Mount Vesuvius erupted, Romans returned to Pompeii and stayed for 400 years — but it was likely anarchy
243. IBM and Moderna have simulated the longest mRNA pattern without AI — they used a quantum computer instead
247. Science news this week: A 400-year trip to Alpha Centauri and the malevolent AI that may make us consider it
249. ''The most significant JWST finding to date'': James Webb spots — then loses — a giant planet orbiting in the habitable zone of our closest sun-like star
252. Massive comet trail may have transformed Earth''s climate more than 12,000 years ago, tiny particles suggest
253. ''Like a master Tetris player'': Scientists invent quantum virtual machines — they''ll slash turnaround times from days to hours
254. Exotic ''blazar'' is part of most extreme double black hole system ever found, crooked jet suggests
256. ''These decisions were completely reckless'': Funding cuts to mRNA vaccines will make America more vulnerable to pandemics
258. Scientists synthesized elusive ''super alcohol'' — a ''seed of life molecule'' that marks a step toward finding alien life
259. Best bird song identification apps in 2025 — Identify bird calls and improve your avian knowledge
261. 3,000-year-old burial of elite teen unearthed in Iran, with gold jewelry and astonishing ''scorpion'' cosmetics box
262. Proposed spacecraft could carry up to 2,400 people on a one-way trip to the nearest star system, Alpha Centauri
263. Stone Age family may have been cannibalized for ''ultimate elimination'' 5,600 years ago, study suggests
264. Maya civilization had 16 million people at peak, new study finds — twice the population of modern-day NYC
265. ''Oddly shaped head'' left in Italian cave 12,500 years age is Europe''s oldest known case of cranial modification, study finds
268. Mystery of why sea stars keep turning into goo finally solved — and it''s not what scientists thought
272. ''It seems that size really does matter'': Males of 4 never-before-seen tarantula species have record-long genitalia
273. 1.5 million-year-old stone tools from mystery human relative discovered in Indonesia — they reached the region before our species even existed
277. ‘The best solution is to murder him in his sleep’: AI models can send subliminal messages that teach other AIs to be ‘evil’, study claims
278. Glaciers across North America and Europe have lost an ''unprecedented'' amount of ice in the past 4 years
282. ''Big-butt starfish,'' little sweet potato'' and dozens of never-before-seen species recorded during deep-sea expedition off Argentina
285. 300,000-year-old teeth from China may be evidence that humans and Homo erectus interbred, according to new study
286. Get a deep dive on your health and wellbeing at a fraction of the cost with the Samsung Galaxy Ring — this Amazon deal has 100 off
289. Lake-filled impact crater in Africa transforms into a giant silver ''mirror'' via rare phenomenon — Earth from space
292. Scientists just recreated the universe''s first ever molecules — and the results challenge our understanding of the early cosmos
293. No-sugar sweetener erythritol may pose risk to cells in the brain, study finds — here''s what to know
297. Dormant volcano erupts in Russia for first time in around 500 years, days after magnitude 8.8 megaquake
