7. Giant ''cow of the Cretaceous'' discovered almost 100 years ago identified as new duck-billed dinosaur
14. Spotted Lake: Canada''s soda lake with colorful brine pools that are smelly and slimy ''like the white of an egg''
19. ''The ban assumed the danger was making pigs too human'': Why human organs aren''t grown in pigs in the US
21. Full moons of 2026: When to see all 13 moons (including a Blue Moon and a Blood Moon) rise next year
22. From gene therapy breakthroughs to preventable disease outbreaks: The health trends that will shape 2026
25. Centuries-old ''trophy head'' from Peru reveals individual survived to adulthood despite disabling birth defect
26. Massive Myanmar earthquake was super smooth and efficient — and it holds lessons for the ''Big One''
27. Diagnostic dilemma: A rare condition caused a man to get ''scales'' on his hands whenever he washed them
28. ''Artificial intelligence'' myths have existed for centuries – from the ancient Greeks to a pope’s chatbot
29. Enough fresh water is lost from continents each year to meet the needs of 280 million people. Here''s how we can combat that.
33. ''Nobody knew why this was happening'': Scientists race to understand baffling behavior of ''clumping clouds''
36. Scientists are developing a ''self-driving'' device that helps patients recover from heart attacks
37. This new DNA storage system can fit 10 billion songs in a liter of liquid — but challenges remain for the unusual storage format
38. See the exact point where a glacier, a lake and a river ''touch'' in Argentina — Earth from space
41. ''Putting the servers in orbit is a stupid idea'': Could data centers in space help avoid an AI energy crisis? Experts are torn.
42. ''Stop and re-check everything'': Scientists discover 26 new bacterial species in NASA''s cleanrooms
43. Lchashen wagon: A 3,500-year-old covered wagon that transported a deceased chief to the next world
44. Science history: Richard Feynman gives a fun little lecture — and dreams up an entirely new field of physics — Dec. 29, 1959
48. Stunning array of 400 rings in a ''reflection'' nebula solves a 30-year-old star-formation mystery — Space photo of the week
49. James Webb telescope spies a monstrous molecular cloud shrouded in mystery — Space photo of the week
54. Tooth-in-eye surgery, ''blood chimerism,'' and a pregnancy from oral sex: 12 wild medical cases we covered in 2025
56. Science history: Dian Fossey found murdered, after decades protecting gorillas that she loved — Dec. 27, 1985
58. New electrochemical method splits water with electricity to produce hydrogen fuel — and cuts energy costs in the process
61. 1.5 million-year-old Homo erectus face was just reconstructed — and its mix of old and new traits is complicating the picture of human evolution
65. Coconucos volcanic chain: Colombia''s stunning cluster of volcanoes, lost in an otherworldly landscape
67. Science history: Marie Curie discovers a strange radioactive substance that would eventually kill her — Dec. 26, 1898
70. Archaeological artifacts should not be for sale in thrift shops. But putting them in a museum is harder than it sounds.
71. Science history: James Webb Space Telescope launches — and promptly cracks our view of the universe — Dec. 25, 2021
72. ''Gospel stories themselves tell of dislocation and danger'': A historian describes the world Jesus was born into
73. ''What the heck is this?'' James Webb telescope spots inexplicable planet with diamonds and soot in its atmosphere
76. ''It won’t be so much a ghost town as a zombie apocalypse'': How AI might forever change how we use the internet
77. Guess the number quiz: Can you work out these scientific numbers and constants and top the leaderboard?
78. ''Biological time capsules'': How DNA from cave dirt is revealing clues about early humans and Neanderthals
88. Graphene supercapacitor breakthrough could boost energy storage in future EVs and other household devices
89. Rare dusting of snow covers one of the driest places on Earth and shuts down massive radio telescope — Earth from space
90. Science history: Anthropologist sees the face of the ''Taung Child'' — and proves that Africa was the cradle of humanity — Dec. 23, 1924
93. 3,300-year-old cremations found in Scotland suggest the people died in a mysterious catastrophic event
95. New EV motor invention could cut 1,000 pounds from future vehicles, making them much lighter while boosting their range
98. Glittering new James Webb telescope image shows an ''intricate web of chaos'' — Space photo of the week
101. Scientists build ''most accurate'' quantum computing chip ever thanks to new silicon-based computing architecture
102. Science news this week: Japan laser weapon trial, comet 3I/ATLAS bids farewell, and AI solves ''impossible'' math problems
104. Scientists spot ''unprecedented celestial event'' around the ''Eye of Sauron'' star just 25 light-years from Earth
105. Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is rapidly moving away from us. Can we ''intercept'' it before it leaves us forever?
107. Save 72% with our exclusive Norton VPN deal and get set for travel over the holidays and into 2026
112. Ursid meteor shower 2025: When and where to see ''shooting stars'' on the longest night of the year
113. Diarrhea and stomachaches plagued Roman soldiers stationed at Hadrian''s Wall, discovery of microscopic parasites finds
122. Pumas in Patagonia started feasting on penguins — but now they''re behaving strangely, a new study finds
123. Spiders on Jupiter? Scientists uncover secret origins of arachnid-like ''demon'' lurking on gas giant''s moon.
125. Saturn''s largest moon may be riddled with ''slushy tunnels'' that contain alien life, new study hints
127. Snakes'' mind-bending ''heat vision'' inspires scientists to build a 4K imaging system that could one day fit into your smartphone
128. Pompeii victims were wearing woolen cloaks in August when they died — but experts are split on what that means
129. Diagnostic dilemma: An otherwise ''fit'' man had a stroke after drinking 8 ''high-potency'' energy drinks a day
130. ''There is no refuge from a planetary crisis'': The concept of ''climate safe havens'' is filled with promises and perils
131. Ancient burrowing bees made their nests in the tooth cavities and vertebrae of dead rodents, scientists discover
133. ''We were amazed'': Scientists using James Webb telescope may have discovered the earliest supernova in the known universe
135. Ancient Egyptian valley temple excavated — and it''s connected to a massive upper temple dedicated to the sun god, Ra
136. Polar bears in southern Greenland are ''using jumping genes to rapidly rewrite their own DNA'' to survive melting sea ice
138. Record-breaking feat means information lasts 15 times longer in new kind of quantum processor than those used by Google and IBM
140. Need some gift inspiration? Our favorite noise-cancelling headphones just hit their lowest-ever price
143. 5,000-year-old dog skeleton and dagger buried together in Swedish bog hint at mysterious Stone Age ritual
146. These incredible birdwatching binoculars are 125 off at Amazon — just in time for that last bit of Christmas shopping
147. Today''s biggest science news: ''Little Foot'' potential unknown human ancestor Geminids peak Comet 3I/ATLAS closest approach
149. Magdala stone: 2,000-year-old carving from Jerusalem is world''s oldest known depiction of a menorah
150. The UN''s International Asteroid Warning Network is closely watching comet 3I/ATLAS. Here''s why.
151. ''This has re-written our understanding of Roman concrete manufacture'': Abandoned Pompeii worksite reveal how self-healing concrete was made
152. Scientists finally sequence the vampire squid''s huge genome, revealing secrets of the ''living fossil''
153. Strange, 7-hour explosion from deep space is unlike anything scientists have seen — Space photo of the week
155. Science history: Norwegian explorer wins the treacherous race to the South Pole, while British rival perishes along with his crew — Dec. 14, 1911
157. Brutal lion attack 6,200 years ago severely injured teenager — but somehow he survived, skeleton found in Bulgaria reveals
159. Science news this week: Neanderthals made fire, orcas and dolphins team up, and the ''Star of Bethlehem'' explored
161. ''Unprecedented'': Woman delivers full-term abdominal pregnancy while also having 22-pound cyst removed
162. James Webb telescope uncovers a new mystery: A broiling ''hell planet'' with an atmosphere that shouldn''t exist
164. ''Necessary for the future of humankind'': Who was honored at the first-ever Global Space Awards?
165. Cassius the giant crocodile died from sepsis after 40-year-old dormant infection burst from ''abscess,'' necropsy reveals
167. ''Very novel and very puzzling'': Unknown species of squid spotted burying itself upside down, pretending to be a plant
168. 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
169. China''s Great Green Wall: The giant artificial forest designed to slow the expansion of 2 deserts
170. ''A scale almost too big to imagine'': Scientists spot monster black hole roaring with winds at more than 130 million mph
171. ''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
172. Killer whales are teaming up with dolphins on salmon hunts, study finds — but not everyone agrees
173. James Webb telescope spots ''monster stars'' leaking nitrogen in the early universe — and they could help solve a major mystery
179. Stunningly preserved Roman-era mosaic in UK depicts Trojan War stories — but not the ones told by Homer
180. Mysterious X-ray signal from deep space may be the scream of a star ripped apart by two black holes
181. Amazon rainforest is transitioning to a ''hypertropical'' climate — and trees won''t survive that for long
182. ''It is the most exciting discovery in my 40-year career'': Archaeologists uncover evidence that Neanderthals made fire 400,000 years ago in England
183. Scientists create new solid-state sodium-ion battery — they say it''ll make EVs cheaper and safer
184. Russia''s Bezymianny volcano blew itself apart 69 years ago. It''s now almost completely regrown.
186. New discoveries at Hadrian''s Wall are changing the picture of what life was like on the border of the Roman Empire
188. This bright star will soon die in a nuclear explosion — and could be visible in Earth''s daytime skies
189. The Arab region — a swath from Morocco to the United Arab Emirates — just had its hottest year on record
190. Earth''s crust hides enough ''gold'' hydrogen to power the world for tens of thousands of years, emerging research suggests
196. Historic search for ''huge missing piece'' of the universe turns up negative — but reveals new secrets of particle physics
197. Today''s biggest science news: Kilauea lava fountains Northern Lights forecast Comet 3I/ATLAS activity
199. The ''hobbits'' may have died out when drought forced them to compete with modern humans, new research suggests
202. 2,400-year-old ''sacrificial complex'' uncovered in Russia is the richest site of its kind ever discovered
209. Science history: Female chemist initially barred from research helps helps develop drug for remarkable-but-short-lived recovery in children with leukemia — Dec. 6, 1954
210. 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
211. CDC panel, stuffed with vaccine skeptics, votes to end recommendation for universal newborn hepatitis B vaccination
212. Giant sunspot on par with the one that birthed the Carrington Event has appeared on the sun — and it''s pointed right at Earth
213. A huge helium shortage is looming — but ancient rocks in Earth''s crust may be hiding massive reservoirs
214. New ''physics shortcut'' lets laptops tackle quantum problems once reserved for supercomputers and AI
215. Could aging eggs be ''rejuvenated''? New tool may help pave the way to fertility-extending treatments
216. ''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
217. Male human heads found in a ''skull pit'' in an ancient Chinese city hint at sex-specific sacrifice rituals
222. Collapse of key Atlantic current could bring extreme drought to Europe for hundreds of years, study finds
224. Giant rotating string of 14 galaxies is ''probably the largest spinning object'' in the known universe
225. Ancient ''hanging coffin'' people in China finally identified — and their descendants still live there today
226. ''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
231. James Webb telescope spots strange ''super-puff'' planet frantically chasing its own atmosphere through space
232. Anacondas became massive 12 million years ago — and it worked so well, they haven''t changed size since
233. Law of ''maximal randomness'' explains how broken objects shatter in the most annoying way possible
235. ''We do not know of a similar case'': 4,000-year-old burial in little-known African kingdom mystifies archaeologists
237. Trio of ''black mesas'' leftover from Paleozoic era spawn rare sand dunes in the Sahara — Earth from space
238. Science history: Computer scientist lays out ''Moore''s law,'' guiding chip design for a half century — Dec. 2, 1964
239. An extra solar system planet once orbited next to Earth — and it may be the reason we have a moon
243. For traveling photographers — whether you''re chasing dark skies or tracking wildlife, NordVPN is now 74% cheaper
244. 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?
245. Once-in-a-century floods set to become annual events in northeastern US in the next 75 years, study finds
248. The "most capable" and "best-looking" Apple Watch Series 11 is cheapest at Best Buy and Amazon for Cyber Monday
250. Today''s biggest science news: X-class solar flares Chernobyl fungus Modern humans interbred with ''hobbits''
251. 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
254. Deep sky imaging, simplified. If you''ve got cash to drop on your own home observatory, you could save this Cyber Monday.
256. Roman sun hat: A ''very rare'' 1,600-year-old brimmed cap that may have protected a Roman soldier from Egyptian sandstorms
257. Lowest prices ever on the Apple Ultra 2, Apple Watch Series 10 and Apple Watch SE smart watches for Cyber Monday
258. These pocket-sized binoculars are a neat stocking filler for kids and adults for the holidays — and they''re less than 20 for Black Friday
259. These Disney, Hulu and ESPN Black Friday streaming bundles will have you fighting over the remote this festive season
262. The Nikon Z8 can "conquer any and every shooting situation" — and it''s still on sale this Black Friday weekend
263. Antarctica''s Southern Ocean might be gearing up for a thermal ''burp'' that could last a century
264. Cyber Monday deal on "world-class fitness tracker", the Garmin Forerunner 970 smartwatch just hit a best-ever price on Black Friday weekend
265. Scientists mapped the shape of a supernova for the first time ever – and it''s not what we expected: Space photo of the week
271. The air quality industry leaders have quietly dropped the price of the Levoit 400S air purifier.
272. Great news for wildlife photographers, the "powerhouse" Canon EOS R5 II is cheaper for Black Friday
274. Science news this week: An enigmatic human relative, dark matter discovery and mysterious lights in the sky during nuclear weapons tests
275. ''No easy explanation'': Scientists are debating a 70-year-old UFO mystery as new images come to light
277. "These are, quite possibly, the best compact image stabilized binoculars we have tested." says our Managing Editor, and they''re currently cheaper for Black Friday
278. Want to see the full moon up close? These beginner telescopes are all under 250 for Black Friday
279. Modern humans arrived in Australia 60,000 years ago and may have interbred with archaic humans such as ''hobbits''
281. Astrophotography on a budget: The best Black Friday cameras, lenses, tripods and trackers hand-picked by an astrophotographer
283. Surprise discount — we didn''t expect the best image-stabilized binoculars to be reduced, and it''s not at Amazon!
284. Live Science''s Managing Editor and award-winning photographer loved this camera so much, they bought their own, at full price... and missed this great Black Friday camera deal!
288. Scientists pull up first riches from ''Holy Grail of shipwrecks'' that sank off Colombia in 1708
291. We''ve used this cheap but quality fitness tracker to map hikes all over the world. It''s now at its lowest ever price.
293. Science history: Astronomy graduate student Jocelyn Bell Burnell discovers a signal of ''little green men,'' but her adviser gets the Nobel Prize — Nov. 28, 1967
296. Did a NASA telescope really ''see'' dark matter? Strange emissions spark bold claims, but scientists urge caution