Science news this week: Risky, lifesaving surgery performed on a baby in the womb, AI agent deletes a company database in 9 seconds, and the universe may end much sooner than expected (www.livescience.com)
What''s the difference between a lion and a tiger? (www.livescience.com)
''One of the most rapid transitions that I''ve seen'': NOAA forecaster on how this year''s El Niño could shatter records (www.livescience.com)
City birds appear to like men more than women, but experts have no idea why (www.livescience.com)
''If astrological compatibility exists, its effects should be observable'': TL;DR — it''s not (www.livescience.com)
Full moon alert: May''s Flower ''micromoon'' will look extra small tonight, with a rare Blue Moon following (www.livescience.com)
Poop-encrusted chamber pots from the Roman Empire reveal oldest known human cases of Crypto parasite (www.livescience.com)
Weapons of the world quiz: Can you identify these historical objects of war? (www.livescience.com)
''The detectors never stopped beeping!'' Nearly 3,000 coins discovered in field are Norway''s largest Viking hoard on record (www.livescience.com)
ZWO Seestar S30 Pro smart telescope review (www.livescience.com)
''Two lives hang in the balance'': Risky surgery in the womb saved baby from deadly disorder at just 25 weeks gestation (www.livescience.com)
Google AI breakthrough means chatbots use six times less memory during conversations without compromising performance (www.livescience.com)
Used SpaceX rocket could crash into the moon''s Einstein crater this summer, report predicts (www.livescience.com)
Early data links Wegovy to risk of ''eye stroke'' — here''s what to know (www.livescience.com)
''We can no longer ignore diseases in the deep human past'': Malaria influenced early humans'' migrations across Africa, study suggests (www.livescience.com)
Heartbeats physically stop cardiac cancer from growing — and that could be key to thwarting other cancers, too (www.livescience.com)
Runners have finally completed a sub 2-hour marathon, but another running world record was recently smashed — this time by a humanoid robot. Here''s how. (www.livescience.com)
Can NASA and SpaceX really build a moon base in the next 10 years? (www.livescience.com)
''Lifelong monogamy'' and ''half orphans'': DNA analysis reveals clues about life on the Roman frontier after the fall of Rome (www.livescience.com)
Mount Etna is like no other volcano on Earth, representing ''a new type of volcanism,'' new research reveals (www.livescience.com)
''I violated every principle I was given'': AI agent deletes company''s entire database in 9 seconds, then confesses (www.livescience.com)
''It cuts both ways'': Positive tipping points can restore wreaked ecosystems — we just need to trigger them, Earth system scientist Tim Lenton says (www.livescience.com)
Breakthrough in experimental light-powered quantum computers could mean scaling them up is now far more viable (www.livescience.com)
Diagnostic dilemma: Rectal exam stabilized man''s irregular heartbeat (www.livescience.com)
First-of-its-kind map of the mouse nose reveals surprises about the sense of smell (www.livescience.com)
1,900-year-old souvenir cup featuring Hadrian''s Wall and Roman forts discovered in Spain (www.livescience.com)
New AI algorithms are 95% better at showing how the universe changes over time (www.livescience.com)
Preeclampsia could be treated with ''blood filtering'' therapy, early study hints (www.livescience.com)
''Their greatest challenge since they stared down the asteroid'': Paleontologist Steve Brusatte on why birds are facing their biggest existential threat since the dino-killing asteroid (www.livescience.com)
Drilling has begun at our sacred site Pe'' Sla, setting a dangerous precedent for Indigenous lands across the country. It must be stopped. (www.livescience.com)
''He began to cry, and almost fell to the floor'': The fluffy fossil that finally showed the world that birds are dinosaurs (www.livescience.com)
New data center will be partially powered by human brain cells for the first time (www.livescience.com)
DwarfLab Dwarf Mini smart telescope review (www.livescience.com)
Full moon helps paint vibrant, muddy ''brushstrokes'' in Indonesian river — Earth from space (www.livescience.com)
The universe may end trillions of years sooner than we thought (www.livescience.com)
NASA rover uncovers rock with 7 new organic molecules on Mars — the ''most diverse collection'' ever seen (www.livescience.com)
Neanderthals'' brains weren''t to blame for their demise, new study suggests (www.livescience.com)
Amazfit Active 3 Premium review: A great budget smartwatch for running beginners (www.livescience.com)
How everything you do is being monitored in an AI-fuelled ''surveillance capitalism system'' that''s ramping up aggressively (www.livescience.com)
Mystery of golden orb found in depths of ocean off Alaska finally solved: ''Everyone was like, What the heck? What is that?'' (www.livescience.com)
Some fungi can influence the weather — and now we know how they do it (www.livescience.com)
Miniature camelid effigy: A silver llama with a wry smile that the Inca crafted 600 years ago (www.livescience.com)
Antarctica''s sea ice suddenly started shrinking a decade ago — and deep-diving robots are revealing why (www.livescience.com)
How likely are you to find a message in a bottle? (www.livescience.com)
Astronomers just mapped one of the largest structures in the universe, long hidden behind the Milky Way''s ''Zone of Avoidance'' (www.livescience.com)
Hubble revisits stunning Trifid Nebula after 30 years, and spots a growing jet of energy — Space photo of the week (www.livescience.com)
Why do cats and dogs shake their heads? (www.livescience.com)
The Trump administration wants to open precious East Coast forests to logging and mining (www.livescience.com)
''Eventually, it becomes you'': Inventors of new ''living'' knee replacement describe why this tech is desperately needed and how it works (www.livescience.com)
''The push towards renewables is unstoppable because it''s in a country''s self-interest'': Climate scientist Andy Reisinger on Trump, Iran, and the future of Earth (www.livescience.com)
Science news this week: Atlantic current edges closer to collapse, scientists make artificial-neuron breakthrough, and a copy of the "Iliad" is found inside an Egyptian mummy (www.livescience.com)
Why are some constellations visible for only part of the year? (www.livescience.com)
Science history: Chernobyl nuclear power plant melts down, bringing the world to the brink of disaster — April 26, 1986 (www.livescience.com)
Building a massive dam between Alaska and Russia could prevent AMOC collapse, scientists say (www.livescience.com)
''Brain-eating'' amoebas are nearly always fatal. New treatments may change that. (www.livescience.com)
Thríhnúkagígur: The only volcano on Earth where you can descend into a magma chamber (www.livescience.com)
New York City is at major risk of flooding that could leave 4.4 million people exposed to extreme damage, study finds (www.livescience.com)
''A completely new reality'': Bolder measures are needed to prevent extreme water shortages in cities like Phoenix and Las Vegas that depend on the Colorado River (www.livescience.com)
El Niño could be here by May, new forecast reveals — here''s what it means for summer weather (www.livescience.com)
Claude Mythos explained: Is Anthropic''s most powerful AI model really too dangerous to release to the public? (www.livescience.com)
Planning to stargaze in May 2026? Here''s all the gear you''ll need (www.livescience.com)
DNA study of nearly 200 Indigenous genomes reveals unknown Asian ''ghost'' population contributed to American ancestry (www.livescience.com)
''A landmark moment for the field'': FDA approves first-ever gene therapy for inherited deafness (www.livescience.com)
''Strong, undeniable public examples of something positive'': Astronaut Chris Hadfield on why Artemis II hit him hard, the importance of spaceflight, and why we need to send a guitar to the moon (www.livescience.com)
''Kraken'' octopus that lived at the time of the dinosaurs was a 62-foot-long apex predator of the ocean (www.livescience.com)
Artemis II heat shield aced its blistering reentry, ghostly underwater photo reveals (www.livescience.com)
Scientists invent artificial neurons that ''talk'' to real brain cells, paving way to better brain implants (www.livescience.com)
''What are the odds'': Superbright comet and exploding fireball meteor form near-perfect X over European castle (www.livescience.com)
Meet AGI CPU — a specialist processor that engineers believe will power the next wave of AI (www.livescience.com)
Egyptian mummy has part of the ''Iliad'' in its abdomen, archaeologists discover (www.livescience.com)
Artemis moon landing could face long delay while NASA waits for next-generation spacesuits (www.livescience.com)
Gene therapy improves hearing in 90% of patients with inherited deafness in largest trial of its kind (www.livescience.com)
Oil spills from Iran war may contaminate water and food supply and threaten protected wildlife refuge (www.livescience.com)
NASA''s Curiosity rover finds a surprising number of giant ''dragon scales'' littered across Mars (www.livescience.com)
Watch an AI-powered table tennis robot beat elite players (www.livescience.com)
Earth quiz: What do you know about our planet''s most amazing features? (www.livescience.com)
Diagnostic dilemma: A teen''s classic diabetes symptoms didn''t improve with treatment — revealing she also had a much rarer syndrome (www.livescience.com)
NASA shuts off another Voyager 1 instrument as humanity''s most distant spacecraft prepares for risky ''Big Bang'' maneuver to save power (www.livescience.com)
Florida is facing its most intense drought in 15 years. Here''s how it got so bad and how long it will last. (www.livescience.com)
Neanderthal toddlers grew faster than modern humans, probably because of the harsh environment they evolved in (www.livescience.com)
''Nations need to prepare now'': Key Atlantic ocean current is much closer to collapse than scientists thought (www.livescience.com)
''We''re the best servants anyone could dream of!'' AI superintelligence has no need to enslave humans because we''re already bowing to it (www.livescience.com)
New blood test aims to spot liver scarring before it paves the way to cancer (www.livescience.com)
Glowing ring of plankton surrounding New Zealand islands linked to deadly underwater plateau — Earth from space (www.livescience.com)
A giant ''shadow'' has been creeping across Mars for 50 years — and scientists aren''t sure why (www.livescience.com)
Bruce the parrot is missing his upper beak — but that hasn''t stopped him from becoming an undefeated jousting champion (www.livescience.com)
Scientists identify main cause of extreme nausea and vomiting in pregnancy (www.livescience.com)
Altar to Sol: A rare 1,900-year-old monument dedicated to the Roman god of light and used in a secret underground ritual (www.livescience.com)
Loneliness may contribute to memory issues, but not dementia — they are ''not the same thing'' (www.livescience.com)
Naked mole rats wage bloody wars of succession to choose a new queen — but one colony did something scientists have never seen before (www.livescience.com)
''The chances of you living 50 years are very small'': Theoretical physicist explains why humanity likely won''t survive to see all the forces unified (www.livescience.com)
Can the US be trusted with the moon? A law scholar raises concerns after Artemis II''s success. (www.livescience.com)
Lyrid meteor shower 2026: See spring''s first rain of ''shooting stars'' peak in moonless skies (www.livescience.com)
Largest-ever 3D map of the universe shows 47 million galaxies, from the Milky Way to ''cosmic noon'' — Space photo of the week (www.livescience.com)
Can chickens really run around with their heads cut off? (www.livescience.com)
3 million prize goes to duo whose research led to first sickle cell CRISPR therapy (www.livescience.com)
700-year-old mummy from Bolivia contains earliest confirmed evidence of strep throat bacteria in the Americas (www.livescience.com)
New pain-relief opioid could be much less addictive than morphine, rodent study finds (www.livescience.com)
Experimental drug doubles one-year survival in pancreatic cancer (www.livescience.com)
Science news this week: Physicists witness faster-than-light darkness pinpricks, humans are still evolving, and some polar bears are getting fatter than ever (www.livescience.com)
Did King Arthur really exist? (www.livescience.com)
Science history: Doctor autopsies the brain of a man who couldn''t speak — and reveals the seat of spoken language — April 18, 1861 (www.livescience.com)
Archaeologists discover perfectly circular ancient Egyptian temple that may have been used for sacred water rituals (www.livescience.com)
Some polar bears are adapting to their melting habitat. Will it be enough to save the iconic species? (www.livescience.com)
2 supermassive black holes may collide 100 years from now — and Earth would feel it (www.livescience.com)
Anglo-Saxon burial holds an older sister cradling her little brother after they both died 1,400 years ago, possibly of an infectious disease (www.livescience.com)
Colorado River may have pooled and spilled over to form the Grand Canyon, solving a long-standing mystery — but not everyone agrees (www.livescience.com)
''We all screamed when it happened'': Bright-green fireball meteor caught exploding over famous Viking raid site in UK (www.livescience.com)
Northern lights may be visible from several US states Friday and Saturday as giant hole opens up in sun''s atmosphere (www.livescience.com)
Hackers used AI to steal hundreds of millions of Mexican government and private citizen records in one of the largest cybersecurity breaches ever (www.livescience.com)
The first black hole ever discovered is spewing ''dancing jets'' at half the speed of light (www.livescience.com)
Stephen Hawking''s black hole information paradox could be solved — if the universe has 7 dimensions (www.livescience.com)
''Something''s missing'': Most thorough-ever study of the cosmos proves we still can''t explain how the universe is expanding (www.livescience.com)
''Human evolution didn''t slow down; we were just missing the signal'': Large DNA study reveals natural selection led to more redheads and less male-pattern baldness (www.livescience.com)
Artemis II quiz: Is your knowledge of NASA''s historic moon mission out of this world? (www.livescience.com)
New study confirms lobsters feel pain, driving scientists to call for a ban on boiling them alive (www.livescience.com)
This humanoid robot does all your housework for you — and its makers say it''s ready for your home (www.livescience.com)
Ancient process that created rare earth elements discovered — and it could help us locate desperately needed deposits (www.livescience.com)
Strange mammal ancestor laid huge, leathery eggs — and it was key to surviving the world''s worst mass extinction (www.livescience.com)
73 moon landings? NASA''s ''Moon Base User''s Guide'' reveals the agency''s ''most ambitious space project'' will be fraught with challenges (www.livescience.com)
Diagnostic dilemma: A woman heard voices telling her she had a brain tumor — and scans confirmed she did (www.livescience.com)
Triassic croc relative from Ghost Ranch, New Mexico finally identified after nearly 80 years in museum basement (www.livescience.com)
There were ''audible screams of delight:'' Why Artemis II sightings of meteor flashes on the moon have scientists giddy (www.livescience.com)
Physicists just witnessed pinpricks of darkness moving faster than the speed of light — without breaking the laws of relativity (www.livescience.com)
Mini lake meets snowy rim of Canada''s oldest ice mass — Earth from space (www.livescience.com)
Stone Age tombs in Scotland reveal ''webs of descent'' among male relatives (www.livescience.com)
''Oslo patient'' likely cured of HIV after getting stem cell transplant from his brother, who is genetically resistant to the virus (www.livescience.com)
Antiseptic-tolerant germs spread through the air in hospitals, early study hints (www.livescience.com)
Homo erectus'' tools include stunning geodes and fossils, possibly as a way to connect with the cosmos, study finds (www.livescience.com)
''Really, really weird'': Physicists entangle two moving atoms for the first time, validating ''spooky'' quantum theory (www.livescience.com)
''I have not processed what we just did'': Artemis II astronauts share all in first news conference since splashdown (www.livescience.com)
Sperm quality is at its peak in the summer, study finds (www.livescience.com)
Scientists are trying to build a vaccine that works against almost any respiratory pathogen — here''s how close they are. (www.livescience.com)
Idol of Pomos: A 5,000-year-old fertility figurine from Cyprus that wears a miniature version of herself on a necklace (www.livescience.com)
Human ancestors butchered and ate elephants 1.8 million years ago, helping to fuel their large brains (www.livescience.com)
Ancient Egyptian stone monument depicting a Roman emperor as a pharaoh discovered in Luxor (www.livescience.com)
''Human minds shouldn''t have to go through'' this: Artemis II crew recalls unreal moment when Earth disappeared — Space photo of the week (www.livescience.com)
Does the moon look the same from everywhere on Earth? (www.livescience.com)
I found a new meteor shower — and it comes from an asteroid getting baked to bits by the sun (www.livescience.com)
AI for breakup texts? How ''sycophantic'' chatbots are messing with our ability to handle difficult social situations. (www.livescience.com)
Science news this week: Artemis II splashes down, the world''s fattest parrot bounces back, and the Shroud of Turin is contaminated (www.livescience.com)
10 Artemis II photos that define humanity''s return to the moon (www.livescience.com)
Do the microbes in your gut influence what foods you like? (www.livescience.com)
''I''m at a loss for words'': Artemis II mission comes home to joy and cheers after historic 10-day mission (www.livescience.com)
There are ''reasons to be confident'' about faulty Artemis II heat shield ahead of 25,000 mph reentry, space expert Ed Macauley says (www.livescience.com)
The moon is green and brown? Why scientists are already excited about Artemis II''s historic lunar photos (www.livescience.com)
''I''ve seen the movies. What a horrible way to die'': What it''s like to be sucked into a tornado and survive (www.livescience.com)
''More questions than answers'': Experts baffled by Alaskan mammal-eating orcas spotted near Seattle (www.livescience.com)
Changing ''just one DNA letter'' in female mice triggers growth of male genitalia (www.livescience.com)
Aoshima: Japan''s tiny ''Cat Island'' where felines hugely outnumber humans (www.livescience.com)
Artemis II returns LIVE: NASA prepares for Artemis II crew''s perilous return to Earth at record-breaking speeds (www.livescience.com)
AI war games almost always escalate to nuclear strikes, simulation shows (www.livescience.com)
Ancient Korean society practiced human sacrifice and high inbreeding, researchers find (www.livescience.com)
Chimpanzees in Uganda are locked in a deadly ''civil war'' after their group split apart — and scientists don''t know why (www.livescience.com)
James Webb telescope spots ''stingray'' galaxy system that could solve the mystery of ''little red dots'' (www.livescience.com)
''RIP, Comet MAPS'': Watch the superbright sungrazer become a ''headless wonder'' after being ripped apart by the sun (www.livescience.com)
Scientists create new type of encryption that protects video files against quantum computing attacks (www.livescience.com)
There’s an issue with the Artemis II heat shield, but NASA isn''t worried. Here''s why. (www.livescience.com)
Western states face above-normal wildfire threats this summer. New maps reveal which areas are most at risk. (www.livescience.com)
Science history: Doctor hypothesizes that ''transmissible proteins'' can cause disease, contradicting a ''central dogma'' of molecular biology — April 9, 1982 (www.livescience.com)
''No one knows what they are'': Researchers discover new type of cell that''s seen only during pregnancy (www.livescience.com)
16th-century silver coin discovered near Strait of Magellan marks the spot of a doomed Spanish colony (www.livescience.com)
Keratin may act as a ''brake'' for skin inflammation, pointing to potential treatments (www.livescience.com)
How to see Comet PanSTARRS as it brightens in the night sky this week (www.livescience.com)
Diagnostic dilemma: Woman''s ''biologically implausible'' infection led her to sneeze ''worms'' out of her nose (www.livescience.com)
''In every continent where humans are present, water bankruptcy is manifesting itself'': Exiled Iranian scientist Kaveh Madani on our desperate need to preserve our most precious resource (www.livescience.com)
''They are literally everywhere'': The shocking story of how forever chemicals polluted the world (www.livescience.com)
DNA reveals ancestry of man buried in Stone Age monument in Spain, but his religion remains a mystery (www.livescience.com)
''So much magic'': Artemis II shares first images from the far side of the moon, including new ''Earthset'' and total eclipse in space (www.livescience.com)
AI ''mirages'' mean tools used to analyze medical scans could fabricate their findings (www.livescience.com)
World''s fattest parrot — on the verge of extinction 30 years ago — has record-breaking breeding season (www.livescience.com)
California declared war on smog in the 1970s. The knock-on effects were huge. (www.livescience.com)
Laifen Wave Pro electric toothbrush review: A perfect all-rounder (www.livescience.com)
Physicists moved volatile antimatter by truck for the first time ever — paving the way for groundbreaking new research (www.livescience.com)
Deadly, vivid-green mass sprawls across South African reservoir — Earth from space (www.livescience.com)
The Artemis II astronauts have just flown farther from Earth than any humans in history (www.livescience.com)
AI-written code can beat humans at biomedical analysis, some studies find. What does that mean for the field? (www.livescience.com)
Artemis II moon flyby begins: How to watch and what to know (www.livescience.com)
''A cure on the horizon'': Are we finally close to ending type 1 diabetes? (www.livescience.com)
''They could spend 4 or 5 hours per day underwater'': How humans adapted to the most challenging environments (www.livescience.com)
The hungriest black holes in the universe are running out of food, survey of 8,000 cosmic monsters reveals (www.livescience.com)
We went to Finland to hear about the new ''sand battery'' that will turn stored renewable energy back into power for the electrical grid (www.livescience.com)
Beadnet dress: A 4,500-year-old ancient Egyptian funeral ''gown'' that was in vogue during the Old Kingdom (www.livescience.com)
''This generation''s moment'': How the Artemis missions will reframe humanity''s relationship with the moon (www.livescience.com)
Diabetes rates are lower in high-altitude environments — and scientists may have discovered why (www.livescience.com)
Antarctica hides huge caches of gold, silver, copper and iron. As the ice melts, countries may race to harvest them. (www.livescience.com)
Shroud of Turin, claimed to be Jesus'' burial cloth, contaminated with carrot and red coral DNA (www.livescience.com)
NASA telescope uncovers new mystery in supernova first spotted by Chinese astronomers 2,000 years ago — Space photo of the week (www.livescience.com)
What happened to the Minoan civilization? (www.livescience.com)
Fossil site in China reveals bevy of complex creatures lived prior to the Cambrian explosion, including a ''Dune''-like sandworm (www.livescience.com)
Cheap, decades-old transplant drug delays full onset of type 1 diabetes (www.livescience.com)
Octopus quiz: Are you a sucker for cephalopod science? (www.livescience.com)
I''ve witnessed nearly 100 rocket launches. Artemis II was like nothing I''ve ever experienced. (www.livescience.com)
Science news this week: Artemis II lifts off, diabetes cured in mice, and smog in China shapes Arctic storms (www.livescience.com)
Are allergies genetic? (www.livescience.com)
''Trust us; you look amazing'': Artemis II crewmembers share first message from space (www.livescience.com)
Homo habilis is the earliest named human. But is it even human? (www.livescience.com)
Scientists mapped all the nerves of the clitoris for the first time (www.livescience.com)
The 10 best running shoe deals, as chosen by an experienced runner (www.livescience.com)
Rare ''sungrazer'' comet MAPS will shine superbright on Saturday — if it survives a dangerous encounter with our star (www.livescience.com)
IBM quantum processor achieves highest fidelity calculations for the longest period of time on record (www.livescience.com)
A new tweak to Einstein''s relativity could transform our understanding of the Big Bang (www.livescience.com)
Artemis II officially leaves Earth''s orbit on the way to the moon (www.livescience.com)
In photos: Artemis II''s historic launch for the moon (www.livescience.com)
Ancient children''s teeth reveal a syphilis-like disease was spreading in Vietnam 4,000 years ago (www.livescience.com)
Chemists make hydrogen from breadcrumbs in groundbreaking reaction that could replace some fossil fuels (www.livescience.com)
Earth''s energy imbalance is much more extreme than climate models show — but scientists aren''t sure why (www.livescience.com)
Chinese satellite with robotic ''octopus arm'' passes key refueling test in orbit — making longer-lived space assets more likely (www.livescience.com)
''Not how you build a digital mind'': How reasoning failures are preventing AI models from achieving human-level intelligence (www.livescience.com)
Scientists cured type 1 diabetes in mice by creating a blended immune system (www.livescience.com)
Native Americans invented dice and games of chance more than 12,000 years ago, archaeological study reveals (www.livescience.com)
Artemis II blasts off: Humans are on their way back to the moon (www.livescience.com)
Astronauts can face ''nearly lethal doses'' of solar radiation — so why launch Artemis II during the sun''s peak of activity? Space scientist Patricia Reiff explains. (www.livescience.com)
Farting comet seen reversing its spin for the first time ever — and it may soon ''self-destruct'' (www.livescience.com)
Extreme wildfires, droughts and storms could happen even under moderate global warming, study finds (www.livescience.com)
Diagnostic dilemma: Teenager''s hives turned out to be caused by rare water allergy (www.livescience.com)
How to watch NASA''s historic Artemis II launch for the moon (www.livescience.com)
''80% chance of a go,'' launch weather officer says at NASA''s Artemis II prelaunch conference (www.livescience.com)
''It blew my mind'': Long-lost ice-age ecosystem, including fossils of lion-size armadillo and giant ground sloth, discovered in Texas ''water cave'' (www.livescience.com)
China''s huge push to reduce air pollution had an unexpected consequence in the Arctic (www.livescience.com)
Scientists have discovered an ''Achilles'' heel'' in deadly superbugs (www.livescience.com)
Snag this Paramount deal and get a bird''s-eye view of the world with these amazing documentaries — but be quick, it ends today! (www.livescience.com)
Quantum computers need just 10,000 qubits — not the millions we assumed — to break the world''s most secure encryption algorithms (www.livescience.com)
Artemis II timeline: 12 key steps that will take NASA astronauts to the moon and back (www.livescience.com)
Artemis II launch: NASA prepares for Wednesday launch of historic space mission (www.livescience.com)
Scientists discover potentially huge freshwater reservoir hidden beneath Great Salt Lake (www.livescience.com)
Concentric rocky rings adorned with ancient artwork wear a magma ''hat'' in the Sahara — Earth from space (www.livescience.com)
Tasmanian tigers discovered in Indigenous rock art in Australia, suggesting these marsupials lived there much longer than thought (www.livescience.com)
''Something really big is going to happen'': NASA''s historic Artemis II mission approved for April 1 launch (www.livescience.com)
Pig semen molecule could deliver chemotherapy to hard-to-reach eye cancer, mouse study suggests (www.livescience.com)
''We are getting very, very close'': NASA makes final Artemis II preparations as expectation grows for Wednesday launch (www.livescience.com)
Farthest, fastest and most diverse: 6 major records the Artemis II astronauts will smash as NASA returns to the moon (www.livescience.com)
Tudor Heart: A Renaissance gold necklace featuring a French-English pun on the love between Henry VIII and his first wife, Katherine of Aragon (www.livescience.com)
Saturn''s chaotic atmosphere revealed in most comprehensive view yet by James Webb and Hubble telescopes (www.livescience.com)
AI systems are enabling mass surveillance in the US, and there is no national law that ''meaningfully limits'' the use of this data (www.livescience.com)
Endometriosis messes with the immune system and causes ''ripple effects across the body'' (www.livescience.com)
Hubble images taken 25 years apart show big changes in the iconic Crab Nebula — Space photo of the week (www.livescience.com)
What would happen to Earth if the sun suddenly vanished? (www.livescience.com)
A gut microbe linked to the Mediterranean diet boosts muscle strength in mice (www.livescience.com)
Top 5 health and fitness products to buy during spring sales (and 2 to skip) (www.livescience.com)
Science news this week: NASA announces nuclear rocket, space reproduction proves difficult, and why weed gives you the munchies (www.livescience.com)
How to catch the full ''Pink Moon'' in April followed by a ''Blue Moon'' in May (www.livescience.com)
Why does cannabis give people ''the munchies''? (www.livescience.com)
Mystery medical episode that left astronaut unable to speak shows one of NASA''s biggest risks as moon missions ramp up (www.livescience.com)
Our fossil fuel economy is a house of cards and Trump''s war in Iran is about to topple it. The need for a clean energy transition has never been clearer. (www.livescience.com)
Here''s the stargazing gear you need for April 2026 — don''t miss the Lyrids, two comets and the full moon (www.livescience.com)
DNA shed by every living thing is lurking in the environment — and it could tell us how Earth is changing in real time (www.livescience.com)
Lençóis Maranhenses: Brazil''s dune-filled expanse that sits at the intersection of 3 biomes (www.livescience.com)
Synesthesia isn''t just in your mind. The body reacts as if the colors were real. (www.livescience.com)
Save 20% on our all-time favorite air purifier ahead of the hay fever season (www.livescience.com)
Live Science Today: Jaw-dropping first glimpse of sperm whale birth and how NASA is turning astronauts into test subjects (www.livescience.com)
''Major disruption in Neanderthal history'': 65,000 years ago, all Neanderthals in Europe died out except for one lineage (www.livescience.com)
Astronauts will ''absolutely be test subjects'': NASA''s moon plans pose big questions — and big risks (www.livescience.com)
2 Neanderthals present at same Siberian cave 10,000 years apart were distant relatives, 110,000-year-old bone reveals (www.livescience.com)
18 million-year-old fossils of ape found in Africa, but in an unexpected place (www.livescience.com)
Astronauts may struggle to reproduce in outer space, study suggests — what does that mean for the future of space colonization? (www.livescience.com)
Brain aging results from a loss of control over how genes are regulated, mouse study suggests (www.livescience.com)
Live Science Today: Meta and Google fined for causing social media addiction and how dogs were our friends for millennia (www.livescience.com)
Roman mosaic shows topless woman battling leopard in arena, study finds (www.livescience.com)
1,000-year-old altar and human sacrifices from Toltec Empire discovered in Mexico (www.livescience.com)
Chinese lander reveals giant ''cavity'' of radiation between Earth and the moon — and it could change how lunar exploration is done (www.livescience.com)
NASA announces ''near‑impossible'' space plans, including 20B moon base and humanity''s first nuclear-powered interplanetary spacecraft (www.livescience.com)
This excellent NordVPN deal knocks up to 77% off the price and comes with a 50 Amazon voucher — perfect if you want to watch nature documentaries on the go (www.livescience.com)
Is the metaverse finally dead and buried? What''s really going on with the embattled idea of living in virtual worlds. (www.livescience.com)
Critically endangered hare spotted in surprising location for the first time in 40 years — but it was already dead (www.livescience.com)
Scientists are racing to save Australia''s ''zombie tree'' from a fast-spreading fungal disease (www.livescience.com)
Live Science Today: NASA announces 20 billion moonbase as unprecedented wildfires spread (www.livescience.com)
Explore the natural world from the comfort of your own home with this Paramount streaming deal (www.livescience.com)
Diagnostic dilemma: A cross tattoo on a man''s neck disappeared — killing his skin as it did so (www.livescience.com)
Mars is hiding a secret clutch of gemstone-like crystals, including rubies and possibly sapphires (www.livescience.com)
Drought could fuel the rise of antibiotic-resistant superbugs as climate change worsens, new research suggests (www.livescience.com)
Massive Iron Age hoards discovered in England may be from funeral of powerful Celtic queen (www.livescience.com)
Cannonball-size meteorite crashes through roof of Texas home as multiple ''fireballs'' rain down on the US (www.livescience.com)
Iran war has already released a staggering amount of CO2 — and the destruction of schools, homes and buildings is the biggest source (www.livescience.com)
A rare active volcano on Mars may be causing the whole planet to spin faster (www.livescience.com)
AI compressed billions of years of evolution into seconds to create ''Lego-like robots'' that can recover even when they lose limbs (www.livescience.com)
Colorado River negotiations have stalled among 7 states and water is scarce. What happens next? (www.livescience.com)
Live Science Today: Jensen Huang AGI claim and major leap to reanimation after death (www.livescience.com)
Extreme blast of Arctic air from polar vortex paints a picturesque plume off Florida coast — Earth from space (www.livescience.com)
Chemistry student develops clear polish that turns your fingernail into a touch-screen stylus (www.livescience.com)
Artemis II: NASA''s first crewed mission to the moon since 1972 (www.livescience.com)
Russian rocket en route to ISS suffers major antenna glitch, triggering remote-control astronaut ''backup plan'' (www.livescience.com)
Antarctica could warm 1.4 times faster than the rest of the Southern Hemisphere in the coming decades, study finds (www.livescience.com)
Watch sperm whale headbutt another for no apparent reason (www.livescience.com)
Live Science Today: Earth hits record energy imbalance, Hawaii floods and NASA prepares for Artemis II launch (www.livescience.com)
Viruses in the gut may help prevent blood sugar spikes, mouse study hints (www.livescience.com)
Urfa Man: An 11,500-year-old life-size statue of a man holding his penis (www.livescience.com)
A new twist on matter? Strange ''Half-Mӧbius'' molecule has rare properties chemists have never seen before (www.livescience.com)
Why do some people still believe that aliens shaped ancient civilizations? (www.livescience.com)
A secret weapon to fight carbon emissions was just discovered: Beavers (www.livescience.com)
Rare star spotted in its original galaxy could answer a key question about the ingredients of life: Space photo of the week (www.livescience.com)
Why do animals have different pupil shapes? (www.livescience.com)
Physicists created an electron ''catapult'' that moves particles at ''extraordinary'' speed (www.livescience.com)
Computing quiz: Can you match these ''ancient'' devices to their pictures? (www.livescience.com)
''That''s why there''s 9 billion of us and not 9 billion of some other primate'': Why our ability to adapt is humanity''s ''superpower'' (www.livescience.com)
Science news this week: Super El Niño looms, an Acropolis marble fragment resurfaces, and a pure hexagonal diamond is born (www.livescience.com)
Why are humans the only species with a chin? (www.livescience.com)
Cannonball dating to the Alamo battle unearthed 1 day before 190th anniversary of the conflict that killed Davy Crockett (www.livescience.com)
NASA''s Artemis II rocket rolls to launch pad in final bid to meet April deadline (www.livescience.com)
Human-driven climate change is slowing Earth''s rotation at a rate not seen in 3.6 million years (www.livescience.com)