A new system, made by splitting a laser beam into 12,000 tweezers and trapping 6,100 neutral atom qubits, hit new heights for coherence times.| Latest from Live Science
The Red Sea became a desert about 6.2 million years ago, before a massive flood from the Indian Ocean turned it into a waterway again.| Latest from Live Science
A stunning new video, made from Mars Express orbiter data, allows you to soar over a gigantic maze on the Red Planet in incredible detail.| Latest from Live Science
The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis "for the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in an electric circuit."| Latest from Live Science
This 2020 astronaut photo shows the unusual cetacean-like shape of Belize's Lighthouse Reef. It's home to the famous Great Blue Hole, which doubles as the island's "blowhole" when viewed from space.| Latest from Live Science
Save 45% on the premium Oral-B iO Series 9 electric toothbrush with this early Prime Day deal.| Latest from Live Science
A new brain map details regions of the organ that had previously been difficult to chart.| Latest from Live Science
The Celestron SkyMaster 15x70 are the cheapest they've been all year for Prime Day.| Latest from Live Science
Ernest Shackleton's ship, the Endurance, infamously sank in Antarctica — and now a new study finds that it had known flaws.| Latest from Live Science
A small, giraffe-size asteroid called 2025 TF came closer to Earth than some satellites on Wednesday (Oct. 1), stunning astronomers who first spotted it hours later.| Latest from Live Science
Expect a modest-but-convenient display of "shooting stars" after sunset, with a chance of bright "fireballs," as the Draconids peak this week.| Latest from Live Science
The temple may have been dedicated to a mother goddess worshipped by many cultures, including the Greeks and the Romans.| Latest from Live Science
Scientists have used AI to design bacteriophages, or viruses that infect only bacteria. Does the prospect of designing viruses with AI pose threats to biosecurity?| Latest from Live Science
Some victims of venomous mamba snakebites see their symptoms worsen after getting antivenom, displaying a different type of paralysis. A new study explores why.| Latest from Live Science
The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS does not come from our corner of the Milky Way, and may be a time capsule of the early galaxy, new research into its trajectory hints.| Latest from Live Science
A study provides insight into the demise of two prehistoric individuals of the now-extinct human species Homo habilis.| Latest from Live Science
Bearded vultures in medieval Spain stole various things from humans to feather their nests.| Latest from Live Science
A new technique has been developed for capturing solar power through windows, which could dramatically improve solar energy utilization, particularly for high-rise buildings.| Latest from Live Science
Scientists discovered genetic variants in the Turkana that help conserve water in deserts, but these variants may now raise disease risks in urban settings, early data suggest.| Latest from Live Science
The meaning of the three-faced Corleck Head has puzzled experts for centuries.| Latest from Live Science
The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi for their work on how our immune system is prevented from attacking our organs.| Latest from Live Science
When someone's heart stops beating, their brain cells start dying within minutes. But sometimes, they can still come back from the dead.| Latest from Live Science
Scientists have captured images of polymyxins, a type of antibiotic, disrupting and infiltrating the membranes of disease-causing bacteria.| Live Science
On the night of Oct. 5, 1923, Edwin Hubble observed a strange star that flickered in intensity at regular intervals. The star, dubbed M31-V1, was key to showing that the universe extended far beyond the borders of the Milky Way.| Latest from Live Science
The James Webb Space Telescope's latest image shows eight spectacular examples of gravitational lensing, a phenomenon that Albert Einstein first predicted some 100 years ago.| Latest from Live Science
Why do avocados turn brown in a flash? The answer is in the air.| Latest from Live Science
The CDC's current crisis has been building since Trump's first week in office and boiled over after Kennedy fired the agency's newly appointed director.| Latest from Live Science
The Asian golden cat is an elusive creature endemic to South and Southeast Asia. It is known to take down prey much larger than itself, including buffalo calves, baby deers and small muntjacs.| Latest from Live Science
Do you think you'd be able to tell the difference between a real human voice and a deepfake? Most people can't.| Latest from Live Science
Oct. 4, 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.| Latest from Live Science
Christopher Columbus was far from the first person, and not even the first European, to reach the Americas.| Live Science
An analysis of clam shells suggests the North Atlantic subpolar gyre has had two periods of destabilization over the past 150 years: one around 1920 and the other from 1950 through present.| Latest from Live Science
Emerging evidence suggests that plate tectonics, or the recycling of Earth's crust, may have begun much earlier than previously thought — and may be a big reason that our planet harbors life.| Latest from Live Science
A recent study hints that we could make a universal antivenom for snakebites, but some scientists say we need something else instead.| Latest from Live Science
The famous Harvest Moon — the first of three supermoons of 2025 — will be the first full moon of autumn when it rises on Oct. 6-7.| Latest from Live Science
Researchers have revealed how adding a handful of live ants to warm milk can create yogurt.| Latest from Live Science
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommends that mothers abstain from cannabis use during prepregnancy, pregnancy and lactation, as research shows the drug is linked to serious health outcomes in newborns.| Latest from Live Science
The Colgate Kids battery-powered toothbrush, our favorite option for cash-strapped parents, has now been discounted by 24% at Walmart and Amazon.| Live Science
Scientists move one step closer to "universal" donor organs with a successful kidney transplant in a brain-dead patient.| Latest from Live Science
On Oct. 3, 1950, three Bell Labs scientists received a patent for a "three-electrode circuit element" that would usher in the transistor age and the era of modern computing.| Live Science
Pioneering primatologist Jane Goodall has died at age 91. These are her five biggest contributions to how we understand about our closest living relatives.| Latest from Live Science
Salvage work on the 1715 shipwrecks brought over 1,000 coins to the surface this summer.| Latest from Live Science
Researchers have found that human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines are highly effective at reducing cervical cancer-causing infections and can offer herd immunity, reinforcing previous research and highlighting the need for a global HPV vaccine rollout.| Latest from Live Science
The number of deaths from exposure to wildfire smoke in the U.S. could rise by more than 70% in the next 25 years. The human and economic costs involved would be astronomical, researchers say.| Latest from Live Science
An ocean flowing beneath the surface of Saturn's moon Enceladus is spewing ice that holds the building blocks of life.| Latest from Live Science
Chimps' ability to metabolize fermented fruit could explain our own predilection for alcohol.| Latest from Live Science
Comet Lemmon, discovered earlier this year, will make a close approach to Earth later this month, giving skywatchers the chance to see its surprising lime-green glow.| Latest from Live Science
A Chinese robotics company has unveiled what it describes as a realistic robot face, with plans to make humanoid robots more approachable and relatable.| Latest from Live Science
Do not let your precious smartwatches and smart rings collect dust — use these science-backed principles instead.| Live Science
In regressive evolution, organisms lose complex features and can appear to evolve "in reverse." But evolution doesn't retrace its steps, experts said.| Live Science
Something unique does seem to have taken place during this time when so many animal groups first appeared, but it's not an open-and-shut case.| Live Science
The extra legs caterpillars have appear have origins in the primitive crustaceans that insects evolved from during the Ordovician period over 400 million years ago.| Live Science
Crabby bodies are so evolutionarily favorable, they've evolved at least five different times. So why does this process, known as carcinization, keep happening?| Live Science
The Cambrian Explosion was a dramatic burst of evolutionary changes in life on Earth. During the Cambrian Period, which began about 540 million years, trilobites were the dominant species.| Live Science
Beijing has a track record of only promising what it plans to deliver. But too often the world's attention is elsewhere.| Latest from Live Science
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Biofilms are slimy layers of microorganisms that stick to wet surfaces. They may cause up to 80 percent of infections.| Live Science
Researchers discovered long-lost computer code and used it to resurrect the early chatbot ELIZA.| Live Science
America's obsession with thinness is less than 200 years old. Female fatness used to be a mark of good health. Then, in the 1800s, everything changed, and dieting was in.| Live Science
Special neurons in the brainstem of rats focus exclusively on new, novel sounds and help them ignore predictable and ongoing noises, a new study finds.| Live Science
The average male will produce about 525 billion sperm cells over a lifetime.| Live Science
A "blood moon" hovered above parts of the globe last night. And while North America missed out, we've rounded up some of the best photographs of September 2025's total lunar eclipse.| Live Science
An improvement to an existing AI-based brain decoder can translate a person's thoughts into text without hours of training.| Live Science
The Hydrow Wave is more compact and affordable than the original Hydrow, but can it match its premium performance? We put it to the test to find out.| Live Science
The Ergatta Rower makes fitness fun — our fitness writer tried it and now they’re hooked| Live Science
We put the Aviron Tough Series Rower through its paces and found out it has something for the whole family| Live Science
Many hundreds of thousands of infections will happen — but they don't all have to happen at once.| Live Science
While many date the collapse of the Roman Empire to the fifth century, in reality it didn't fall until AD 1453.| Live Science
The ancient Celts were fierce warriors who lived in mainland Europe. But during the Renaissance, an idea took hold that they lived in the British Isles.| Live Science
The silver spoon was used to scoop out cosmetics and medications.| Live Science
A collection of artifacts found on an island in Wales could be part of a religious offering.| Live Science
Archaeologists have unearthed a 2,300-year-old Iron Age glass workshop that could be one of the oldest in the world.| Live Science
Newly unveiled sperm microbots have the potential to improve reproductive health with magnetic controls and real-time X-ray tracking, according to a study.| Live Science
Near-infrared images from the James Webb Space Telescope revealed five early universe galaxies merging within a large halo.| Live Science
Discover why some puzzles stump supersmart AIs but are easy for humans, what this reveals about the quest for true artificial general intelligence — and why video games are the next frontier.| Live Science
Snapped from lunar orbit in 1968 by NASA astronaut Bill Anders, who died this week at age 90, 'Earthrise' is perhaps the most iconic image of our planet ever taken.| Live Science
The bright band of the Milky Way and the faint glow of "zodiacal light" meet above the mountains of Chile's Atacama Desert in this stunning night sky photo.| Live Science
On Aug. 23, 1966, NASA's Lunar Orbiter 1 sent back the first photo of Earth from the moon. It showed a grainy crescent Earth that predated Apollo 8's famous color "Earthrise" by over two years.| Live Science
Dogs and humans have been companions for thousands of years.| Live Science
A smiling pooch is an irresistible sight: Here's what the science says is behind that cheesy grin.| Live Science
Some dogs energetically scratch the ground after they pee. Is there a purpose to this bizarre display?| Live Science
Ferrets are small, furry creatures with long tails and pear-shaped bodies. They are related to wolverines, ermines, minks and weasels.| Live Science
Obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD, is a mental disorder characterized by persistent thoughts and ritualistic behaviors that interfere with daily life and relationships.| Live Science
Rabbits are social animals, with colonies of the fluffy mammal occupying most of the world’s land masses.| Live Science
Scientists have studied female monkey embryos to map how, when and where the egg supply develops. This can now be used to build realistic models of ovaries in the lab to search for the causes of reproductive health issues that lead to infertility.| Live Science
In a first, scientists in China transplanted a lung from a pig into a human so they could see how the host immune system handled the procedure.| Live Science
There's a giant solar tornado raging on the sun's surface, and a researcher captured it — plus a massive plasma eruption — in one spectacular image.| Live Science
Scientists use "wet-bulb temperature" to gauge how extreme heat affects the body. But what is it?| Live Science
A new mouse study of spatial memory suggests that the brain's representation of places "drifts" over time.| Live Science
Often maligned for being bland, cauliflower, when prepared properly, can be flavorful as well as healthful.| Live Science
The history of computers began with primitive designs in the early 19th century and went on to change the world during the 20th century.| Live Science
The Surface Laptop 4 is a lightweight machine with a beautiful design that packs a performance punch, but has shortfalls like a lack of ports.| Live Science
The MacBook Pro 16-inch is a powerful and stylish laptop that's ideal for resource intensive tasks like programming, coding, and video editing.| Live Science
Is the 2020 MacBook Air M1 worth buying? Apple’s most portable laptop gets an internal makeover and becomes a much more powerful machine.| Live Science
We have tried and tested dozens of air purifiers to help you combat pollen, pet dander, smoke, dust and other airborne pollutants in your home: From the portable Sensibo Pure to the beastly Molekule Air Pro, these are the best appliances to clean the air in your home.| Live Science
Sweet potatoes are a surprisingly nutritious vegetable. They are especially high in vitamins A, C, E, and B6, fiber and manganese.| Live Science
The brain's ability to see faces where none exist depends on the brain's expectations and a brain region specific to faces.| Live Science
NASA's Curiosity rover has snapped black and white images of a rock on the Martian surface that looks remarkably like a piece of coral.| Live Science
