Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from LiveScience

Stonehenge's 13,200-pound Altar Stone originated in northeastern Scotland, more than 450 miles away

Researchers analyzed Stonehenge's Altar Stone and determined that its chemical makeup is similar to that of stones found in northeastern Scotland.

LiveScience

'Sloth virus' reported in Europe for 1st time — but what is it?

The Oropouche virus, which some media outlets are calling a "sloth virus," has been seen in European travelers returning home from the Americas.

LiveScience

Huge mammoth tusk discovered sticking out of Mississippi streambed

An amateur fossil hunter in Mississippi found the first known fossil in the region from a mammoth — a well-preserved tusk that weighed about 600 pounds (270 kilograms).

LiveScience

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

1-in-100 million 'cotton candy' lobster caught off New Hampshire alive and well at aquarium

A beautiful and rare "cotton candy" lobster caught in New Hampshire may be due to a combination of genetics and diet.

LiveScience

Would you prefer AI to make major life decisions for you? Study suggests yes — but you'd be much happier if humans did

Most people much prefer algorithms to make decisions about the redistribution of resources — but they see the outcomes of human-made decisions as more favorable.

LiveScience

Why does metal squeak?

Squeaking metal can be grating on the nerves, but it serves an important purpose.

LiveScience

Earth from space: High winds paint puzzling ice streaks across the sea in Antarctica

A 2021 satellite photo captured rare, wispy streaks of ice stretching across an ocean channel separating the Ronne Ice Shelf and a patch of multi-year sea ice in Antarctica.

LiveScience

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

'Severe' G4 geomagnetic storm strikes Earth, making widespread auroras likely

Earth was hit by a "severe" G4-class geomagnetic storm on Monday morning, increasing the chances of auroras in the northern U.S. tonight.

LiveScience

FDA approves 1st needle-free alternative to EpiPens

There's now an option to treat anaphylaxis via a nasal spray, rather than with an auto-injected medication.

LiveScience

Battle axes unearthed in a cemetery in Russia may have belonged to 11th-century taxmen

Archaeologists uncovered the twin burials while doing fieldwork in Russia, and the grave goods suggest the deceased may have been tax collectors.

LiveScience

Probiotic supplement caused man's fatal infection in rare case

In very rare instances, the live microorganisms in probiotics can cause dangerous infections.

LiveScience

Enormous hidden ocean discovered under Mars could contain life

Scientists examining data from NASA's InSight Lander have revealed the likely presence of an underground reservoir containing enough liquid to cover the planet with a mile of water.

LiveScience

'This could be the origin of the Atlantis legend': Mountain that sank beneath the waves discovered off Canary Islands

A large seamount with three inactive volcanoes that sank into the ocean millions of years ago off the coast of Lanzarote may have inspired the legend of Atlantis.

LiveScience

Atomic-scale graphene-based magnets could spur on much smaller and more powerful computing components

The new device, called a magnetic tunnel junction, can be harnessed to pack more computing power onto a chip than was previously thought possible.

LiveScience

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

LiveScience

Buddhas of Bamiyan: The colossal twin statues that stood sentinel over Afghanistan — until the Taliban destroyed them

The twin Buddha statues stood sentinel over a valley in Afghanistan until being destroyed by the Taliban. Now all that's left are two cavities.

LiveScience

'Lord, make them die an awful death': Prisoner's dark pleas found etched into Roman-era prison

An archaeologist has identified the rare remains of a Roman prison in Corinth, Greece.

LiveScience

Cannabis use linked to head and neck cancer risk

A new study that looked at 20 years of medical data from millions of people found a link between cannabis use and specific cancers.

LiveScience

Space photo of the week: Stunning sand dunes slash across Mars' polar ice cap

This stunning image of dune fields near Mars' north polar ice cap, taken by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, showcases the impact of polar winds on the Red Planet's landscape.

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

LiveScience

Heart attacks fell dramatically during the pandemic — and they're still dropping

Better prevention is driving down heart-attack rates in the U.S., but the sharp drops seen at the height of the pandemic were likely caused by people avoiding medical care.

LiveScience

Fossils from Greenland's icy heart reveal it was a green tundra covered in flowers less than 1 million years ago

Greenland was almost completely ice-free at some point in the last one million years, fossilized flowers from a core sample taken from the center of the island reveal.

LiveScience

Pearlfish: The eel-like fish that lives up a sea cucumber's butt

This slimline, eel-like fish has no scales for protection so chooses to use a sea cucumber's sphincter for safety.

LiveScience

New supercomputing network could lead to AGI, scientists hope, with 1st node coming online within weeks

Scientists hope to accelerate the development of human-level AI using a network of powerful supercomputers — with the first of these machines fully operational by 2025.

LiveScience

8 must-see destinations for your (future) Mars vacation

LiveScience

6 ways an athlete's brain differs from an average person's

Sports mastery is about much more than physical capability — it shapes the brain, too.

LiveScience

Why do only some animals have periods?

Humans are not the only organisms that have periods — some animals do too, but scientists still aren't sure why.

1 … 30 31 32 33

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

NASA Earth Observatory

37 stories

Aberystwyth University

36 stories

Scientific Reports

26 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.