The Latest Breaking News from LiveScience

Scientists noticed the clicking sound after handling the rig sharks during routine behavioral experiments.

A pair of 2021 satellite photos highlight an unusually heavy snowfall in Hawaii that covered the summits of the volcanoes Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea.

Our current AI systems may one day evolve into a superintelligent entity, but scientists aren't yet certain what this might look like and what the implications are.

Deep-sea fish adapt to some of the most extreme conditions on Earth. New research analyzing their evolution finds the same mutation across fish species that have evolved on separate timelines — alongside human-made pollutants contaminating the deep sea.

This dog-shaped vessel was likely used for pouring wine, oil or blood in ancient rituals in what is now Italy.

Dinosaurs left behind clues about their maximum speeds, but do we know which dinosaur was the fastest?

Some, but not all, research suggests that more women recall events that happened under anesthesia than men do, and that women wake up from anesthesia faster than men.

AIs can outperform humans easily on short tasks, but longer ones are the true hurdle to overcome before we can deem them to be truly intelligent systems.

One of the Hubble Space Telescope's most iconic images has been reprocessed using the latest techniques.