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What was the loudest sound ever recorded?

Determining the "loudest recorded sound" depends on how you define sound and on which measurements you choose to include.

LiveScience · Dec 7, 2025

What if Antony and Cleopatra had defeated Octavian?

How would history have unfolded if Antony and Cleopatra had defeated Octavian? Would they have ruled the Roman Empire?

LiveScience · Dec 6, 2025

A huge helium shortage is looming — but ancient rocks in Earth's crust may be hiding massive reservoirs

For decades, helium has been produced with natural gas, generating huge carbon emissions. Now, geologists are looking for new helium sources — and finding enormous "carbon-free" reservoirs that could revolutionize the industry.

LiveScience · Dec 5, 2025

Giant rotating string of galaxies is 'probably the largest spinning object' in the known universe

A giant rotating filament of the cosmic web may be the largest spinning structure ever seen, and could help reveal how galaxies form.

LiveScience · Dec 4, 2025

3I/ATLAS Mystery Deepens: Why Its Unique Cryovolcanism Is Crucial To Science

Scientists say interstellar object 3I/ATLAS may be undergoing rare cryovolcanism, offering an unprecedented look into how small bodies form in other star systems.

International Business Times UK · Dec 3, 2025

Death Valley's 'world's hottest temperature' record may be due to a human error

A new analysis of July temperatures in Death Valley between 1923 and 2024 suggests the world record near-surface air temperature of 134 F measured in July 1913 may be erroneous.

LiveScience · Dec 3, 2025

Cold Supermoon 2025: Facts on the Last Full Moon of the Year — and Why It's So Special

December's Cold Supermoon, the last full moon of 2025, rises on 4 December and appears unusually bright, large and high in the night sky. Here's what makes it rare, why it climbs higher than any other full moon, and when to see it best.

International Business Times UK · Dec 3, 2025

Once-in-a-century floods set to become annual events in northeastern US in the next 75 years, study finds

Rising sea levels and storm surges from hurricanes will bring more frequent extreme floods to northeastern U.S. states, including Connecticut, New York and New Jersey.

LiveScience · Dec 1, 2025

What's the difference between a newt and a salamander?

Salamanders and newts are both long-tailed amphibians, but what's the difference between them?

LiveScience · Nov 30, 2025

'No easy explanation': Scientists are debating a 70-year-old UFO mystery as new images come to light

Two new peer-reviewed papers claim thousands of unexplained light flashes in vintage Palomar telescope images show statistical ties to nuclear tests and UFO reports. Not everyone agrees with the paper's conclusion.

LiveScience · Nov 29, 2025