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Did ancient Egyptians really booby-trap the pyramids?

The ancient Egyptians didn't want tomb robbers to pilfer treasures in the pyramids, so how did they stop thieves?

LiveScience · Sep 21, 2025

Why does Pluto have such a weird orbit?

The dwarf planet has a strange orbit and tilt — what gives?

LiveScience · Sep 20, 2025

Who is eligible for this year's COVID vaccine? Everything you need to know

After an unusual meeting, the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has issued new recommendations about this year's updated COVID-19 vaccines. Here's what to know.

LiveScience · Sep 20, 2025

Jaguar in Brazil smashes record for the species' longest documented swim

A jaguar was captured on camera trap on an artificial island near the Serra da Mesa Hydroelectric Power Dam. The only way it could have gotten there was a very long swim.

LiveScience · Sep 18, 2025

'There's no shoving that genie back in the bottle': Readers believe it's too late to stop the progression of AI

Over 1,700 readers responded to a Live Science poll, and 30% of them believe it is too late to halt the development of artificial intelligence (AI).

LiveScience · Sep 18, 2025

RFK's handpicked advisers are coming for the childhood vaccine schedule. Here's what to know.

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices may vote to disrupt the childhood vaccine schedule, despite what experts say is a lack of evidence to do so.

LiveScience · Sep 18, 2025

Even brief exposure to air pollution can push the placenta into an inflammatory state, lab study suggests

A study of human placentas suggests that urban air pollution may push the organ's resident immune cells into an inflammatory state.

LiveScience · Sep 17, 2025

'Rare' ancestor reveals how huge flightless birds made it to faraway lands

The mystery of how related flightless birds ended up so far apart on different continents may have been solved.

LiveScience · Sep 17, 2025

Anthropologist claims hand positions on 1,300-year-old Maya altar have a deeper meaning

A well-known Maya stone carving known as Altar Q, located at the site of Copán in Honduras, may use hand signs to represent key dates in the Maya Long Count Calendar, a new study claims.

LiveScience · Sep 17, 2025

UFO Caught on Tape? Months Later, Scientists Still Can't Explain 'Otherworldly' Lights Over Patagonia

Strange lights filmed in Patagonia baffle scientists months later, with no clear explanation for the mysterious 'otherworldly' footage.

International Business Times UK · Sep 16, 2025