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Can you forget your native language?

Linguists give the lowdown on whether it is possible to forget your native language.

LiveScience · Feb 24, 2025

Why do cats have 'toe beans'?

The round little pads on cats' paws are more than just cute — they're a feat of evolution that serve many important functions.

LiveScience · Feb 23, 2025

'Just the tip of the iceberg': Why risky asteroids like 2024 YR4 will pester Earth for decades to come

The world is watching as NASA tweaks the odds that asteroid 2024 YR4 will hit Earth. But how threatening is YR4, and how does it compare to other potentially hazardous space rocks?

LiveScience · Feb 21, 2025

US suffers record-breaking cold: What's going on with the polar vortex?

A winter storm is hitting the U.S. with record-breaking cold and heavy snow. Is the polar vortex to blame?

LiveScience · Feb 19, 2025

'Plastics are there and seem to be getting worse': Viral study of microplastics in human brains shows worrisome trend, but has flaws

A close-up shot of microplastics resting on a human finger.

LiveScience · Feb 19, 2025

Lasers reveal 1,000-year-old Indigenous road near Chaco Canyon that aligns with the winter solstice

Researchers think the Indigenous roads were more about cosmology than traffic.

LiveScience · Feb 19, 2025

Man nearly guaranteed to get early Alzheimer's is still disease-free in his 70s — how?

A man who should have developed early-onset Alzheimer's disease due to a genetic mutation is still symptom-free in his 70s. Scientists are trying to understand why.

LiveScience · Feb 19, 2025

World's glaciers are losing enough ice to fill 3 Olympic pools every second, terrifying new study finds

A groundbreaking new study provides the first consistent global picture of glacier decline since 2000, revealing that glaciers across the world have lost a whopping 5% of their volume since then.

LiveScience · Feb 19, 2025

What should I do if I find a cool artifact in the US?

Spotting artifacts in the U.S. is common, but archaeologists want you to leave them in place.

LiveScience · Feb 18, 2025

AI 'brain decoder' can read a person's thoughts with just a quick brain scan and almost no training

An improvement to an existing AI-based brain decoder can translate a person's thoughts into text without hours of training.

LiveScience · Feb 17, 2025