<![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science ]]> https://www.livescience.com/feeds.xml Fri, 22 May 2026 20:17:49 +0000 en <![CDATA[ Ebola outbreak in Central Africa will be a nightmare to contain, experts warn ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/viruses-infections-disease/ebola-outbreak-in-central-africa-will-be-a-nightmare-to-contain-experts-warn TWNNbkXHywwDNNikrH4WS4 Fri, 22 May 2026 20:17:49 +0000 Fri, 22 May 2026 20:19:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ Landmark finding that showed brains of kids with ADHD mature later was actually a mirage in the data, new research finds ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/neuroscience/landmark-finding-that-showed-brains-of-kids-with-adhd-mature-later-was-actually-a-mirage-in-the-data-new-research-finds aYUt5KjRwL75z4VuzDP5B4 Fri, 22 May 2026 18:15:00 +0000 Fri, 22 May 2026 19:17:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Seal pups were dying from a 'corkscrew killer' on a Canadian island. It turned out to be cannibals. ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/marine-mammals/seal-pups-were-dying-from-a-corkscrew-killer-on-a-canadian-island-it-turned-out-to-be-cannibals iHAHV2GRT4KbK9VmiSeQSL Fri, 22 May 2026 16:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Scientists claimed the world's oldest rock art is 67,800 years old. But is the science behind that estimate flawed? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/scientists-claimed-the-worlds-oldest-rock-art-is-67-800-years-old-but-is-the-science-behind-that-estimate-flawed oGi9iFtPM973rUYWrKEgyK Fri, 22 May 2026 15:00:00 +0000 Fri, 22 May 2026 19:17:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Can AI really simulate human thinking? Research casts doubt on an influential study, suggesting an advanced model was just really good at memorizing patterns. ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/can-ai-really-simulate-human-thinking-research-casts-doubt-on-an-influential-study-suggesting-an-advanced-model-was-just-really-good-at-memorizing-patterns xCegS9jayvYa7XQudP3ZZH Fri, 22 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ One of Neptune's 16 moons is not like the others, James Webb telescope finds — and it could be key to fully understanding the solar system ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/neptune/one-of-neptunes-16-moons-is-not-like-the-others-james-webb-telescope-finds-and-it-could-be-key-to-fully-understanding-the-solar-system eXDynYpUBx9qDzUmVB2Pd5 Fri, 22 May 2026 10:30:00 +0000 Fri, 22 May 2026 11:58:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ There's a new T. rex from the dinosaur age — and it ruled the seas with a skull-crushing bite ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/extinct-species/theres-a-new-t-rex-from-the-dinosaur-age-and-it-ruled-the-seas-with-a-skull-crushing-bite YFUMm7AbnayrmAx9Wzo3Wa Thu, 21 May 2026 20:13:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ 800-year-old 'hugging skeletons' are genetically confirmed as Poland's only medieval same-sex double burial ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/800-year-old-hugging-skeletons-are-genetically-confirmed-as-polands-only-medieval-same-sex-double-burial zgRadeLcv23fu8gj6gd5tJ Thu, 21 May 2026 20:04:31 +0000 Fri, 22 May 2026 19:08:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'I have no doubt that life is out there': Why radio astronomers are convinced alien contact is only a matter of time ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/extraterrestrial-life/i-have-no-doubt-that-life-is-out-there-why-radio-astronomers-are-convinced-alien-contact-is-only-a-matter-of-time yYtQpbrXCv4Rm5EQmdDARC Thu, 21 May 2026 18:21:16 +0000 Fri, 22 May 2026 08:56:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ Great Pyramid of Giza is remarkably resilient to earthquakes —‬ and it's due to the ancient Egyptians' 'extraordinary' engineering knowledge ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/ancient-egyptians/great-pyramid-of-giza-is-remarkably-resilient-to-earthquakes-and-its-due-to-the-ancient-egyptians-extraordinary-engineering-knowledge 7zPkt23nrLt4XTABVVKjC9 Thu, 21 May 2026 15:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ China's real-life 'transformer' mech is a giant humanoid robot that can switch from bounding on 4 legs to walking on 2 ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/robotics/chinas-real-life-transformer-mech-is-a-giant-humanoid-robot-that-can-switch-from-bounding-on-4-legs-to-walking-on-2 PSFoYLgtbjS5uwVabYBNsS Thu, 21 May 2026 15:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ How can we prevent AI models from cannibalizing themselves when human-generated data runs out? Scientists say they've found the answer. ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/how-can-we-prevent-ai-models-from-cannibalizing-themselves-when-human-generated-data-runs-out-scientists-say-theyve-found-the-answer pRqwwYxGThAkGULceBFhu4 Thu, 21 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Thu, 21 May 2026 15:12:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ Complex animals evolved up to 10 million years earlier than previously thought, fossil discovery shows ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/evolution/complex-animals-evolved-up-to-10-million-years-earlier-than-previously-thought-fossil-discovery-shows 4aekcppXeD2acEmMFVdkgV Wed, 20 May 2026 22:28:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ Scurvy-plagued whalers' remains discovered at 'Corpse Point' in Svalbard ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/scurvy-plagued-whalers-remains-discovered-at-corpse-point-in-svalbard 8BazxmUKjLskbRQmpyK2NT Wed, 20 May 2026 19:43:13 +0000 Thu, 21 May 2026 19:03:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ Common asthma drug helps fight hard-to-treat cancers, including aggressive breast cancers, early study finds ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/cancer/common-asthma-drug-helps-fight-hard-to-treat-cancers-including-aggressive-breast-cancers-early-study-finds j5LKqHvg5KgeBfuGcdnF8h Wed, 20 May 2026 17:23:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ Physicists confirm 'negative time' is real by asking the atoms themselves ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/quantum-physics/physicists-confirm-negative-time-is-real-by-asking-the-atoms-themselves HUs99L9cRZQiaQKNzLj8ZG Wed, 20 May 2026 16:52:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Appalachian Mountains hold enough lithium to make 500 billion cellphones, researchers discover ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/geology/the-appalachian-mountains-hold-enough-lithium-to-make-500-billion-cellphones-researchers-discover h386NnvScKLPwmy58Z9soH Wed, 20 May 2026 16:18:49 +0000 Wed, 20 May 2026 18:56:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ Celestron AstroMaster LT 70AZ review ]]> https://www.livescience.com/products/optics/celestron-astromaster-lt-70az-review 5eQKZcGdBBgFnYszX49X3T Wed, 20 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Diagnostic dilemma: Biopsy triggered 'spontaneous regression' of woman's arm tumor ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/cancer/diagnostic-dilemma-biopsy-triggered-spontaneous-regression-of-womans-arm-tumor MsLZfD6ZYXp9CniZYcjN5b Wed, 20 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Thu, 21 May 2026 19:03:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ 800-year-old notebook and fancy silk toilet paper discovered in medieval latrine in Germany ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/800-year-old-notebook-and-fancy-silk-toilet-paper-discovered-in-medieval-latrine-in-germany 9JSxkAhkzGJh9L5EZkRQhj Wed, 20 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Wed, 20 May 2026 18:57:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ China installs world's largest floating wind turbine in deep water test — it generates enough energy to power 4,200 homes annually ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/engineering/china-installs-worlds-largest-single-unit-floating-wind-turbine-in-deep-water-test-generates-power-4200-homes NKG8v2NZezY5q7fY6oW2kU Wed, 20 May 2026 09:30:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ More young people are getting colorectal cancer — here's what scientists think might be happening ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/cancer/more-young-people-are-getting-colorectal-cancer-heres-what-scientists-think-might-be-happening QKbJRc8HHVdSH2LPLN2AP3 Wed, 20 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ A transition may be coming for a massive Italian volcano ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/volcanoes/the-system-is-likely-to-reach-a-breaking-point-major-italian-volcano-is-speeding-toward-a-transition-and-a-major-eruption-could-be-on-the-way pN7qaYibAgyUWGfRQ7sWYe Wed, 20 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Fri, 22 May 2026 16:45:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ Scientists discover deadly, highly venomous box jellyfish near Singapore's 'Island of Death Behind' ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/aquatic-animals/deadly-highly-venomous-box-jellyfish-discovered-near-singapore-is-a-newfound-species Hbp4RcBgJqSh773m29oArA Tue, 19 May 2026 18:59:30 +0000 Thu, 21 May 2026 23:34:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ Poll: What do you think of PMOS, the new name for PCOS? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/reproductive-health/poll-what-do-you-think-of-pmos-the-new-name-for-pcos S8XSQgmcYnQKQcwgSoHDM4 Tue, 19 May 2026 17:26:46 +0000 Tue, 19 May 2026 19:05:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ Withings Body Scan smart scale review: Premium health insights, premium price ]]> https://www.livescience.com/products/health-fitness/withings-body-scan-review MjV9KUA5tgKbFfFZvZuuDB Tue, 19 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Celestron Outland X 10x25 binocular review ]]> https://www.livescience.com/products/optics/celestron-outland-x-10x25-binocular-review BkkMDiVMKonEnGoPTJJbnZ Tue, 19 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ World's first 'native' color lidar will let robots and self-driving cars map the world in full color 3D ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/electric-vehicles/worlds-first-native-color-lidar-will-let-robots-and-self-driving-cars-map-the-world-in-full-color-3d H8ja23Jcfpifc43exYSrET Tue, 19 May 2026 09:35:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Global warming is accelerating 5,000 times faster than rice can evolve ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/global-warming-is-accelerating-5-000-times-faster-than-rice-can-evolve BgakjxK6dtXeYTczQt869m Tue, 19 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Tue, 19 May 2026 10:02:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ Bright-blue 'potash ponds' shine alongside a dark-green river in Utah — Earth from space ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/bright-blue-potash-ponds-shine-alongside-a-dark-green-river-in-utah-earth-from-space yt5zDPSvvcCqm2pNk3Cguh Tue, 19 May 2026 07:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 1,200-year-old giant 'death jar' in Laos contains generations of human skeletons ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/1-200-year-old-giant-death-jar-in-laos-contains-generations-of-human-skeletons BtnSX8sPXDX3JAwrpqmpKB Mon, 18 May 2026 23:01:00 +0000 Tue, 19 May 2026 10:04:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ Doctor's kit found on Mount Vesuvius victim in Pompeii ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/doctors-kit-found-on-mount-vesuvius-victim-in-pompeii 5U2ivo3Y5asTJhTkiNdJs6 Mon, 18 May 2026 21:14:52 +0000 Tue, 19 May 2026 19:05:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ 950-year-old burial of a pet dingo reveals unique archaeological evidence of humans ritually 'feeding' a grave ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/950-year-old-burial-of-a-pet-dingo-is-first-clear-archaeological-evidence-of-humans-ritually-feeding-a-grave-anywhere-in-the-world NtwiNhR6yL44FEkq3W6hHV Mon, 18 May 2026 19:20:42 +0000 Tue, 19 May 2026 14:06:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ Deadly Ebola outbreak is a public health emergency of international concern, WHO declares ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/viruses-infections-disease/deadly-ebola-outbreak-is-a-public-health-emergency-of-international-concern-who-declares cXuE6DXXNEpJma8wukuWha Mon, 18 May 2026 17:51:15 +0000 Mon, 18 May 2026 18:48:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Truly significant': James Webb telescope reveals largest-ever map of the universe's hidden megastructures ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/astronomy/truly-significant-james-webb-telescope-reveals-largest-ever-map-of-the-universes-hidden-megastructures TTvtwKRgey82eMvcjfHHJF Mon, 18 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Daunian kyathos: A 2,700-year-old ceramic cup from Italy decorated with an exuberant-looking, bug-eyed fellow ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/daunian-kyathos-a-2-700-year-old-ceramic-cup-from-italy-decorated-with-an-exuberant-looking-bug-eyed-fellow eYfxh4VjUauWqHhgaYDdKe Mon, 18 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Last titan' of Thailand discovered, and it's the longest-necked dinosaur on record from Southeast Asia ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/dinosaurs/last-titan-of-thailand-discovered-and-its-the-longest-necked-dinosaur-on-record-from-southeast-asia qMS6mkZR8dqymo2pZPcHeT Sun, 17 May 2026 14:05:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'We kept finding large, circular mass graves' in the Sahara predating the ancient Egyptians, archaeologists report ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/we-kept-finding-large-circular-mass-graves-in-the-sahara-predating-the-ancient-egyptians-archaeologists-report-opinion p6rzHn9EhQdYpTviwkvYX9 Sun, 17 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Webb and Hubble sink deep into the dazzling Whirlpool Galaxy — Space photo of the week ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/astronomy/webb-and-hubble-sink-deep-into-the-dazzling-whirlpool-galaxy-space-photo-of-the-week 7kMsVDEa2AbKYGFXsrEGcf Sun, 17 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Why aren't brain transplants possible? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/neuroscience/why-arent-brain-transplants-possible f6JfKXeFVpuoVZr3m6y7FX Sun, 17 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 8-year-old African American boy from Colonial Maryland found buried with white Colonists, and it's unclear if he was enslaved ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/americas/8-year-old-african-american-boy-from-colonial-maryland-found-buried-with-white-colonists-and-its-unclear-if-he-was-enslaved kzhYNSUmdwQsiDqg4DT658 Sat, 16 May 2026 15:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ What counts as 'close contact'? Why the risk of hantavirus transmission is tricky to define ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/viruses-infections-disease/what-counts-as-close-contact-why-the-risk-of-hantavirus-transmission-is-tricky-to-define Y2iVF5pudmuQ3dg7eabthM Sat, 16 May 2026 14:00:00 +0000 Mon, 18 May 2026 09:30:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ Science news this week: PCOS has a new name, Neanderthals were the world's oldest dentists, and the first nuclear bomb explosion spawned an 'alien' crystal ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/science-news-this-week-pcos-has-a-new-name-neanderthals-were-the-worlds-oldest-dentists-and-the-first-nuclear-bomb-explosion-spawned-an-alien-crystal ww4rs6RLmbffoQNiouVyeY Sat, 16 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Newly discovered, blue-whale-size asteroid will fly super close to Earth today — and you can watch it live ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/asteroids/asteroid-2026-jh2 UxG5rgkUmaM2MUnEGtmTwf Sat, 16 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Mon, 18 May 2026 09:27:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ Can people catch infections from plants? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/can-people-catch-infections-from-plants DzMKMb6gGruLuW4bWZrzmf Sat, 16 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'The biggest El Niño event since the 1870s': 'Super' El Niño is now the most likely scenario by the end of this year ‪—‬ and the humanitarian cost could be huge ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/weather/the-biggest-el-nino-event-since-the-1870s-super-el-nino-is-now-the-most-likely-scenario-by-the-end-of-this-year-and-the-humanitarian-cost-could-be-huge qx4NvUYYY5K58MWVdtxbzG Fri, 15 May 2026 16:33:41 +0000 Fri, 15 May 2026 16:34:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ AI chatbots are turbocharging violence against women and girls: We urgently need to regulate them ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/ai-chatbots-are-turbo-charging-violence-against-women-and-girls-we-urgently-need-to-regulate-them-opinion zWu5747ZaZbbqyoyEZgCv9 Fri, 15 May 2026 15:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Antarctica’s sudden sea ice loss is one of the most extreme and confusing events in the modern climate record. Scientists now know why it's happening. ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/antarctica/antarcticas-sudden-sea-ice-loss-is-one-of-the-most-extreme-and-confusing-events-in-the-modern-climate-record-scientists-now-know-why-its-happening Zeirnra8CCWz8YFf5w9wPV Fri, 15 May 2026 12:51:41 +0000 Tue, 19 May 2026 09:51:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ Withings ScanWatch 2 review: A stunningly elegant, health-focused ECG smartwatch ]]> https://www.livescience.com/products/health-fitness/withings-scanwatch-2-review jpXrG3SKK6dezbHCdqMxJi Fri, 15 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Don Juan Pond: Antarctica's salty, syrupy lake that never freezes, even when it's minus 58 F ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/antarctica/don-juan-pond-antarcticas-salty-syrupy-lake-that-never-freezes-even-when-its-minus-58-f 8VKiQyBE2Ztaao7Tehj8xe Fri, 15 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000