<![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science ]]> https://www.livescience.com/feeds.xml Tue, 19 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000 en <![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 Mon, 18 May 2026 21:19:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ 950-year-old burial of a pet dingo is first clear archaeological evidence of humans ritually 'feeding' a grave anywhere in the world ]]> 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 10:05:11 +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 <![CDATA[ 'I heard gasps' and 'oh my God': Artemis II astronauts reveal inside story of their mind-bending solar eclipse ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/i-heard-gasps-and-oh-my-god-artemis-ii-astronauts-reveal-inside-story-of-their-mind-bending-solar-eclipse 9f9v7fk2Q3VPixQeoKNcr8 Fri, 15 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'There are 4 people in those pixels': Earth-based telescope snapped Artemis II crew orbiting the moon ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/there-are-4-people-in-those-pixels-earth-based-telescope-snapped-artemis-ii-crew-orbiting-the-moon 4FnZv5mhuaWPbdee9X5PEm Thu, 14 May 2026 16:44:16 +0000 Fri, 15 May 2026 09:40:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ A pill can stop people from developing COVID after being exposed to the virus, trial finds ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/coronavirus/a-pill-can-stop-people-from-developing-covid-after-being-exposed-to-the-virus-trial-finds LKrSVbXF5rtCugDSkasuai Thu, 14 May 2026 16:32:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ High-status Roman woman was buried in a lead coffin with jet hairpins and exotic resins, archaeologists find ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/high-status-roman-woman-was-buried-in-a-lead-coffin-with-jet-hairpins-and-exotic-resins-archaeologists-find SQaUj5njHSqooN9PmSXeDS Thu, 14 May 2026 14:54:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ We tested the 'first self-cleaning air purifier' and it's a pet owner's dream ]]> https://www.livescience.com/products/health-fitness/dreame-fp10-air-purifier-review JKVZrHpw7CRNSwx7ZjKaLK Thu, 14 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000 Tue, 19 May 2026 10:21:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Extreme' crystal that formed in 1945 nuclear bomb test is unlike anything scientists have seen ]]> https://www.livescience.com/chemistry/extreme-crystal-that-formed-in-1945-nuclear-bomb-test-is-unlike-anything-scientists-have-seen ZbvmfinGQBG7sZ29gm24LL Thu, 14 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Thu, 14 May 2026 19:41:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ SpaceX prepares to launch next-generation Starship, the tallest and most powerful rocket ever built ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/spacex-prepares-to-launch-next-generation-starship-the-tallest-and-most-powerful-rocket-ever-built XD2hjFnwV9pHfEKgmaSEUZ Wed, 13 May 2026 18:54:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Membership in WHO is critical': America is no longer at the helm of international outbreak responses, Emory epidemiologist says ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/viruses-infections-disease/were-less-prepared-for-contagious-pathogens-the-us-has-degraded-its-ability-to-track-and-squash-outbreaks-emory-epidemiologist-says qzP6oBYRNduHF9NSDQcakc Wed, 13 May 2026 18:50:00 +0000 Fri, 15 May 2026 19:02:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Exceptional' drilled tooth reveals Neanderthals practiced dentistry in Siberia 60,000 years ago ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/neanderthals/exceptional-drilled-tooth-reveals-neanderthals-practiced-dentistry-in-siberia-60-000-years-ago S33DuNEztU3vgpdjP8tJWY Wed, 13 May 2026 18:00:00 +0000 Thu, 14 May 2026 13:33:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Milky Way ate a galaxy called Loki, and scientists think they found its bones ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/astronomy/the-milky-way-ate-a-galaxy-called-loki-and-scientists-think-they-found-its-bones YHEuR5fg9dhLg6btTQ2XpW Wed, 13 May 2026 17:20:13 +0000 Thu, 14 May 2026 19:40:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ Pollution may fuel depression, anxiety and other mental health problems, emerging research suggests ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/pollution-may-fuel-depression-anxiety-and-other-mental-health-problems-emerging-research-suggests QrorLrBB3YTw2QiMpoedXh Wed, 13 May 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Mon, 18 May 2026 15:03:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS review ]]> https://www.livescience.com/products/optics/sony-fe-200-600mm-f-5-6-6-3-g-oss-review 5ZSdkkTWYDHqzSDNMAD5mE Wed, 13 May 2026 15:06:03 +0000 Wed, 13 May 2026 15:06:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ Homo erectus genetic material sequenced for the first time, and it shows 'deep genetic links' with modern humans ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/human-evolution/homo-erectus-genetic-material-sequenced-for-the-first-time-and-it-shows-deep-genetic-links-with-modern-humans XHbEh7HRrPK3xcMpDiHtT3 Wed, 13 May 2026 15:02:18 +0000 Wed, 13 May 2026 15:12:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ Diagnostic dilemma: An infant's brown eyes turned indigo after COVID antiviral treatment ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/medicine-drugs/diagnostic-dilemma-an-infants-brown-eyes-turned-indigo-after-covid-antiviral-treatment QrbVR4Pz6cczPX5Tt3i8rZ Wed, 13 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Thu, 14 May 2026 08:41:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ AI self-replication hacks 'no longer purely theoretical,' study finds —‬ ‪but experts say it's too soon to panic ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/ai-self-replication-hacks-no-longer-purely-theoretical-study-finds-but-experts-say-its-too-soon-to-panic GmQARa4CAjgmTxeCwnoNXG Wed, 13 May 2026 09:30:00 +0000 Fri, 15 May 2026 10:03:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ Hantavirus outbreaks could become more likely as virus-carrying rodents expand their range, model finds ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/viruses-infections-disease/hantavirus-outbreaks-could-become-more-likely-as-virus-carrying-rodents-expand-their-range-model-finds xw4fS86GY6tFGRmsMmX9GD Tue, 12 May 2026 19:30:00 +0000 Wed, 13 May 2026 10:54:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ Physicists find evidence that the universe isn't perfectly uniform — potentially unraveling a 100-year-old model of cosmology ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/cosmology/physicists-find-evidence-that-the-universe-isnt-perfectly-uniform-potentially-unraveling-a-100-year-old-model-of-cosmology 7PNgHAMPrfFXF9PLKXWZQL Tue, 12 May 2026 17:17:42 +0000 Wed, 13 May 2026 19:09:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'A combination of amazement and horror': Hitchhiker fish hide in manta ray buttholes ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/fish/a-combination-of-amazement-and-horror-hitchhiker-fish-hide-in-manta-ray-buttholes oZwNBkmTgWWELArLLLmhfL Tue, 12 May 2026 16:39:22 +0000 Tue, 12 May 2026 19:03:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ Eruption blows hole in sun's atmosphere, unleashing solar flare and potentially triggering northern lights ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/the-sun/eruption-blows-hole-in-suns-atmosphere-unleashing-solar-flare-and-potentially-triggering-northern-lights znU2VuXNispzakEQjdQhPi Tue, 12 May 2026 16:06:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ Once-in-a-century 'super' El Niño in the cards as ocean temperatures reach near record highs in April ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/once-in-a-century-super-el-nino-in-the-cards-as-ocean-temperatures-reach-near-record-highs-in-april bKZ7c5KXYLVu3UrfxZz5FM Tue, 12 May 2026 15:25:47 +0000 Wed, 13 May 2026 10:53:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Speculation' and 'egregious failure': 30 researchers publish scathing critiques of study that questioned date of early human occupation of Monte Verde in Chile ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/americas/speculation-and-egregious-failure-30-researchers-publish-scathing-critiques-of-study-that-questioned-date-of-early-human-occupation-of-monte-verde-in-chile dQrBzVG95hHujsDhTJkSYK Tue, 12 May 2026 15:17:27 +0000 Wed, 13 May 2026 10:54:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ Shimmering silver 'sunglint' obscures Hawaii as hurricane approaches — Earth from space ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/weather/shimmering-silver-sunglint-obscures-hawaii-as-hurricane-approaches-earth-from-space YESsibx2hPHDxzJsfwyiwf Tue, 12 May 2026 14:04:30 +0000 Tue, 12 May 2026 14:29:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ Microplastics absorb heat in the atmosphere and contribute to global warming — as if they weren't bad enough ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/microplastics-absorb-heat-in-the-atmosphere-and-contribute-to-global-warming-as-if-they-werent-bad-enough sMhgtvoW27sXKokNeXjRva Tue, 12 May 2026 10:07:52 +0000 Tue, 12 May 2026 10:55:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'The name was inaccurate': PCOS gets a new name after years-long effort ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/reproductive-health/the-name-was-inaccurate-pcos-gets-a-new-name-after-years-long-effort EpQ7FMzkNUAtVJJVScXPmU Tue, 12 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Tue, 12 May 2026 19:02:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Insect apocalypse' is already fueling malnutrition in some regions, first-of-its-kind study reveals ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/insects/insect-apocalypse-is-already-fueling-malnutrition-in-some-regions-first-of-its-kind-study-reveals hJVuXj8mAYju2ytbMmPYvD Mon, 11 May 2026 21:51:03 +0000 Mon, 11 May 2026 21:52:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ New 'trick' fixes major flaw with lasers in neutral-atom quantum computers — inching us closer to more powerful systems ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/quantum/new-trick-fixes-major-flaw-in-neutral-atom-quantum-computers-inching-us-closer-to-a-superpowerful-system ngHw2xuDmFtvNp2ojYom9b Mon, 11 May 2026 15:00:00 +0000 Wed, 13 May 2026 09:19:08 +0000