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Parkfield, San Andreas, and the quest for a 'crystal ball' for predicting earthquakes before they happen

A small town in California was hit by earthquakes once every 22 years for over a century, setting the stage for a major seismic experiment in the 1980s and 90s. But the quake ended up being 11 years late. In this excerpt from "When Worlds Quake," geophysicist Hrvoje Tkalčić looks…

LiveScience · Jan 13

Ötzi the Iceman mummy carried a high-risk strain of HPV, research finds

Two renowned prehistoric individuals were likely infected with a human papillomavirus that has been linked to several cancers.

LiveScience · Jan 13

Is there such a thing as 'too much' protein?

Daily protein requirements vary a bit person to person, but some evidence suggests consuming high amounts of protein could do more harm than good. Live Science spoke to experts to learn more.

LiveScience · Jan 13

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Ethereal ice structures swirl alongside Chicago during extreme cold snap fueled by polar vortex — Earth from space

A 2025 satellite image shows a series of ghostly ice swirls sculpted on the surface of Lake Michigan by strong winds during an extreme cold snap that covered Chicago in a blanket of snow.

LiveScience · Jan 13

DNA from ancient viral infections helps embryos develop, mouse study reveals

A stretch of viral DNA in the mouse genome gives cells in early-stage embryos the potential to become almost any cell type in the body.

LiveScience · Jan 12

Metal compounds identified as potential new antibiotics, thanks to robots doing 'click chemistry'

Using robots and click chemistry, scientists built potential active ingredients for future antibiotics that contain metal.

LiveScience · Jan 12

Astronomers may have already spotted the 'Great Comet of 2026' — and it could soon be visible to the naked eye

Recently discovered Comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS) will make its closest approach to the sun and Earth in late April and could potentially be visible to the naked eye. It may end up being the brightest comet of the year.

LiveScience · Jan 12

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Tumba Madžari Great Mother: A boxy goddess figurine from North Macedonia designed to protect Stone Age houses 7,800 years ago

Stone Age people in Macedonia created goddess figurines whose bottom half was a house.

LiveScience · Jan 12

Monumental tomb discovered in Turkey might be of royal from King Midas' kingdom

A burial mound in Turkey may have held the remains of a member of King Midas's family. But not all experts are convinced.

LiveScience · Jan 11

Giant cosmic 'sandwich' is the largest planet-forming disk ever seen — Space photo of the week

A strange, sandwich-shaped object is giving astronomers a rare view of the chaotic birthplaces of planets.

LiveScience · Jan 11

What's the oldest river in the world?

The oldest river predates the dinosaurs. But how do we know this?

LiveScience · Jan 11

Oddball 'platypus galaxies' spotted by James Webb telescope may challenge our understanding of galaxy formation

Astronomers spotted nine galaxies with characteristics that have never been seen as a collection before. It's possible this is a newly found type of star-forming galaxy.

LiveScience · Jan 10

Dionysus and his erect penis depicted on 2,500-year-old bone stylus found in Sicily

Archaeologists in Sicily found a unique writing implement featuring a grumpy-faced god and his erect penis.

LiveScience · Jan 10

Why doesn't stomach acid burn through our stomachs?

The hydrochloric acid in your stomach can burn through metal — so why doesn't it burn through your stomach?

LiveScience · Jan 10

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LiveScience · Jan 9

China's 'artificial sun' reactor shatters major fusion limit — a step closer to near-limitless clean energy

China's EAST nuclear fusion reactor has successfully kept plasma stable at extreme densities, passing a major fusion milestone and potentially bringing humanity closer to wielding near-limitless clean energy.

LiveScience · Jan 9

Homo erectus wasn't the first human species to leave Africa 1.8 million years ago, fossils suggest

A new analysis of enigmatic skulls from the Republic of Georgia suggest that Homo erectus wasn't the only human species to leave Africa 1.8 million years ago.

LiveScience · Jan 9

Giant sunspot that triggered recent solar 'superstorm' shot out nearly 1,000 flares and a secret X-rated explosion, record-breaking study reveals

The massive sunspot that sparked an "extreme" geomagnetic storm in May 2024 unleashed hundreds of other dangerous solar flares, including a hidden X-class outburst, a new paper reveals. The study sets a record for the longest continuous observation of a single active region on our home star.

LiveScience · Jan 9

Never-before-seen footage captures moment scientists find new, giant anaconda species in Amazon

Scientists recently discovered a new species of green anaconda in the Amazon rainforest. A new Nat Geo series shows the moment they encountered this snake in the wild.

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LiveScience · Jan 9

Tiny bump on 7 million-year-old fossil suggests ancient ape walked upright — and might even be a human ancestor

The way Sahelanthropus tchadensis moved has long been debated. The discovery of a small bump on the front of the thigh bone is "beyond convincing" evidence this ape was bipedal.

LiveScience · Jan 9

Avenue of the Baobabs: Madagascar's natural monument with dozens of 'mother of the forest' trees

The Avenue of the Baobabs preserves the remnant trees of an ancient tropical forest on Madagascar.

LiveScience · Jan 9

1,100-year-old mummy found in Chile died of extensive injuries when a turquoise mine caved in, CT scans reveal

The mummified remains of a man buried close to a turquoise mine in Chile's Atacama Desert suggest he was a miner who died in a tragic occupational accident.

LiveScience · Jan 9

Jupiter will outshine every star in the sky this weekend — how to see the 'king of planets' at opposition

Jupiter reaches opposition on Jan. 10, when it will shine all night at its brightest as Earth moves between the giant planet and the sun.

LiveScience · Jan 9

Science history: Sophie Germain, first woman to win France's prestigious 'Grand Mathematics Prize' is snubbed when tickets to award ceremony are 'lost in the mail' — Jan. 9, 1816

Sophie Germain was a brilliant, self-taught mathematician who won one of France's most prestigious prizes, yet she declined to attend the award ceremony because the committee members didn't respect her work.

LiveScience · Jan 8

Hubble telescope discovers 'Cloud-9,' a dark and rare 'failed galaxy' that's unlike anything seen before

Astronomers have revealed a new type of cosmic object called Cloud-9 — a dim, starless gas cloud anchored by a massive dark matter halo that may be the first-confirmed failed galaxy.

LiveScience · Jan 8

NASA announces unprecedented return of sick ISS astronaut and crew

NASA has announced the early return of Crew-11 from the International Space Station after an unidentified astronaut experienced a medical problem.

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