Why does pooping feel so good? Here's the science behind why going number two can bring a sense of relief. LiveScience · Oct 25, 2025
1,400-year-old hieroglyphs reveal name of powerful Maya queen Mayan language experts have decoded the name of a previously unknown Maya queen on a stone inscription discovered last year. LiveScience · Oct 24, 2025
Neanderthals could be brought back within 20 years — but is it a good idea? With today's technology, we cannot bring back Neanderthals. But even if future advances allow it, should we? LiveScience · Oct 24, 2025
DNA reveals what killed Napoleon's soldiers during their disastrous retreat from Russia in 1812 A mass grave holding soldiers from Napoleon Bonaparte's French army reveals some of the diseases that killed the Grande Armée during its disastrous retreat from Russia in 1812. LiveScience · Oct 24, 2025
'Near stationary' Tropical Storm Melissa is moving slower than a person walking — and it may bring deadly flash floods to the Caribbean Tropical Storm Melissa is moving at a snail's pace but will intensify rapidly over the weekend as it feeds off near-record-warm water temperatures in the Caribbean Sea, forecasters say. LiveScience · Oct 24, 2025
Eternal Flame Falls: New York's mini waterfall that hides a grotto filled with undying fire Eternal Flame Falls sits on a bed of shale rocks rich in organic matter. As this matter breaks down, it produces highly flammable natural gas that escapes through cracks in the ground. LiveScience · Oct 24, 2025
Strange object between Saturn and Uranus is 'evolving' its own ring system, study suggests Astronomers have found signs that the small icy world Chiron, orbiting between Saturn and Uranus, may be forming a new ring system in near-real time. LiveScience · Oct 24, 2025
New images of interstellar object 3I/ATLAS show giant 'jet' shooting toward the sun New telescope images show that the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is shooting a giant jet of gas and dust toward the sun. This is normal behavior for comets, an expert told Live Science. LiveScience · Oct 23, 2025
Rare fossils in New Mexico reveal dinosaurs were doing just fine before the asteroid annihilated them all New dating has revealed that New Mexico's last dinosaurs were healthy, diverse and thriving at the end of the Cretaceous period, suggesting non-avian dinosaurs weren't in decline before being snuffed out by the asteroid strike. LiveScience · Oct 23, 2025
Scientists have just defined five sleep profiles — and some could help spot mental illness Researchers have identified five distinct profiles that map to certain brain signatures. Each profile is tied to certain behaviors and cognitive issues. LiveScience · Oct 23, 2025
Charred piece of secretive Chinese rocket found still smoldering in the Australian outback Experts believe that a five-foot-wide piece of space debris discovered near an Australian mining town was part of a dead Chinese rocket. The wreckage likely crashed just before it was found. LiveScience · Oct 23, 2025
Rare half-pink rough diamond with 'astounding' weight of 37.4 carats discovered in Botswana Experts at a laboratory in Botswana managed by the Gemological Institute of America recently examined an extraordinary natural diamond with two distinct color zones. LiveScience · Oct 23, 2025
Venomous snake strikes captured in extreme detail through high-speed videos for first time Over 100 videos of venomous snake strikes reveal three different types of attacks, with some biting down several times "to prolong the venom flow into their prey." LiveScience · Oct 23, 2025
Science history: Scientists use 'click chemistry' to watch molecules in living organisms — Oct. 23, 2007 Carolyn Bertozzi and colleagues laid out a way to make paradigm-shifting "click-chemistry" compatible with living cells, opening up a window into living organisms. LiveScience · Oct 23, 2025
LiveScience · Oct 22, 2025 Scientists create ultrapowerful, squishy robotic 'eye' that focuses automatically and doesn't need a power source Inspired by animal vision, the eye could become part of soft robots without any electronic components.
LiveScience · Oct 22, 2025 Mysterious glow at the Milky Way's center could reshape a major cosmic theory A mysterious glow at the center of the Milky Way has puzzled astronomers for more than a decade. New research offers an explanation that could also reshape what we know about dark matter.
LiveScience · Oct 22, 2025 1,300-year-old poop reveals pathogens plagued prehistoric people in Mexico's 'Cave of the Dead Children' Scientists studied ancient poop and found loads of intestinal diseases.
LiveScience · Oct 22, 2025 World's biggest X-ray laser discovers never-before-seen type of ice that's solid at room temperature Researchers have unveiled ice XXI, a new form of ice that's solid at room temperatures when subjected to immense pressure.
LiveScience · Oct 22, 2025 Astronomers spot giant hidden 'bridge' and record-breaking tail between 2 dwarf galaxies Researchers discovered a hidden 185,000 light-year "bridge" of gas between two distant galaxies, which are also trailed by a 1.6 million light-year galactic tail — the largest of its kind ever seen.
LiveScience · Oct 22, 2025 Astronomers discover skyscraper-size asteroid hidden in sun's glare — and it's moving at a near-record pace The newly discovered "twilight" asteroid, 2025 SC79, was obscured by the sun's glare until an astronomer pointed the Dark Energy Camera at it, highlighting the potential dangers of unseen asteroids.
LiveScience · Oct 22, 2025 Google's breakthrough 'Quantum Echoes' algorithm pushes us closer to useful quantum computing — running 13,000 times faster than on a supercomputer The new quantum computing algorithm, called "Quantum Echoes," is the first that can be independently verified by running it on another quantum computer.
LiveScience · Oct 22, 2025 You don't need to be very happy to avoid an early death from chronic disease, study finds A new study suggests that being happier could help reduce your risk of dying prematurely from chronic diseases like cancer, diabetes and heart disease. But the threshold at which this happiness effect kicks in is fairly low.
LiveScience · Oct 22, 2025 Diagnostic dilemma: A toddler accidently ate gonorrhea bacteria from a lab dish In a bizarre medical case published in 1984, a young boy was inadvertently exposed to an STI-causing bacteria in a lab dish.
LiveScience · Oct 22, 2025 Plants self-organize in a 'hidden order,' echoing pattern found across nature Scientists have discovered a "perfect disordered hyperuniform" pattern in how plants arrange themselves across many dry landscapes that allows them to make the most of water resources.
LiveScience · Oct 21, 2025 James Webb telescope finds that galaxies in the early universe were much more chaotic than we thought Using the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have charted billions of years of galactic evolution, finding that galaxies near the dawn of time were much more chaotic than they are today.