'Oddly shaped rock' unearthed in California turns out to be 'immaculate' mastodon molar
A field survey in San Mateo County, California, has revealed the fossilized tooth of an adult Pacific mastodon, an ice-a...
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'There are no easy answers here': New study forecasts a dire dip in food production if key Atlantic currents collapse
Researchers have examined how weakening currents in the Atlantic Ocean could impact global agriculture — and the results...
'Maybe that is how Transformers started': Readers react to the possibility of AI becoming self-aware
Could AI become conscious? Live Science readers revealed their thoughts about this technological possibility.
The sun may once have swallowed a super-Earth planet and could still be hiding the evidence
The sun may have swallowed a super-Earth planet in its early history, and our star may still be hiding the evidence, new...
Mercury Is Shrinking, and Faster Than We Thought
New estimates using the planet’s surface wrinkles show that our smallest planet is growing even smaller, at a faster cli...
Microscopic fragments of ancient alien tech may litter the moon — and scientists have a plan to find them
Researchers propose that tiny technological remnants left over from extinct alien civilizations could have landed on the...
60 years of Star Trek uniforms: Looking back at the everchanging wardrobe of Starfleet
Federation fashions have gone through many evolutions over the last six decades, from pastel pajamas to back-breaking Sp...
On this day in space! Sept. 11, 1985: The International Cometary Explorer makes 1st comet flyby in history for NASA and Europe
On Sept. 11, 1985, the International Cometary Explorer, or "ICE," became the first spacecraft to fly by a comet. Here's ...
Wavy alien dune fields stretch across Mars | Space photo of the day for Sept. 11, 2026
A dune field on Mars, as seen by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
A Promising Heart Drug Failed. What Went So Wrong?
Cardiologists are struggling to figure out why a drug that should have prevented heart attacks didn’t work at all.
2 private spacecraft zoom within 650 feet of each other to showcase 'advanced capabilities' in orbit (photos)
Two spacecraft operated by the company Impulse Space pulled off an impressive orbital feat recently, coming within less ...