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Taste and smell are more complicated than you might think. Working together, and alone, these senses can have big impacts on everything from dementia and...

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13-year-old prodigy Elliott Tanner has graduated from the University of Minnesota with a degree in physics and mathematics.

Learn about the winged wonders of the animal kingdom with the latest bird news, features and articles from Live Science.

Is the longest-lasting civilization China, ancient Egypt or Mesopotamia? Here's a look at the evidence for each of these enduring cultures.

There's some truth to the urban legend that certain toads have psychedelic properties, but licking them isn't a good idea.

mRNA vaccines train the immune system in a similar way to traditional vaccines, but they use a different strategy to get there.

Which ancient Roman inventions and technologies influenced the modern world?

To figure out this mind-bogglingly high number, we need to know how many species have ever lived, dig deep into the fossil record and do a lot of math.

New trial results show that intense gum disease treatment reduces how much the carotid artery narrows in otherwise healthy individuals. This suggests oral...

Animals, especially those on land, can't grow indefinitely. The reason has to do with the square-cube law.

An older woman had a relatively common heart problem, but it had a very rare cause.

Get the latest news and articles about quantum computing from the experts at Live Science.

Our picks of the best small telescopes are all under 10kg, making them perfect for traveling to dark sky sites — check out the best models.

Discover the history, structure, and importance of the periodic table of elements, from Mendeleev’s discovery to modern scientific applications.

A man being treated with corticosteroids developed a rare complication of an infection.

An analysis of car crashes during the 2017 solar eclipse in the U.S. suggests the upcoming April eclipse could also come with an uptick in fatal accidents.

Learn about dementia, how it affects people, how it's diagnosed and what treatments are available.

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Learn killer facts about killer whales with the latest orca news, articles and features from Live Science.

Flipping the switch on fewer than 500 neurons dramatically reduces the alcohol consumption of mice. This novel finding could lead to new targets for...

Live Science welcomes news, analysis, explainer and feature pitches from freelancers. Here's everything you need to know about submitting a story idea to Live...

The new disc is based on a material called AIE-DDPR, which has a much higher storage density than other formats.

In many ways, the history of civilization is the history of chemistry. Humans have always sought to identify, use and change the materials in our environment.

A new study points to brain infection and inflammation as a possible explanation for some cases of sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS.

The world's oldest DNA comes from a 2.4 million-year-old ecosystem in Greenland. Will scientists eventually sequence even older DNA?

The RunStar 8E SmartScan Pro Body Fat Scale not only tracks over 21 body composition stats, but can also measure the distribution of body fat and muscle in the...

Space looks very dark from Earth. But does the solar system, and the universe for that matter, have an area that's the darkest of all?

The oldest known bones of our species, dating back around 300,000 years, have been discovered in a cave in Morocco.

Discover how robots can help push the realms of science and engineering with the latest robotics news, features and articles.

We take a look at the best and worst vegetables for diabetics, to give you a head start on your diabetes diet

The common diabetes drug metformin works partly by excreting sugar from the bloodstream into the intestines, where gut bacteria then convert it into chemicals...

Each week, we highlight a unique medical case whose symptoms, presentation or cause caught the attention of doctors.

A gene on the X chromosome revs up inflammation in the female brain, which may explain why rates of multiple sclerosis are higher in women than in men,...

The FDA is warning consumers not to eat certain frozen shrimp products sold at Walmart after other products from the same company tested positive for a...

Get the latest news and articles about Autism from the experts at Live Science.

From machine learning to neural networks, this exciting field of computer science has focused on developing technologies that mimic human intelligence —...

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A vaccine in development would be the first proactive treatment for overdose and fentanyl addiction, if approved.

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The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has recommended against using the MMRV vaccine in children under 4. This could eliminate a choice for kids'...

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It's easy to fold a piece of paper in half once, twice or even three or four times. But what's the highest number of times one piece of paper can be folded in...

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Two silver coins minted in during the Roman Empire have been found on a remote and uninhabited island in the Baltic Sea. Archaeologists have no idea how they...

Not everyone is prepared to welcome robot overlords.

Monday, Nov. 3 to Friday, Nov. 7, 2025: The week's biggest discoveries and breakthroughs that made headlines.

In the future, research labs will embrace the transformative potential of artificial intelligence to tackle wicked problems and speed up scientific discovery.

Understand the universe's smallest components with the latest particle physics news, features and articles from Live Science.

CRISPR is a versatile tool for editing genomes and has recently been approved as a gene therapy treatment for certain blood disorders.

The NASA mega-rocket set to carry four astronauts on a 10-day test trip around the moon is on its way to its launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida....

From dodos to dinosaurs, stay tuned to extinction science with latest news, features and articles about lost species from Live Science.

Rajasthan RBSE 12th Result 2025, 12th Result 2025 RBSE: The Rajasthan Board has announced RBSE Class 12th result on its official website at...

When its head was chopped off, a tiny part of the head called the brain stem, which links the spinal cord to the top of the brain, was left intact. That's...

NASA's alien-hunting Europa Clipper spacecraft took 7 hours of ultraviolet observations of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS while both objects zoom toward Jupiter.

Here's when Antarctica broke free of an ancient supercontinent.

Which of the body's organs weigh the most? The answer may surprise you.

AI chatbots are infamous energy guzzlers. But why do they use so much electricity?

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There's still much that’s unknown about the subtle impacts a typical COVID-19 infection may have on the body and the nervous system.

Curiosity has helped the human species survive and thrive.

One country has long been a mosquito-free zone, but global warming may change that.

Charles Darwin's theory of evolution and natural selection isn't an idea with holes. It's one of the most solid theories in science. But what exactly is it?

About 500 more people died from drowning each year between 2020 and 2022 than did in 2019, the CDC reports.

The famous Harvest Moon — the first of three supermoons of 2025 — will be the first full moon of autumn when it rises tonight (Oct. 6-7).