Why is AI going on a hacking spree?
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'Starry Night' telescope photo captures some of the oldest stars in the universe — Space photo of the week
The Corona Australis Molecular Cloud shines in a stunning new image revealing glowing nebulae, newborn stars and the…
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Do other animals call each other by name?
Research in dolphins, elephants, parrots and primates suggests animals may call each other by name, but scientists are…
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Archaeologists unearth a medieval nobleman buried with his horse and dog in a rare wooden tomb in Russia
A rare example of a wooden chamber tomb reveals connections between medieval Norse and Old Russian burial styles.
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'The greatest unknown was how much energy would be released by the weapon': How scientists prepared for the Trinity nuclear test
In this excerpt from "Trinity: An Illustrated History of the World’s First Atomic Test," author Emily Seyl looks at the…
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Does tapping on a soda can really stop it from exploding?
Many people tap their soda cans to prevent them from fizzing over, but does this technique actually work?
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Scientists finally know why astronauts struggle to poop in space — and reveal a hidden risk of long-haul spaceflight
A new NASA-backed study has pinpointed why astronauts often experience constipation in space and how that might affect…
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Have your say: Would you trust a humanoid robot with your household chores?
Humanoid robots are moving out of the lab and into people's homes, from $30-an-hour cleaners to $20,000 domestic…
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Meet the scientists 3D printing corneas to restore people's vision, potentially filling a worldwide shortage of transplantable tissue
New 3D-printed corneal implants could help make up for the shortage of donor corneas available for transplant…
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'This is not the outcome we were working towards': $30 million mission to save NASA's Swift telescope fails
NASA's Swift Observatory is set to come crashing down to Earth later this year after private rescue mission failure.
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Climate change will triple the number of days over 105 F in the US. The health impacts will be dire.
Extreme heat will become more common as the climate continues to warm. That will affect almost every facet of our…
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Black hole star? Solar-system-size 'dot' from the early universe is our best evidence yet of a brand-new type of cosmic object
The James Webb Space Telescope has identified the most promising candidate yet for a black hole star, lurking 660…
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Cave sanctuary in Spain has highest number of Latin inscriptions anywhere in the Roman Empire — and many of them mention mysterious 'Lady'
Researchers found 120 ancient inscriptions referring to a mysterious goddess known as "the Lady" in a cave in Valencia,…
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Mini 'arteries-on-a-chip' could help predict a person's risk of stroke
New models of the carotid artery can be personalized for different people, revealing subtle differences in stroke risk.
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1,400-year-old skeleton found in underground channel in Peru may have belonged to human sacrifice victim
A mysterious burial in an underground water channel may help archaeologists understand a pre-Inca ritual in Peru.
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Secret 'messages' in cat pee let felines identify each other — and scientists just cracked the code
Cats can identify each other by the scent of their pee. We now know why.
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IBM's new 'quantum fridges' are nearly 200 times colder than deep space and could pave the way for fault-tolerant quantum computing
IBM's new modular cryogenic system links quantum chips to overcome major infrastructure hurdles and pave the way for a…
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'I'm not sure how such a law could be enforced': Readers react to a possible social media ban for children
Do you think a social media ban for young users would be effective? Live Science readers revealed their thoughts in our…
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Scientists just discovered a big limitation in lab-grown minibrains — they have a skewed 'sense of time'
Miniature models of the brain don't seem to follow the same developmental timetable as real brains, which matters for…
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Astronomers spot the closest, fastest star ever seen orbiting our galaxy's monster black hole
A star is whipping around the Milky Way's central black hole incredibly fast, setting a record for the tightest orbit…
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Out-of-control SpaceX rocket carved a 60-foot crater into the moon, NASA images reveal
NASA has finally revealed the enormous crater left on the moon after a SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage smashed into its…
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Archaeologists used to think women in prehistory wielded no power. Genetic data is upending that idea.
For more than 150 years, leading archaeologists have assumed that women of the past never assumed roles of power. New…
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Diagnostic dilemma: A joyful wedding nearly broke a woman's heart in a rare case of 'happy heart syndrome'
A 65-year-old woman arrived at the ER with textbook signs of a heart attack — but the real trigger turned out to be…
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Body found at bottom of Scottish well may be from rare ritual burial performed centuries ago
An Iron Age grave has been discovered in the Scottish Highlands. The person was buried within what may have been a…
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Peptides are the latest wellness fad. What are they, and are they safe?
An FDA advisory panel has recommended making six unapproved peptides more accessible through compounding pharmacies —…
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Neanderthals may have trekked through the Saudi Arabian desert 55,000 years ago, farther south than experts thought possible
Stone tools from a lakeside site in Saudi Arabia hint that Neanderthals were adapted to the arid Arabian interior, not…
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'Beyond human intuition': AI designs chip components 500 times smaller than what engineers could ever imagine
Three new AI-designed chip components are just a few micrometers long and go beyond what human engineers have…
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The pace of climate change matters more than overall heat in the race to save key Atlantic currents, study finds
The rate of global warming, rather than the extra heat itself, could determine whether a system of ocean currents known…
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Archaeologists discover Etruscan well that was ritually opened with offerings for a goddess — and 'closed' with human bodies
An ancient Etruscan cult likely left burials and bronze artifacts in a well that was recently discovered in Italy.
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Giant underwater plume blasts into swirling cloud 'street' in the East China Sea — Earth from space
A recent satellite photo captured a series of clouds sculpted by von Kármán vortices from a volcano on South Korea's…
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'They don't deserve this beauty and this breathtaking fragility': Former Antarctic tour guides told researchers why they quit the troubling industry
Polar tourism researchers Zdenka Sokolickova and Liz Cooper talk about why a number of Antarctic tour guides have given…
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Do you think social media bans will protect children?
Australia recently passed a law banning social media for children and younger teens, and other countries may follow…
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1,700-year-old church discovered under a lake in Turkey may be the location of the First Council of Nicaea — but other experts disagree
A small church discovered beneath a larger one may have hosted one of the most important meetings in the history of…
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Skeleton with 167 fractures discovered at Scottish castle may have been first victim of Edward I's 'War Wolf' trebuchet
Dozens of fractures in a medieval skeleton found buried near a castle suggest the person may have been killed by a…
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Fire-flame vessel: An exquisitely crafted 4,500-year-old pot from a mysterious culture in Japan
Archaeologists aren't sure why prehistoric people in Japan made these elaborate vessels decorated with flames.
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Elon Musk and Sam Altman claim we've reached the AI singularity. But how would we even know that happened?
Scientists suggest it could take decades to achieve superintelligent AI, and doing so still depends on hypothetical…
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