Ancient Egyptians sacrificed pharaohs' servants so they could continue to serve their king in the afterlife, new study finds
The ancient Egyptians practiced human sacrifice around 5,000 years ago, a new study finds.
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1,800-year-old temple to Mars and statue of Victory unearthed at Roman military fort in Germany
Archaeologists in Germany have found a temple to Mars, the god of war, next to a Roman Empire military encampment.
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Urn with jaguars and skulls: A 1,400-year-old burial container depicting a deceased ruler's arrival to the Maya underworld
This 1,400-year-old Maya urn features skulls, underworld gods, and a deceased ancestor dressed like a jaguar.
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New quantum chip taps into weird quasiparticles to get qubits to communicate over long distances
Scientists have developed a new type of architecture for quantum computing chips, and it could pave the way for…
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Scientists recreate the universe's first moments and find something they didn't expect
A particle collider experiment just revealed something unexpected about how the fiery soup of particles that filled the…
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First photos from Smile spacecraft show Earth like you've never seen it before
The joint European-Chinese Smile satellite officially began its science operations this week, sharing a ghostly image…
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Do animals experience schadenfreude?
Schadenfreude, or pleasure at seeing another's pain, is a complex emotion. So can animals besides humans experience it?
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1 in 8 cancer cases are caused by infections, underscoring the importance of vaccines, experts say
Four pathogens account for most infection-related cancers, a new study highlights, but the tools to prevent them range…
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What medieval people made of fossils before vertebrate paleontology
In this excerpt from "The Story of the Mammals in 25 Discoveries," author Donald R. Prothero looks at a time when the…
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Could psilocybin treat brain injuries? Neuroscientist explains how psychedelics could fill a gap in head trauma care
Live Science spoke with neuroscientist Argel Aguilar-Valles about recent research exploring psychedelics as a treatment…
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Could we ever create artificial gravity on a spaceship?
Microgravity poses severe health risks for astronauts. But could there be a solution?
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Rare two-headed turtle hatchling discovered on Cape Cod
A two-headed turtle hatchling is one of three bicephalic terrapins that have been found on Cape Cod over the past five…
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Colorful wildflowers bloom across Chile's Atacama Desert in wake of 'super' El Niño
Chile's Atacama Desert is full of brilliant wildflower blooms thanks to this year's super El Niño.
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Animals may have evolved 200 million years earlier than previously thought, new study suggests
After using a technique called molecular clock analysis, researchers have proposed that the origin of animals could be…
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How prepared are you for a disaster?
From emergency kits to evacuation plans, Live Science asks readers how prepared they are for the unexpected.
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The ancestors of today's Indigenous people arrived in the Americas during the coldest part of the last ice age, study suggests
The first people in the Americas arrived no earlier than 21,000 years ago, but "there are huge gaps in our genetic…
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'A kind of Rosetta Stone': AI decodes 217-year-old secret letter ordered by Napoleon
GPT-6 Astra has been used to solve a centuries-old cipher used to convey strategic military information between…
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'It's a portrait of their actual ancestor': Facial reconstruction of Indigenous man who lived in Ecuador 3,000 years ago shared with his descendants
You can now see a facial reconstruction — and the particular hairstyle — of a man who lived more than 3,000 years ago…
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Your voice may reveal how fast you're aging, new AI 'speech clock' suggests
A new machine-learning "speech clock" estimates a person's chronological age from their speech, drawing links between…
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Physicists unveil the most accurate atomic clock ever — and it could literally redefine the second
Physicists have used radioactive lutetium to create what they say is the most accurate atomic clock ever, keeping time…
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Watch the world's smallest crocodiles snatch bats in their hidden underground lair — a behavior never seen before
Live Science can exclusively reveal a video of Gabon's mysterious cave-dwelling dwarf crocodiles snatching bats in a…
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Adversity shaped our evolution as a species. People raised in it may have underrecognized strengths because of it.
Psychologists have long studied the deficits associated with being raised in adversity. They're now discovering the…
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'This is what happened with Claude and me': AI's failed attempt to crack the Riemann hypothesis led mathematician to a breakthrough
An attempt by Anthropic's Claude failed to prove the Riemann hypothesis, but it did produce something genuinely useful:…
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CHIME telescope unlocks new way to study the universe's baffling expansion
After seven years of work, Canada's CHIME telescope has a measurement of dark energy from 2019. More detailed studies…
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Powerful 'Kelvin wave' triggered by super El Niño threatens to raise sea levels off the California coast for months
A disturbance characterized by above-normal sea levels is spreading up the Pacific coast of Central and North America,…
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Astronomers discover 'backward' planet orbiting its star in the wrong direction
A newly discovered exoplanet orbits its star backward, and it's a mystery why. The system and others like it could shed…
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Regular exercise reshapes the immune system at a cellular level, study suggests
Regular exercise makes our immune cells more vigilant, potentially contributing to better long-term health, a new study…
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Woman's 5-year struggle with balance and walking was caused by a 'one-in-a-million' disorder
A woman developed severe stiffness in her knees, along with a range of other symptoms. Blood tests revealed her very…
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Now is the best time to see Saturn all year — yes, even with the naked eye
Saturn will put on a show this week as it enters opposition and its famous rings return to looking their best.
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Trump can't stop America's shift to clean energy. And we can accelerate it.
The cost of clean energy just keeps falling as the price of coal ramps up. Politicians promising affordability will…
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'We're rapidly running out of time': 7 of Earth's 9 life support systems already breached, and the situation is getting worse, report warns
Our planet has had its annual health check, and the prognosis is pretty grim. Despite breached planetary boundaries,…
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Remarkably preserved feathered dinosaur discovered in China reveals new secrets of flying-predator evolution
A newly discovered feathered dinosaur named Norellraptor barsboldi had sharply curved teeth and claws, as well as four…
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Africa's oldest known defensive wall outside Egypt discovered, and it's 4,000 years old
An elaborate 4,000-year-old defensive wall was discovered in Morocco, and it once protected a thriving farming hub,…
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Towering 'sponge' dome in Brazil is the secret source of nearby hot springs
A 2025 satellite photo shows the Caldas Novas dome, a 12-mile-long monolith that towers above the Brazilian state of…
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The super El Niño could cause torrential rainstorms. Americans may need to stock up on food to prepare, experts say.
A U.K. government minister has urged people in Britain to stock up on essentials to prepare for storms magnified by the…
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Newly discovered iron minerals might hold primordial water from when Earth formed
Researchers may have found a missing link in how Earth's mantle gets wet: newly discovered iron minerals that can store…
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