Planet Earth

A satellite photo showing a volcano inside a massive crater lake with clouds reflected perfectly in the water's surface

'Lake of clouds' appears between volcanic nesting dolls in Russia via rare mirror-like phenomenon

By Harry Baker published

Earth from space A 2023 astronaut photo captured a rare effect, known as sunglint, transforming the surface of one of Russia's deepest lakes into a sea of swirling clouds. The crater lake is sandwiched between a pair of unusual volcanic "nesting dolls" on a Pacific island.

Earth from space
Volcan de Fuego erupting at night.

What's the difference between an active, dormant and extinct volcano?

By Stephanie Pappas published

To be considered active, a volcano must have erupted at some point during the Holocene, but dormant and extinct are a little harder to define.

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Space

A long exposure photo of meteors in the night sky

Quadrantid meteor shower: How to watch the first 'shooting stars' of 2025 rain over Earth tonight

By Jamie Carter published

The Quadrantids are the year's first shooting stars, peaking over North America between Jan. 3 and 4.

Meteoroids
a photo of a fireball burning up in the atmosphere at night

A Chinese spacecraft burned up over Los Angeles. Earthquake sensors mapped its path through the atmosphere.

By Farah Aziz Annesha, Eos.org published

A Chinese spacecraft that burned up high over Los Angeles created a sonic trail detected by ground-based sensors.

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archaeology

A fragmented wooden tablet with Latin writing on it in charcoal ink on display against a neutral background

2,000-year-old RSVP: A birthday invitation from the Roman frontier that has the earliest known Latin written by a woman

By Kristina Killgrove published

This wafer-thin wooden tablet from a first-century Roman fort in the U.K. includes a heartfelt birthday party invitation.

Archaeology
Egyptian artifacts

10 stunning ancient Egyptian discoveries made in 2024, from hidden temples to hallucinogenic rituals

By Owen Jarus published

Every year brings new discoveries from ancient Egypt and 2024 was no exception. In this countdown, Live Science takes a look at 10 fascinating discoveries from the past year.

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Health

Black and white X-ray image of a person's chest. The heart is shown on the right-hand side of their chest.

Situs inversus: The condition where your organs are on the 'wrong' side

By Emily Cooke published

Situs inversus is a rare genetic condition that causes the organs in the chest and abdomen to be located on the opposite side from where they're usually found, like a mirror image.

Viruses, Infections & Disease
Should you work out every day? Image shows woman doing yoga

Should you work out every day?

By Emma Larad last updated

You’ve got the time and the motivation but should you work out every day? Let’s look at the pros and cons of exercising daily

Exercise
How to use a rowing machine to lose weight - A group of women using rowing machines

How to use a rowing machine to lose weight

By Steve Hoyles last updated

How To A rowing machine can be an excellent tool both for helping you to lose weight as well as getting fit and building muscle.

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Animals

A picture of three frogs sitting in little holes in a concrete "frog sauna"

Fungus is wiping out frogs. These tiny saunas could save them.

By Marilyn Perkins published

Our purpose-built "frog saunas" allow amphibians to warm up in winter and bake off chytrid infections. You can even DIY and build a frog sauna for your own backyard with our step-by-step guide.

Frogs
Dryptosaurus (formerly Lealaps) confronting Elasmosaurus orientalis, with Mosasaurus and Osteopygis behind. Hadrosaurus forages in background, and Thoracosaurus crawls up on the banks.

A sea monster with its head on its butt? 10 times we were completely wrong about dinosaur-age creatures

By Patrick Pester published

Humans have a long history of misinterpreting ancient fossils. Here are 10 creatures from the dinosaur age that looked way different than we thought.

Dinosaurs
A hairy spider.

Hairy giant tarantula: The monster among mini tarantulas with 'feather duster' legs

By Lydia Smith published

The newly discovered tarantula Trichopelma grande has unusually hairy legs for a ground-dwelling species. It's also much bigger than its relatives — and scientists aren't sure why.

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Human Behavior

An artist's interpretation of a black hole surrounded by stars

10 mind-blowing black hole discoveries from 2024

By Ben Turner published

An artist's interpretation of a black hole surrounded by stars

Human Behavior
Collage of three pictures, from left to right: an ancient royal tomb in Greece, T. rex reconstruction and Sagittarius A*.

The 8 most controversial science stories of 2024

By Sascha Pare published

From a piece of cloth that may have belonged to Alexander the Great to an image of our galaxy's central black hole, here's our pick of controversial science stories in 2024.

Human Behavior
Three siblings sitting on a couch looking at an iPad and laughing

Middle children are more agreeable, humble and honest than siblings, new study suggests. The baby of the family would like a word.

By Stephanie Pappas published

A new study finds that middle kids and kids from larger families are more agreeable, honest and humble than younger and older kids or kids from smaller families, but the results contradict other research on the topic.

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Physics & Mathematics

An illustration shows the creation of antihyperhydrogen-4 in a collision between two nulcei of lead.

Large Hadron Collider finds 1st evidence of the heaviest antimatter particle yet

By Robert Lea published

Scientists at CERN's ALICE detector are replicating conditions found during the Big Bang, attempting to get to the bottom of how matter came to dominate over antimatter.

Particle Physics
a psychedelic-style illustration of two hands touching while holding an abstract orb

Do atoms ever touch?

By Sarah Wells published

Atoms make up everything around us, but do these building blocks of matter ever actually touch?

Physics & Mathematics
an illustration of many colorful monkeys typing on typewriters

Could monkeys really type the complete works of Shakespeare?

By Marilyn Perkins published

The infinite monkey theorem is a fun thought experiment, but does it actually apply to our finite world?

Mathematics
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Chemistry

The hydrogen fuel tank of a Toyota vehicle on display.

Scientists discover revolutionary method that makes fuel from water and sunlight — but it's not finished yet

By Ben Turner published

The hydrogen fuel tank of a Toyota vehicle on display.

Chemistry
Periodic Table of Elements.

Periodic table of elements: How it works and who created it

By Jeanna Bryner, Tim Sharp last updated

The Periodic Table, first created by Dmitri Mendeleev, organizes all of the known elements in an informative array.

Elements
Hand dipping a paint brush into a large tin of pink paint as it drips back into the tin. Paint is one source of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in your home.

What are VOCs? The facts about volatile organic compounds

By Kimberly Hickok last updated

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are gaseous chemicals that are emitted by various household items, as well as natural sources.

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Tech

Canon Powershot zoom monocular

Canon Powershot Zoom Digital Monocular review

By Matt Morris published

Review A compact, do-it-all solution from Canon

Review
An illustration of a person in a pixelated style walking through a digital environment

AI could shrink our brains, evolutionary biologist predicts

By Rob Brooks published

Evolution could alter or even eliminate some of the human traits we cherish most, changing forever what it means to be human.

Artificial Intelligence
A brain sculpture made from computer parts

10 amazing technology developments in 2024

By Ben Turner published

A brain sculpture made from computer parts

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