Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Live Science

Headless skeletons in China represent the largest known headhunting massacre from Neolithic Asia

Headless skeletons from a 4,100-year-old massacre in China are from victims of the largest known 'headhunt' from Neolithic Asia.

LiveScience

Chimps use military tactic only ever seen in humans before

Scientists have discovered that chimps living in Côte d'Ivoire carry out surveillance on each other to avoid or incite conflict — much like in human military operations.

LiveScience

Head lice invaded the Americas alongside the 1st humans

A genetic analysis of head lice that have evolved in tandem with humans has revealed two distinct groups of lice that merged in the Americas as a result of Asian and European migrations.

LiveScience

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Soar over ancient Rome's temples, brothels and baths in epic new 3D reconstruction

A newly-launched 3D model of ancient Rome lets viewers experience the city as it was in its heyday in the fourth century.

LiveScience

3D map plots human brain-cell 'antennae' in exquisite detail

A new map of 56,000 cells in the outer layer of the human brain could inform research into a whole class of diseases.

LiveScience

Weathered face of 'old man' Neanderthal comes to life in amazing new facial reconstruction

A new facial reconstruction depicts a Neanderthal whose skeleton was found by priests in a French cave.

LiveScience

Rare tumor with teeth discovered in Egyptian burial from 3,000 years ago

An ancient Egyptian woman had an ovarian tumor with teeth and was buried with a possible healing object.

LiveScience

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Do redheads really need more anesthesia?

Redheads are said to experience pain differently than other people and require higher doses of pain medications, depending on the drug used. Why?

LiveScience

Why do leaves change color in the fall?

Plants draw on a suite of pigments to produce energy from sunlight, and in the fall, some become more obvious than others.

LiveScience

Sphinx may have been built from a natural rock feature eroded by wind, study claims

It's possible that wind erosion made a rock feature in ancient Egypt look something like a sphinx, and then the Egyptians further refined it into the iconic monument.

LiveScience

Science news this week: The many faces of cats and an impending solar maximum

Nov. 5, 2023: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

LiveScience

Why do people sport 4-, 6- or even 8-pack abs?

The number of washboard abs you can show is determined by your DNA, according to research.

LiveScience

'Yeti hair' found in Himalayas is actually from a horse, BBC series reveals

DNA from a supposed Abominable Snowman actually came from a horse, but that doesn't mean stories of the Yeti passed on by local people aren't important.

LiveScience

Why is the sky blue?

The sky's blueness isn't from reflecting the water. Instead, its color has to do with scattered light.

LiveScience

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

LiveScience

Which animals can recognize themselves in the mirror?

Research on whether animals can recognize themselves in the mirror began in 1970 1 and just a handful of species have since passed the test ever since.

LiveScience

5,000-year-old mass grave of fallen warriors in Spain shows evidence of 'sophisticated' warfare

A new analysis of a mass grave from Neolithic Spain reveals that the site wasn't a burial ground from a massacre, but of fallen warriors.

LiveScience

What causes metal allergies?

The symptoms of a metal allergy can vary in severity, but why do they happen?

LiveScience

500-year-old lion drawing in Puerto Rican cave may have been made by an enslaved African

There were no lions in 16th-century Puerto Rico — so was the cave drawing made by someone who'd actually seen one?

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

LiveScience

Do traditional Chinese herbs actually 'heal'? This tool aims to find out.

A new tool may be able to predict the effectiveness of herbs used in traditional Chinese medicines — but what do experts think of its assessments?

LiveScience

Haunting 'mermaid' mummy from Japan is a gruesome monkey-fish hybrid with 'dragon claws,' new scans reveal

Scientists have scanned the mummified remains of a supposed "mermaid" from Japan. The initial results suggest it is a horrifying mix of fish, monkey and lizard parts.

LiveScience

10 weird things that happen during a solar eclipse

Eclipses can be strange. Here are some of the weird things you can expect to experience during the April 8 total eclipse.

The Independent UK

What are the three-eyed ‘dinosaur shrimp’ resurfacing after Burning Man?

These curious critters were awoken in the Nevada desert after intense flooding upended Burning Man 2023. Here’s what you need to know about them

LiveScience

Prepare for tick season: What to know about bites, removing ticks and tick-borne diseases

Knowing how to prevent and safely treat tick bites can help reduce your risk of developing tick-borne infectious diseases, such as Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever.

LiveScience

Human and ape ancestors arose in Europe, not in Africa, controversial study claims

A newly described fossil suggests that the ancestor of humans and apes arose in Europe, not in Africa.

LiveScience

New antibiotic that slays superbugs discovered in 'dark matter' microbes from North Carolina soil

Deadly superbugs are unlikely to develop resistance to a new antibiotic produced by bacteria, scientists say.

1 … 35 36 37 38

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

the University of Cambridge

138 stories

University of Toronto

44 stories

Johns Hopkins Medicine

17 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.