Diagnostic dilemma: A man went to the doctor for a bad UTI and learned he had an extra kidney
A man being treated for a urinary tract infection turned out to have a rare “supernumerary kidney.”
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Live Science Today: Artemis II readies for rollout as auroras paint skies
Thursday, March 19, 2026: Your daily roundup of the biggest science stories making headlines.
New AI image generator runs using 10 times fewer steps than today’s best models — and it’s coming to smartphones and laptops
Researchers have developed an AI image generator that produces images in just four steps, rather than dozens. This could bring fast, private image generation directly
Live Science Today: Meningitis is back and Iran war fertilizer shock
Wednesday, March 18, 2026: Your daily roundup of the biggest science stories making headlines.
Crystals Grown in Space
This image of lysozyme crystals grown aboard the International Space Station was taken after the crystals returned to Earth in April 2024. Lysozyme is a
Physicists created an electron ‘catapult’ that moves particles at ‘extraordinary’ speed
Using a new method, physicists found a way to ‘catapult’ electrons across solar materials in quadrillionths of a second.
Computing quiz: Can you match these ‘ancient’ devices to their pictures?
Think you know your technology? Put your computing knowledge to the test by matching classic and modern devices to their images.
Top 5 tips for surviving hay fever season
Here are five great tips to help reduce the impact of hay fever this spring.
Science and armed conflict
Editor in chief Nancy Shute discusses how science and armed conflict have been intertwined throughout history, from the Greeks in 400 B.C. to the use
Science news this week: Super El Niño looms, an Acropolis marble fragment resurfaces, and a pure hexagonal diamond is born
March 21, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over
‘That’s why there’s 9 billion of us and not 9 billion of some other primate’: Why our ability to adapt is humanity’s ‘superpower’
Live Science spoke with Herman Pontzer, an evolutionary anthropologist and author of the book “Adaptable,” about the science of human diversity.
Why are humans the only species with a chin?
Potential explanations abound, yet recent research has shed new light on the question.
Check out 6 ways orchids use tricks to reproduce
This spring, these six orchids will lure pollinators with mimicry, scent or other unusual strategies.
Mosquitoes get the ‘I’m full’ signal from their butts, not their brains
Mosquitoes stop feeding because signals from rectal cells tell them they’re full, offering a target for preventing human bites.