‘We completely freaked out’: Orcas are attacking boats in Europe again
Iberian orcas have damaged several boats off the coast of Spain in recent weeks, leaving authorities scrambling to rescue stranded crews.
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Antarctic lake microbes have flexible survival strategies
Life teems under the Antarctic ice sheet. In subglacial Lake Mercer, it is surprisingly versatile and isolated from the rest of the world.
Leniency on lice in schools meets reality
Lice is low down on threats to public health — they don’t carry disease, and they don’t jump or fly. But school systems and parents
Beginner’s guide to macro photography
Learn the basics of macro photography — from gear to settings, and lighting to finding subjects responsibly.
Scientists taught an AI-powered ‘robot dog’ how to play badminton against humans — and it’s actually really good
Scientists have trained the ANYmal quadruped robot to play badminton, and it’s good enough to complete in a 10-shot rally with a human opponent.
Newly discovered bus-size asteroid will zoom close past Earth today — and will not return for exactly 100 years
Asteroid 2025 QV5, which was first spotted in late August, will make a close approach to Earth on Wednesday (Sept. 3). It will not get
Circular Star Trails
This long-exposure photograph, taken over 31 minutes from a window inside the International Space Station’s Kibo laboratory module, captures the graceful arcs of star trails.
‘World Models,’ an Old Idea in AI, Mount a Comeback
The latest ambition of artificial intelligence research — particularly within the labs seeking “artificial general intelligence,” or AGI — is something called a world model:
‘Extremely alarming’: ChatGPT and Gemini respond to high-risk questions about suicide — including details around methods
Researchers have found that OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini and Anthropic’s Claude can give direct responses to ‘high-risk’ questions about suicide. In Live Science’s testing, ChatGPT
Dozens of mysterious blobs discovered inside Mars may be the remnants of ‘failed planets’
“Marsquake” data collected by NASA’s InSight lander have revealed dozens of mysterious blobs within the Red Planet’s mantle. The structures may have been left by
1,000-year-old ‘king’ game piece with a distinctive hairstyle is ‘as close as we will ever get to a portrait of a Viking’
A unique game piece from Norway that was crafted during the time of Harald Bluetooth may depict a Viking king.
1.8 million-year-old human jawbone discovered in Republic of Georgia — and it may be earliest evidence yet of Homo erectus
A new fossil find in the Republic of Georgia is expanding our understanding of the earliest humans to leave Africa.
These scientists found Alzheimer’s in their genes. Here’s what they did next
Three scientists learned they carry genes that dramatically increase their risk for Alzheimer’s disease. Now they’re working to keep their brains healthy. (Image credit: mohd
This lizard can tolerate extreme levels of lead
Cuban brown anoles have the highest blood lead levels of any vertebrate known — three times that of the previous record holder, the Nile crocodile.