Chinese money plant leaves hide a mathematical pattern
Tiny water-secreting pores appear to organize the major veins of the plant leaves into an arrangement known as a Voronoi diagram.
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A blood test for dementia may tell you if you have more than one type
AI helped researchers develop an experimental blood test that might let doctors diagnose overlapping dementias.
A Texas-size chunk of winter sea ice is missing from Antarctica — and it’s probably not coming back
An area of ice nearly the size of Texas has failed to form over the Bellingshausen Sea, off western Antarctica, as researchers investigate the links
Wreck of World War II Japanese ‘hellship’ that sank with more than 1,000 Allied POWs on board discovered off the Philippines
The remains of a Japanese “hellship” that was torpedoed in 1944 and sank with more than 1,000 POWs on board has been found off the
‘Is having two legs useful’ in space?: Astronaut John McFall explains what life in orbit might be like for the first physically disabled person in space
ESA astronaut John McFall tells Live Science what it would mean to become the first physically disabled person in space — if he travels to
Dangerously hot and humid: Rising temperatures in the US make outdoor exercise hazardous
In a warming world, outdoor exercise may be hindered by performance-impairing heat more often than it was in the past.
‘Political motivations’ of Inca emperor led to the sacrifice of 3 children on a snow-capped volcano over 500 years ago, study suggests
An analysis of corn, cassava and coca plants discovered with sacrificed Inca children reveals they died during the reign of one of the last Inca
NASA’s experimental X-59 jet breaks sound barrier twice, reaching Mach 1.4 in step toward ‘quiet supersonic’ technology
NASA and Lockheed Martin’s experimental X-59 aircraft has broken the sound barrier twice, achieving a top speed of Mach 1.4. The feat could set the
Lavish Roman villa discovered outside Rome’s walls may have been frequented by Hadrian and Marcus Aurelius
The villa, which came to light because it was illegally excavated, was found in an area frequented two millennia ago by the emperors Hadrian, Antoninus
‘I never thought we’d see one alive’: Elusive goblin shark captured on camera for the first time
Researchers have filmed goblin sharks in the deep sea for the first time. Until now, these sharks had been seen alive only after being hauled
‘They are trying to tame nature’: China is building the world’s biggest dam in an earthquake-prone region of Tibet
China is building a dam system that will generate more hydroelectric power than the U.S. generates yearly. But the project comes with huge risks for
The North Atlantic’s ‘cold blob’ may signal a major current’s decline
A cold blob of water in the North Atlantic points to a weakening of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, researchers report.
San Francisco’s Patchwork Streets
A period of unsettled weather brought scattered showers and thunderstorms to California’s Bay Area on May 27, 2026. That afternoon, a break in the clouds
How Many Elementary Particles Are There, Really?
Every time I write about particle physics, I encounter a moment of uncertainty about a quantity that, at first glance, ought to be clear. How