‘Sacrifice zones’ around critical mineral mines are rife with pollution, child workers and birth defects
The race to mine critical minerals for AI and clean energy is creating ‘sacrifice zones’ that harm water and health of world’s poor.
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Why this tribe is buying up hundreds of acres of farmland — and flooding it
The Stillaguamish Tribe in Washington state has been buying land in its traditional territory and removing levees. The goal is to turn farmland into wetlands
The Eta Aquariid meteor shower peaks this week: How to see ‘shooting stars’ dropped by Halley’s Comet
The Eta Aquariids will peak May 5-6, with debris from Halley’s Comet creating swift meteors, though bright moonlight will make them harder to see.
Scientists detect an enormous halo around the iconic Sombrero Galaxy — Space photo of the week
The 570-megapixel Dark Energy Camera in Chile has captured an extended halo and a dust-filled disk around the hat-shaped Sombrero Galaxy.
Did Japan have female samurai?
The samurai are renowned as skilled warriors, but were any of them women?
Artemis II Astronauts Launch to Moon
NASA’s Space Launch System rocket carrying the Orion spacecraft with NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, commander; Victor Glover, pilot; Christina Koch, mission specialist; and CSA (Canadian
What’s the difference between a lion and a tiger?
One has stripes, and one doesn’t. But do the differences between lions and tigers go deeper than that?
Timmy the stranded whale rescued after weekslong effort
Timmy captured the hearts of whale lovers across the globe who rooted for a happy ending for the humpback. (Image credit: Sebastian Peters)
Scientists identify 10,000 ‘impossible’ exoplanet candidates, potentially tripling the number of known alien worlds
A new study has identified a potentially record-breaking haul of transiting exoplanets, thanks to a machine learning algorithm that analyzed the light curves of more
Yellowstone’s volcano may be fueled in a very different way than we thought
Yellowstone eruptions may be driven by shifts in Earth’s crust, rather than a deep well of magma, study finds.
Science news this week: Risky, lifesaving surgery performed on a baby in the womb, AI agent deletes a company database in 9 seconds, and the universe may end much sooner than expected
May 2, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over
Why PEPFAR’s top scientist stepped down
NPR’s Juana Summers talk with Mike Reid, the former chief science officer of PEPFAR, about why he resigned over concerns about America’s global health strategy.
A used SpaceX rocket is on a collision course with the moon
Part of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is likely to crash into the moon this summer, a new report finds. It poses no danger, but
‘It cuts both ways’: Positive tipping points can restore wrecked ecosystems — we just need to trigger them, Earth system scientist Tim Lenton says
Live Science spoke with Tim Lenton, founding director of the Global Systems Institute at the University of Exeter, about human actions that can trigger positive