Year in review: The standout health stories of 2025, from measles outbreaks to AI-made viruses
Catch up on the latest trends in health news in this roundup of long-reads compiled by Live Science’s health channel editor.
5 common mistakes beginner telescope users make — and how to avoid them
The simple mistakes every stargazing newbie makes — avoid these traps and you’ll get the best out of your telescope from night one!
Stunning array of 400 rings in a ‘reflection’ nebula solves a 30-year-old star-formation mystery — Space photo of the week
The discovery is the first direct observational confirmation of a theory for how young stars feed on, and then explosively expel, surrounding material.
Artemis II Orion Spacecraft Stacked
NASA’s Artemis II Orion spacecraft with its launch abort system is stacked atop the agency’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket in High Bay 3 of
Brigitte Bardot, icon of French cinema turned animal rights activist, dead at 91
Brigitte Bardot, the French 1960s actress who became one of the greatest screen sirens of the 20th century and later an animal rights activist and
French cinema actress Brigitte Bardot dies aged 91
The actress was a symbol of sexual liberation in the 1950s but became increasingly controversial after making homophobic and racist slurs.
Three killed in Sweden as major storm sweeps across Nordic countries
Thousands of homes in parts of Finland, Sweden and Norway have been left without power.
Executions in Iran estimated to have doubled in 2025, report says
The Iran Human Rights (IHR) group says it has verified at least 1,500 executions up until the start of December.
The blonde bombshell who revolutionised French cinema
The cocktail of kittenish charm and continental sensuality who swept away the cinematic cobwebs of the 1950s.
TV anchor claps back at grinchy viewer who complained about gay Christmas coverage
A “bah humbug Grinch” in the Palm Springs area is getting coal in his stocking after raising a stink about a “gay elf.” An NBC
Somalia condemns Israel’s recognition of Somaliland as ‘naked invasion’
Somalia’s president calls for unity at emergency session of parliament, which declares the Israeli move ‘null and void’.
Video: Israel slammed for recognising breakaway region of Somaliland
Several countries and regional blocs have condemned Israel’s recognition of Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia.
Libya lays army chief of staff to rest in Misrata
Five officers, including chief of staff General al-Haddad, were flying from Turkiye to Libya when their plane crashed.
Brigitte Bardot, French actor and animal rights activist, dies at 91
Screen siren Brigitte Bardot, whose portrayals of free-spirited ingenues made her an international sex symbol and the pride of France, and who turned her back