Australia clears legal use of MDMA and psilocybin to treat PTSD and depression

Starting July 1, 2023, Australia will allow psychiatrists to prescribe certain hallucinogens in medical settings to treat PTSD and treatment-resistant depression.

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Lost Maya city discovered deep in the jungles of Mexico

Archaeologists discovered a lost Maya city hidden in the jungles of Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula.

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35 amazing facial reconstructions from Stone Age shamans to King Tut

New scientific techniques are helping us reconstruct people from the past in uncanny detail.

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Mysterious 'zombie planet' Halla seems to have survived the explosive death of its star. How?

The Jupiter-sized exoplanet Halla has somehow survived the death of its star, and astronomers aren't sure how.

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'Disappearing' Y chromosome in aging men may worsen bladder cancer mouse study shows

As men get older, they can lose Y chromosomes in a portion of their cells. This could be helping certain cancers evade the immune system.

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Save $200 on the powerful MacBook Pro M2 Pro

Save a chunk of change on this MacBook Pro, perfect for students who need a high-powered machine.

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See the face of 'Ava' a Bronze Age woman who lived in Scotland 3800 years ago

Researchers created a 3D image of a Bronze Age woman who was likely part of Europe’s “Bell Beaker” culture.

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What do (real) archaeologists think of the legacy of 'Indiana Jones'?

Is Indiana Jones an archaeologist or a looter? Archaeologists dish on the adventurer before the movie premiere of "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny."

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Aspartame to be declared 'possible carcinogen' by WHO. Don't panic.

Sources told Reuters that the International Agency for Research on Cancer, an arm of the World Health Organization, will soon name aspartame a "possible carcinogen." But historically, the agency's decisions have been controversial and confusing.

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Controversial 'vaginal seeding' shows promise in small trial but questions remain

"Vaginal seeding" may help restore the gut microbiome of cesarean-born babies, a small trial suggests. However, the practice isn't currently recommended by leading experts and previous studies have warned of its potential safety risks.

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Rare streaks of light above US are a sign that solar maximum is fast approaching

The ethereal aurora-like light show could become a more common sight over the next few years as the sun's activity continues to ramp up.

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Scientists discover what could be the oldest evidence of cannibalism among ancient human relatives

Nine cut marks on a 1.45 million-year-old hominin bone suggest another hominin, possibly of the same species, slashed the bone to strip the flesh and eat it.

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Save nearly $300 on this top-rated Echelon Smart Rower

The Echelon Smart Rower is just under $300 off at Amazon, perfect if you’re looking for a great way to get a full-body workout at home.

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James Webb telescope discovers carbon compounds crucial to life in star system 1000 light-years from Earth

An infant star system contains the basic building block for organic chemistry, new James Webb Space Telescope images reveal.

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See the moment a 28-year-old lab chimp glimpses the open sky for the 1st time

A heartwarming video shows a 28-year-old captive chimpanzee finally seeing the sky.

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Men hunt and women gather? Large analysis says the long-held idea is flat-out wrong

Scientists studying hunter-gatherer societies around the world discovered the stereotypes that men were hunters and women were gatherers was wrong.

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Distortions in space-time could put Einstein's theory of relativity to the ultimate test

Observing time distortions could show whether Einstein's theory of general relativity accounts for the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy.

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2000-year-old 'not a pizza' fresco discovered in Pompeii

A 2,000-year-old Pompeian fresco offers a mouthwatering taste of the Roman diet.

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Yellowstone supervolcano magma chamber has far more melted rock than thought

Scientists have worked out the consistency of the magma under the Yellowstone caldera using seismic waves — and the reservoir is filled with "mush" that doesn't pose an imminent eruption threat.

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94 million-year-old fossilized sea monster is the oldest of its kind in North America

A team of researchers uncovered a tiny mosasaur fossil in the gray shale rocks of southern Utah — a discovery that could teach us more about this ancient sea beast's evolutionary history.

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Silver medal featuring winged Medusa discovered at Roman fort near Hadrian's Wall

The snake-covered head of Medusa was found on a silver military decoration at a Roman auxiliary fort in England.

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A 'captured' alien planet may be hiding at the edge of our solar system and it's not 'Planet X'

The cold and mysterious Oort cloud at the edge of our solar system may be hiding a rogue exoplanet, new research suggests.

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5 malaria cases in Florida and Texas were acquired locally CDC warns

Four people in Florida and one person in Texas recently caught malaria within the U.S. Similar cases haven't been reported since 2003.

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See the face of the 'Hobbit' an extinct human relative

A new facial approximation offers insight into one of humankind's extinct relatives, Homo floresiensis.

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Declassified US intelligence report finds no evidence of coronavirus 'lab leak' from Wuhan institute

A declassified U.S. intelligence report further refutes the idea that SARS-CoV-2 "leaked" from the Wuhan Institute of Virology.

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Megalodon was a warm-blooded killer but that may have doomed it to extinction

Scientists studied the fossilized teeth of megalodon and determined that the jumbo-size extinct species of shark was warm-blooded.

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Flying squirrels in China have discovered a clever new trick to store nuts for longer

Two species of tropical flying squirrels have worked out that if they nibble grooves around nuts to store them between tree branches, they are preserved for longer.

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Wind and solar power overtakes coal for the first time ever in the US

Wind and solar power produced a combined 252 terawatt-hours in the first five months of 2023, compared with coal's output of 249 TWh

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120-year-old Cassius is pushing limit of crocodile longevity and he's got 'years to come' expert say

The ancient, 18-foot-long crocodile — the world's largest living in captivity — is healthy but occasionally displays signs of trauma from his troubled youth in the wild.

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Colossal cave in Mexico that formed 15 million years ago is even more enormous than we thought

The Sistema Huautla in Oaxaca is the 10th deepest cave on Earth, and a explorers with a 2023 expedition to map the system have added over 700 feet to its length.

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Climate change causes a mountain peak frozen for thousands of years to collapse

Fluchthorn in the Silvretta Alps is now around 60 feet (19 m) shorter than it was before — and more mountains are expected to follow suit as temperatures thaw the permafrost holding them together.

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Face of 'elite' 7th-century girl buried in a bed with gold and jewels revealed after 1300 years

A forensic artist has created a facial reconstruction of a 16-year-old girl who was wearing an ornate gold cross and buried in a bed 1,300 years ago.

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How does water put out fire?

Water extinguishes fire, but it doesn't act on the flames themselves.

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See the 'monster' sunspot that launched the Carrington Event the most devastating solar storm in recorded history

What did the sun look like before the devastating 1859 Carrington Event? Sketches from astronomer Richard Carrington hold the answer.

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Pineapple in frozen fruit potentially exposed to Listeria prompting wide recall

Sunrise Growers Inc. has issued a voluntary recall of certain frozen fruit products due to potential Listeria contamination.

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4500-year-old 'Stonehenge' sanctuary discovered in the Netherlands

Archaeologists have discovered a 4,500-year-old sanctuary in the Netherlands that marks the solstices and equinoxes, and was also used as a burial ground.

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Orca rams boat off Scottish coast 2000 miles away from original attacks

The behavior may be "leapfrogging" between orca populations, and it could be in response to human activities such as fishing.

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Tonga 2022 eruption triggered the most intense lightning storm ever recorded

The plume generated during the 2022 Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcanic eruption in Tonga created the perfect conditions for a "supercharged" lightning storm.

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IKEA FÖRNUFTIG review

It’s stylish, easy to operate and affordable, but can the IKEA FÖRNUFTIG impress us with performance too?

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Save $220 on the top rated Galaxy Watch 4

We gave the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 a 4.5/5 star review — now it's cheaper than ever at Walmart

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Watch the world choke on CO2 in eerie NASA videos of manmade emissions

The animations highlight emissions from different human and natural sources, with the main contribution coming from the burning of fossil fuels.

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Earth's thermosphere reaches highest temperature in 20 years after being bombarded by solar storms

The atmospheric temperature spike, which was caused by geomagnetic storms triggered by the sun, suggests the "solar maximum" is fast approaching.

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Titanic sub was lost due to catastrophic implosion US coast guard says

The submersible, which has been missing since Sunday, is believed to have been crushed by high pressure, discovery of debris near the Titanic wreck has revealed.

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1st 'lab-grown' meat approved for sale in the US

In a first, U.S. regulators have cleared several lab-grown chicken products for sale in the country.

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Record-breaking 63300 pounds of illegal shark fins seized in Brazil

Brazilian officials confiscated over 63,000 pounds (28,500 kilograms) of shark fins that were destined for Asian markets, according to reports.

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Save $800 on this MacBook rival from Samsung

The Samsung 14-inch Galaxy Book2 just got a huge discount at Amazon.

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Neanderthals created Europe's oldest 'intentional' engravings up to 75000 years ago study suggests

Neanderthals likely made Europe's oldest engravings in a French cave as long as 75,000 years ago, a study suggests.

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42000-year-old anatomically accurate penis pendant is the world's earliest known depiction of human genitalia

A carved object depicting a penis is likely the oldest known piece of phallic art in the world.

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Asia's tallest tree discovered hiding in the world's deepest canyon in China

At 335 feet (102 meters) in height, the enormous newly-discovered cypress tree — which was found in a forest in Tibet — would tower over the Statue of Liberty.

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Aliens might be using a nearby supernova to get our attention new study suggests

SN 2023ixf is the closest supernova to Earth in more than a decade — and the perfect excuse for intelligent aliens to get our attention, new SETI research suggests.

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If the missing titanic submersible is found how could the passengers be rescued?

Rescuers have detected noises repeating every 30 minutes from around the last known location of the Titan submersible. Could this make a rescue more likely?

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Exotic new state of matter discovered by squishing subatomic particles into an ultradense crystal

By shining a strong beam of light through two chemical compounds, scientists discovered a unique new state of matter made of particles called excitons.

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Chemistry

Discover all things chemical with the latest chemistry news, features and articles from Live Science.

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The expansion of the universe could be a mirage new theoretical study suggests

New research looking at the cosmological constant problem suggests the expansion of the universe could be an illusion.

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Blade-like spikes covered newly discovered dinosaur unearthed in the UK

The armored ankylosaur is more closely related to dinosaurs found in China than its UK relatives, hinting at a previously unknown migration for the group.

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10 temples tombs and monuments that align with the summer solstice

From the Mediterranean to North America, there's a lot of evidence that the day the 'sun stands still' has been important to humans for thousands of years.

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Human impact on Earth's tilt leaves researchers 'surprised and concerned'

Groundwater extracted for irrigation and other human activities displaced 2,150 gigatons of water between 1993 and 2010.

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Mystery orcas with bulbous heads wash up dead in unexplained mass stranding

The nine Type D orcas were found on a beach in Chile, with a necropsy of one female showing it was a healthy adult, with no signs of human involvement in its death.

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For a billion years Earth may have had 19-hour days. Here's why.

Days were once five hours shorter than they are now due to the moon's proximity to Earth, a new study suggests.

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Summer solstice: The science behind the longest day of the year

The summer solstice falls on June 20 or 21 every year in the Northern Hemisphere. Here's why this day is the longest day of the year, with the most hours of daylight.

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'Hot Jupiter' planet killed and ate its Mercury-sized neighbor

A new analysis of the Jupiter-sized exoplanet WASP-76 b reveals that the world is carrying the remains of its long-lost neighbor in its atmosphere.

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1st gene-edited snakes use mysterious 'Turing patterns' to achieve near-perfect hexagonal scales

Scientists used CRISPR editing to make the world's 1st genetically modified snakes, giving new insight into how the reptiles develop their patterned scales

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'Completely unique' Roman mausoleum discovered in rubble of London building site

No burial artifacts were recovered from the structure itself, but the surrounding area yielded over 80 Roman burials containing copper bracelets, coins, glass beads and a bone comb.

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Do fish get thirsty?

How much water a fish drinks depends on the saltiness of its surroundings.

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Watch 1st-ever footage of whale shark eating from the bottom of the ocean

The world's biggest shark species usually filter feeds, passively gathering krill and other plankton while swimming through the water. But new footage shows something entirely different.

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Could Earth be inside a black hole?

And for that matter, could our universe be inside a black hole?

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Is Africa splitting into two continents?

Will the East African Rift split the continent and create a new ocean, or will it fizzle out?

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Science news this week: Lucys legs and ancient rock art

June 17, 2023: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

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NASA's Curiosity rover snaps extremely detailed 'postcard' of Martian landscape after waking up from a 'brain-boosting nap'

The new panorama snapped by NASA's Curiosity rover combines photos from two different times of day to create a highly detailed image of the Red Planet.

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Night owls may die earlier because they tend to drink and smoke more study suggests

The heightened mortality of "night owls" compared with "early birds" may come down to heavier smoking and higher alcohol consumption among night owls, a large study of people in Finland suggests.

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'Octagonal' sword from Bronze Age burial in Germany is so well preserved it shines

Archaeologists in Germany have unearthed a sword in a three-person burial dating to the late 14th century B.C.

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Vast cemetery of Bronze Age burial mounds unearthed near Stonehenge

The cemetery was built at the same time as most of Stonehenge.

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Endometriosis may be caused by a common gut bacteria small study suggests

New research offers a possible link between endometriosis and a common bacteria that can be treated with antibiotics.

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Gigantic 9.4-foot-long catfish is the largest ever caught

An angler caught the gigantic wels catfish in the murky waters of the River Po, in Italy, where the previous world record for the largest catfish was set just 2 months ago.

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Save $100 on this powerful mini PC - perfect for dorm rooms

This AceMagician AMR5 PC is worth a look for students that need something compact, and it's down to just $399.

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Nike Pegasus 40 review

The Nike Pegasus 40 is a comfortable daily trainer, but similar to the Pegasus 39.

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Doctors identify never-before-seen genetic mutations that led to 2 children's insatiable hunger

Two children developed insatiable hunger and severe obesity due to rare genetic mutations, their doctors reported.

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Mysterious rock art painted by Aboriginal people depicts Indonesian warships study suggests

Archaeologists may have solved the mystery of the origins of two boat paintings detailed inside a cave in Australia.

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Metformin cuts risk of long COVID by 40% in patients with obesity trial suggests

A new study shows metformin can diminish risk of developing long COVID by more than 40% in overweight and obese patients.

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Endangered Masai giraffes may be inbreeding themselves to extinction

"Fifty years from now, will there be Masai giraffes? I don't know. I think it's a 50/50 proposition," Douglas Cavener, who has published a new study on the risks facing the species, told Live Science.

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Asics Gel-Cumulus 25 review

The Asics Gel-Cumulus 25 is the latest iteration of this Asics stalwart. A great everyday running shoe if you are looking for extra cushioning and a smooth ride.

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3.2 million-year-old human ancestor 'Lucy' had massive leg muscles to stand up straight and climb trees

Australopithecus afarensis, the extinct species to which Lucy belongs, could probably straighten its knee joints, extend its hips and stand up straight like modern humans.

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Top-secret special-ops submarine from World War II discovered after 20-year search

A veteran Greek diver announced that he'd discovered the wreck of HMS Triumph after searching for more than 20 years.

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6-inch stone penis was used to sharpen weapons in medieval Spain

Archaeologists in Spain unearthed the sword-sharpening stone with an eye-catching shape in a destroyed 15th-century tower.

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Ethereal ice swirls dance around Arctic peninsula in stunning new satellite image

NASA's Aqua satellite spotted giant ice swirls stretching for hundreds of miles in the Sea of Okhotsk off Russia's P'yagina Peninsula.

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Common weight-loss surgery for teens may weaken their bones

Sleeve gastrectomies can help teens and young adults with obesity lose weight, but the surgery could also poorly affect their bone health.

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This collapsed star is turning into an gigantic diamond before our eyes

Scientists have found a white dwarf that is cooling and crystallizing into a giant diamond.

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Life may already exist on the moon — and NASA's next mission could find it

Astronauts on NASA's Artemis moon missions might look for signs of life in shadowed polar craters — life that could have traveled with people from Earth.

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Rabid moose found 'stumbling, drooling profusely' is 1st case ever recorded in Alaska

Scientists analyzed the moose's brain and detected a variant of rabies usually found in Arctic foxes, suggesting it contracted the virus from a fox.

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How to watch Our Planet II: David Attenborough's latest series shows how animals adapt to our changing world

Here’s how to watch the second season of the hit documentary series Our Planet in its entirety as well as everything you need to know going in.

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Best Lego Indiana Jones sets 2023

These Lego Indiana Jones sets belong in a museum!

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Lego Indiana Jones Fighter Plane Chase review

Lego Indiana Jones Fighter Plane Chase proves that an exciting movie scene doesn't always make for an exciting Lego set.

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Stunning images of the mysterious Nazca Lines in Peru

A gallery of images of the Nazca Lines in Peru.

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How many people have died in space?

Five missions have been fatal to space travelers.

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25 gorgeous nebula photos that capture the beauty of the universe

Nebulas — colorful clouds of expanding gas and dust — have long captivated stargazers with their beauty. Here are 25 of the most stunning nebulas in the universe.

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Why do horses sleep standing up?

How do horses snooze where they stand without falling over?

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Great white sharks have almost no interest in eating humans, study confirms

Juvenile great white sharks are near to people in Southern California nearly every day but rarely bite them.

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Medici family's famous hunting grounds may have killed them, report suggests

At least one Medici was plagued by a deadly strain of malaria, analysis of organ tissue from the Medici family tomb reveals.

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Europe's most dangerous 'supervolcano' could be creeping toward eruption, scientists warn

Italy's Campi Flegrei is showing some troubling early warning signs, scientists have discovered — although they caution that its eruption is far from certain.

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New mud-slinging thermal feature at Yellowstone is spewing scalding hot muck

The unrest may be due to slight changes in pressure or in the amount of water seeping into the underground reservoir system.

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Save big on air purifiers this weekend

We've rounded up the best air purifier deals from Amazon, Target, Walmart and Best Buy this weekend.

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These Celestron SkyMaster Binoculars are under $130 at Amazon

Save over $70 on these Celestron SkyMaster 20x80 binoculars that are tailor-made for stargazing.

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12,000-year-old flutes carved of bone are some of the oldest in the world and sound like birds of prey

A collection of prehistoric flutes unearthed in Israel once used by the Natufians are some of the oldest musical instruments in the world.

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NYC's air quality ranked worst of any major city on Wednesday. With climate change, will it happen again?

New York City's normally good air quality rating recently plummeted to the worst of any major city in the world, as wildfire smoke drifted over the city from Canada.

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Oldest evidence of humans in Greece is 700,000 years old, a quarter of a million years older than previous record

A prehistoric site in Greece pushes back the earliest known hominin presence in the region by up to 250,000 years.

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Amino acid taurine can slow aging in animals, but we don't know if it works in people

Experiments suggest that taurine, an unusual amino acid, can extend some animals' life spans, but it's unclear if it would work in humans.

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Ultra-rare, deep-diving whale dies on New England beach with possible case of bird flu

A necropsy revealed that the animal may have been infected with avian influenza, which would be "a big deal" if it is confirmed by further testing, scientists say.

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Enormous structure discovered near doomed galaxy group is the longest galactic 'tail' ever seen

The 1.5-million-light-year-long gas trail was caused by a group of galaxies moving 3 million miles per hour

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'Liquid gypsum' burial from Roman Britain scanned in 3D, revealing 1,700-year-old secrets

About 1,700 years ago, liquid gypsum was poured over the remains of an elite family in Roman Britain.

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King Tut's likeness revealed in vivid new facial approximation of ancient Egyptian pharaoh

Researchers created a facial approximation that reconstructs what the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun may have looked like.

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Pablo Escobar's 'cocaine hippos' top 200, twice as many as we thought

A new census of the world’s largest invasive species reveals the population is roughly double the size scientists previously estimated.

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MSI Modern 15 laptop review: A capable budget laptop with a lot of compromises

Is this affordable 15.6-in notebook an ideal option for budget creativity and student life?

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Siberia's 'gateway to the underworld' megaslump is revealing 650,000 year-old secrets from its permafrost

The permafrost inside the Batagay crater is the second-oldest ever found on Earth and scientists are using it to reconstruct the planet's ancient climate.

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Ethereal 'halo' and light arcs around the sun captured in photos of ultra-rare phenomena

At least three separate optical phenomena are visible in the new images. Each of which is created by light refracting through millions of perfectly aligned ice crystals in the upper atmosphere.

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Mystery of what, or who, butchered Australian crocodile deepens following discovery of 2nd corpse

An anonymous person allegedly told a wildlife tour operator who was very fond of the crocodile "Lizzie" that the killing was a way of proving that humans, not crocodiles, are the apex predator.

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'Virgin birth' recorded in crocodile for 1st time ever

The American crocodile had been isolated in a reptile park enclosure for 16 years when she laid a clutch of eggs.

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James Webb Space Telescope finds the faintest galaxy ever detected at the dawn of the universe

The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered the faintest galaxy ever seen, burning away the pitch-black gloom of the early universe 13 billion years ago.

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2,300-year-old Buddhist elephant statue from India is one of the oldest known

Archaeologists in eastern India have unearthed an elephant statue thought to date to the third century B.C., when the region was mainly Buddhist.

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World's largest iceberg is no more after being ripped apart in 'iceberg graveyard'

Satellite images show fragments from the enormous iceberg A-76A dispersing near South Georgia island, where the previous world's largest iceberg also met its doom in 2020.

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Man survives crocodile attack by prying its jaws off his head. How did he escape such a powerful bite?

In Australia, a man recently survived a crocodile attack. An expert explains how the man likely escaped.

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Earth's highest, coldest, rarest clouds are back. How to see the eerie 'noctilucent clouds' this summer.

Look North as the stars appear in June and July to have a chance of seeing rare noctilucent (or 'night-shining') clouds with the naked eye.

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Extinct human relative buried their dead 100,000 years before modern humans did, study claims

Homo naledi, an extinct human relative with one-third the brain size of ours, buried and may have memorialized their dead, controversial research suggests.

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Shingles vaccine may protect against dementia

An analysis of thousands of healthcare records adds to mounting evidence that people who get the shingles vaccine in their 70s may reduce their dementia risk over the following seven years.

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Crocodiles and gharials are getting bizarre orange 'tans' in Nepal. Here's why.

Researchers think it could be down to where these crocs are hanging out.

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Burmese pythons are helping rats take over Florida's Everglades — and that could help spread disease

The invasion of pythons has had little to no impact on cotton rats, explaining why some areas are now increasingly dominated by rodents.

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Fungi seem to 'sweat' to stay cool and scientists don't know why

This discovery reveals a mostly unstudied but apparently universal aspect of fungal life.

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Do all animals go through adolescence?

All species experience the bodily changes of puberty, but the social lessons that define the shift from childhood to adulthood are more nuanced.

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Save over $280 on this Surface Pro 9 bundle

Get this Surface Pro 9 tablet/laptop combo for significantly less, with a keyboard, too.

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Hundreds of ancient, invisible structures discovered near our galaxy's center

Radio astronomers have discovered hundreds of long, thin structures emanating from our galaxy's supermassive black hole.

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Why do cats knead?

If a cat kneads on your lap, it's likely because it feels safe around you. But why do they knead in the first place?

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Science news this week: A quasi-moon and a lonely spy whale

June 3, 2023: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news over the past few days, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

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150-year-old mystery of strange half-circles from Paleolithic site in France finally solved

Hurling spear-thrower projectiles at pig and deer carcasses revealed that these loops may have been finger grips.

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Deadly fungal meningitis outbreak linked to cosmetic procedures in Mexico

An outbreak of dangerous fungal infections has been tied to recent cosmetic procedures at specific clinics in Mexico. Health officials urge anyone who underwent such procedures to seek a medical evaluation right away.

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Save 20% on the top rated Garmin Fenix 7X Sapphire Solar

One of our favorite Garmins, the Garmin Fenix 7x Sapphire Solar, is now $200 off at Amazon.

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What is SPF? A guide to understanding sunscreen labels

Confused by sunscreen terminology? Here is everything you need to know to understand sunscreen labels.

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8 ancient 'zombie viruses' that scientists have pulled from the melting permafrost

Scientists are discovering and resurrecting ancient viruses trapped in permafrost and frozen remains. Here are 8 'zombie' viruses that scientists have pulled from the permafrost.

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Nearly 6 million-year-old 'elephant graveyard' unearthed in Florida

Paleontologists have uncovered a graveyard of ancient elephant relatives.

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Shining rainbow rings around the sun photographed in Finland. What caused them?

The extremely rare kaleidoscopic circles have a surprising Earth-based origin.

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Hidden tunnel and rooms unearthed under 1,500-year-old church in Istanbul

Archaeologists have excavated subterranean rooms and a tunnel under an early church in Istanbul, formerly Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire.

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Save $700 on this Canon EOS R5, one of our favorite mirrorless cameras

Capture gorgeous pics of the natural world for less with this huge deal on a Canon EOS R5.

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