Carrion crows made decisions about their visual environments significantly faster than humans and primates tend to, according to a comparison in a new study. Read more here: live-science.visitlink.me/E5…

Although whole numbers and fractions are processed differently in the brain, when you compare their values, a single "mental map" akin to a number line lights up. Read more here: live-science.visitlink.me/t1…

During an intense drought from 2020 to 2022, the Upper Colorado River Basin lost far more groundwater than the Lower Basin did, despite having much higher natural recharge. Read more here: live-science.visitlink.me/Wo…

A new look at the uranium and heavy water used by the Nazis reveals whether they were close to making a reactor for an atomic bomb. Read more here: live-science.visitlink.me/iN…

New observations from the James Webb Space Telescope reveal a concentration of heavy metals near the Milky Way's central black hole. 🔗 Read more here: live-science.visitlink.me/R2…

The melting of the poles is increasingly shifting Earth's shape at a faster rate, with the planet becoming more and more round. live-science.visitlink.me/ie…

Einstein's theory of relativity just got put to the test by the lightest binary neutron star system ever discovered. Read more here: live-science.visitlink.me/yh…

A sarcophagus in Westminster Abbey with Roman and Anglo-Saxon decorations baffled archaeologists, but now a 150-year-old mystery has finally been solved. Read more here: live-science.visitlink.me/Hh…

Researchers propose a new subtype of depression linked to body-clock patterns. live-science.visitlink.me/R1…

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope may have discovered a supernova erupting just 1.1 billion years after the Big Bang.

The head of ESA's Earth observation program tells Live Science why a striking image of a recent heat wave scorching Southern Europe gives her hope that we can properly monitor — and eventually prevent — similar extreme weather events in the future. 🔗 Read more here: live-science.visitlink.me/27…

The Orionid meteor shower peaks overnight on Oct. 21-22. Here's how to see "shooting stars" from Halley's Comet: live-science.visitlink.me/N6…

Experts argue that the mysterious Voynich manuscript was incorrectly bound — a discovery that "moves the ball" in finally deciphering the 15th-century document. live-science.visitlink.me/14…

In a new pilot study, 10 minutes of transcranial ultrasound stimulation reduced patients' delusion severity, scientists report. 🔗 Read more here: live-science.visitlink.me/M-…

An AI-operated drone learned to fly from scratch and navigated a race course at speeds over 60 mph, using a single camera. 🔗 Read more here: live-science.visitlink.me/-y…

A gene variant called APOE4 is the biggest genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease. Scientists are finally figuring out how it works. 🔗 Read more here: live-science.visitlink.me/Za…

A review of 41 studies found that higher exposure to air pollution was linked to greater odds of glaucoma and cataracts, with PM2.5 pollution showing the clearest association. 🔗 Read more here: live-science.visitlink.me/jr…

Archaeologists in Russia unearthed a flat wooden "pizza paddle" that had a board game carved into it. Read more about it here: live-science.visitlink.me/qa…

Discovered in an Indigenous grave in Georgia nearly 150 years ago, the "Birdman" copper plate may actually depict a woman ceremonially dressed as a warrior. Read more about it here: live-science.visitlink.me/Kf…

Archaeologists discovered a first century B.C. military camp that was erected during Emperor Augustus's Cantabrian Wars. Read more here: live-science.visitlink.me/Z1…