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Live Science Aug 31, 11:00 AM

Scientists build tiny robots without motors that can fly using sound waves alone

A century-old trick for tuning musical instruments has been repurposed to power robots that fly, float and steer themselves using nothing but sound waves.

Live Science Aug 31, 10:00 AM

Crown of Kerch: A 1,600-year-old gold, gem-studded diadem found in the grave of a Hun noblewoman

This crown depicts two birds of prey and was discovered in the grave of a fifth-century noblewoman in Crimea.

Live Science Aug 31, 9:00 AM

Planting crops in fields of solar panels is more efficient, protects the plants and helps keep workers cool, study finds

A new model simulates the benefits of agrivoltaic farming, in which solar panels and crops share the same land.

Live Science Aug 30, 12:00 PM

An amusement park on Mount Vernon? The agency tasked to protect cultural heritage just abdicated its responsibilities, opening the door for federal agencies to wipe out our past

Proposed federal rule changes would eliminate the requirement for public feedback and consultation with key parties like Tribal Nations and ultimately lead t...

Live Science Aug 30, 10:00 AM

Something doesn't add up in the Chandelier Cluster, Hubble telescope finds — Space photo of the week

A dazzling new Hubble image of NGC 6723 poses one of astronomy's biggest questions: How did the Milky Way's oldest star clusters form?

Live Science Aug 30, 9:00 AM

How many cosmic particles are passing through your body at any moment?

While Earth's atmosphere protects us from harmful cosmic rays, other cosmic particles are passing through us every second.

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Live Science Aug 29, 2:00 PM

2,600 silver coins found in outskirts of Moscow may have been buried by a medieval plague victim

A hoard of silver coins has been unearthed near Moscow, revealing new information about money minting in the 15th century.

Live Science Aug 29, 1:00 PM

'Everything is connected': Readers share their concerns about extreme heat's health impacts

Are you worried about extreme heat? Live Science readers reveal their thoughts about Earth's rising temperatures.

Live Science Aug 29, 11:00 AM

New kind of AI uses a fresh approach to reasoning —‬ researchers say it costs up to 11 times less to run than a leading OpenAI model

Scientists say that a new vector-based approach to cognition is dramatically cheaper than standard methods and signal the start of the "post-transformer" era...

Live Science Aug 29, 9:00 AM

Does water drain in different directions in the Northern and Southern hemispheres?

Earth's rotation can influence a draining vortex. So does that mean water in a drain spirals in opposite directions in different parts of the world?

Live Science Aug 29, 8:30 AM

'It's kind of the holy grail of what is memory': Neuroscientist Steve Ramirez studies the physical basis of memory in a quest to manipulate it

Steve Ramirez, a neuroscientist and author of "How to Change a Memory," tells editor Hannah Osborne about the science and ethics of memory manipulation, and ...

Live Science Aug 28, 8:45 PM

Strange 'hobbit' species walked more like us than like 'Lucy,' hip bones reveal

Anthropologists studying the hip bones of Homo floresiensis have discovered that its pelvis was human-like, raising new questions about the origin of the eni...