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Live Science Oct 16, 8:54 PM

Archaeologists discover the oldest dwelling in the Western Hemisphere at a 13,800-year-old site in Alaska

Archaeologists have discovered an ancient base camp in Alaska that has evidence of the oldest dwelling and possibly the earliest domesticated dogs in the Ame...

Live Science Oct 16, 8:45 PM

Physicists froze a 'necklace' of atoms — and witnessed a quantum phenomenon predicted 100 years ago

Atoms confined to a single line can bind into clusters called Bethe strings. A new experiment points to a mix of many such clusters, though the evidence is s...

Live Science Oct 16, 2:56 PM

Fossil of 'unconquered female warrior' dinosaur with long claws found in UK museum drawer after 100 years

The newly identified Invictibellatrix amberina lived about 120 million years ago and represents the first megaraptoran dinosaur found in Europe, according to...

Live Science Oct 16, 10:00 AM

Astronomers discover the first-ever green star, plus the reddest 'white dwarf' ever seen

Stellar remnants called white dwarfs ‪appear to come in a rainbow of colors, according to a new study.

Live Science Oct 15, 8:01 PM

2 giant Ramesses II statues, one wearing a double crown, discovered by man in Egypt

The remains of two Ramesses II statues — one of which would have originally stood around 28 feet tall — were found by a villager in Egypt.

Live Science Oct 15, 4:00 PM

'We're not a competitor to fusion. We are fusion': Inside the race to harness unlimited solar power in space

Space-based solar power has the potential to meet Earth's energy needs many times over. Will it see the light of day?

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Live Science Oct 15, 3:00 PM

Mysterious hole in Neanderthal shoulder blade may have been a 'kill shot' from a wooden spear, according to archaeologists

A rare discovery reveals that 75,000 years ago, a Neanderthal from Shanidar Cave in Iraq died a grisly death, likely from a wooden spear.

Live Science Oct 15, 9:00 AM

Testosterone for menopause: The treatment is rising in popularity, but does it work?

Women are using testosterone in the hope that it will treat their menopause symptoms, but little evidence supports the approach, experts say.

Live Science Oct 14, 8:35 PM

Chronic back pain may activate an unexpected brain network, study finds

Movement-induced flares in chronic back pain activate brain regions involved in self-reflection, suggesting chronic pain may be processed differently than ac...

Live Science Oct 14, 7:46 PM

DNA from centuries-old skeletons buried in Montreal reveals no genetic mixing between Indigenous people and French colonists

A study of DNA from early colonial-era skeletons in a Montreal cemetery has revealed that none of them had any Indigenous ancestry.

Live Science Oct 14, 7:34 PM

Tapeworm drug could help treat endometriosis, mouse study hints

A recent study in mice hints that a modified tapeworm medicine might help relieve painful lesions seen in endometriosis.

Live Science Oct 14, 6:19 PM

Ancient Indigenous people in New Mexico lived through extreme climate change 23,000 years ago, study suggests

Researchers have revealed the climate that some of the first people in North America experienced around 23,000 years ago, during the Last Glacial Maximum.