Live Science is one of the biggest and most trusted popular science websites operating today, reporting on the latest discoveries, groundbreaking research and fascinating breakthroughs that impact you and the wider world.
We believe that science can help explain the things that matter to you and shine a light on everything from the mysteries of our universe to the inner workings of an atom. Our team of experienced editors and science journalists are here to guide you through the most important stories with clarity, authority and humor.
Whether you’re interested in dinosaurs or archaeology, weird physics or astronomy, health, human behavior or the mysteries of our planet — for those with a curious mind, your journey of discovery begins here.
Our mission
Our goal is to make the wonders of science and the world around us relevant, useful and interesting to everyone by informing and entertaining our readers.
When looking for the most fascinating and important stories, our staff dig through scientific journals and keep up to date with what the top institutions are working on, to investigate how science impacts current events and how new discoveries may affect you. We don’t just take scientists’ findings at face value, however — we investigate whole papers, scrutinize the results and speak to experts in the field to separate the science from the fiction. Every story is looked at by two experienced editors before it is taken live, and every story is fact-checked and checked for spelling, institutional affiliations, and clarity before publication. Read more about our editorial standards, our AI policy and how we write our articles.
When we aren’t covering the latest science news, you can find us delivering in-depth features, such as the wildest conspiracy theories to the most inspiring Black scientists in past and modern history; holding a microscope to some of the oddest questions in Life’s Little Mysteries; or testing the toys, games and health products we think our readers will enjoy. Find out how we test, and why you can trust our reviews.
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Our history
Live Science launched in 2004 with just three team members, as a complement to the space and astronomy news site Space.com. The site received Webby Awards as an Honoree in the Science category in 2008 and 2010. It was acquired by TechMediaNetwork, later called Purch, in 2009. Future PLC acquired Purch in 2018 and is the current publisher of Live Science, operating out of New York City, London and Bath, England.
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Affiliate & advertising disclosure
We always aim to provide unbiased editorial created by our journalists and writers. We also need to pay our teams and website costs so we make money in a number of ways. We sometimes use affiliate links to products and services on retailer sites for which we can receive compensation if you click on those links or make purchases through them. From time to time we also publish advertorials (paid-for editorial content) and sponsored content on the site. When this is the case the content is clearly marked as sponsored or promoted, so you’ll always know which content is editorial and which is not. See more about content funding on Live Science here.
Future PLC is our parent company and has an in-depth terms and conditions page with a lot more information that you can read right here.
We are committed to helping you find the best products and services for your needs and connecting you with trustworthy retailers where you can purchase them at competitive prices. Within our editorial content, we often provide links to products and services on retailer sites for which we can receive compensation — called an affiliate fee — if you click on those links or make purchases through them. That affiliate fee is paid to us by the retailer and does not directly affect the price you pay for the product or service.
Our expert editorial teams are independent. This means the products and services they select to appear in our articles are chosen based on their unbiased, expert judgement and relevance to the readers' needs and article content.
While our editors may be informed by commercial insights to understand the market, our goal is always to provide independent, objective, valuable and useful advice to our readers.
Our curated product widgets that you see in some of our articles are intended to help you find the best products and services, at competitive prices, at trusted retailers. Those widgets are powered by our own software, called Hawk, which displays the latest product and price information from thousands of retailers. We will always do our best to ensure that we display the most up-to-date information possible. On occasion, a retailer may have updated their prices, up or down, before the adverts displayed by Hawk are updated. Retailers may also add delivery or other costs to the purchase — please see the retailer's site for more information. The affiliate fees we receive help us to continue developing Hawk as well as helping to pay our teams and other website costs.
We also run advertising in various forms. Ads on our websites are designed in a way that makes them clearly identifiable as ads and distinguishable from our editorial articles.
From time to time, we also publish paid-for editorial content on the site. This content is labelled so you can see who has funded it and how it was created. We have a full guide to content funding on Live Science here. You can also see the full terms and conditions that apply to your use of our sites right here.
Why you can trust us
Live Science is part of Future PLC. The site and overall company are fiercely committed to protecting your privacy. Please see our in-depth privacy policy to find out more.
Live Science is a member of the IPSO (Independent Press Standards Organisation) which regulates the UK print and digital news industry. We abide by the Editors’ Code of Practice and are committed to upholding the highest standards of journalism.
If you think that we have not met those standards and want to make a complaint, please contact community@livescience.com. If we are unable to resolve your complaint, or if you would like more information about IPSO or the Editors’ Code, contact IPSO on 0300 123 2220 or visit www.ipso.co.uk
Community Guidelines
Our comment section is for thoughtful discussion of article topics. Together we’re developing a space where people share your passion and where you can enjoy conversations built on a foundation of respect and common interests.
Our team is dedicated to providing quality content — please keep that in mind and keep disagreements respectful. Not every comment needs to be a debate — it’s fine to just talk! — but please approach all disagreements in a spirit of openness and tolerance.
If you feel like you’re getting too invested, take a deep breath and step away. You are never obligated to reply to a fellow commentator. If someone is breaching our rules or making the comments a less welcoming place then please use the report button so that our Community team can investigate further.
Whenever someone joins the comment section here at Live Science they should find them welcoming and insightful. We want to build a community that you’re proud to recommend to others and we can only do that together.
Please read our guidelines below to understand what is allowed and how our moderation system works.
Note: If your post is removed, it's never a personal attack but a step to maintain a respectful and engaging community in line with our guidelines.
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Respectful Interaction
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Threatening Behavior
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Respect Moderation Decisions
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Our guidelines cannot cover every situation and our moderation team reserve the right to remove any comment at any time. The Live Science Team and Future PLC do not endorse the opinions and views shared by readers in our comment sections.
Pre-moderation: When dealing with a large volume of comments it’s impossible to handle them in real time. Comments may be pre-moderated due to their content, article settings or reports by other users. If you are finding yourself to be consistently pre-moderated then it is not targeted. How you are choosing to post is getting picked up by the system or reported by other users and can usually be fixed by following our guidelines or considering how others might read what you have posted.
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