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NASA's Artemis 2 rollout could be as early as this weekend as the space agency makes final preparations for its first crewed Artemis moon mission.

A small town in California was hit by earthquakes once every 22 years for over a century, setting the stage for a major seismic experiment in the 1980s and 90s. But the quake ended up being 11 years late. In this excerpt from "When Worlds Quake," geophysicist Hrvoje Tkalčić looks…

Two renowned prehistoric individuals were likely infected with a human papillomavirus that has been linked to several cancers.

Daily protein requirements vary a bit person to person, but some evidence suggests consuming high amounts of protein could do more harm than good. Live Science spoke to experts to learn more.

A 2025 satellite image shows a series of ghostly ice swirls sculpted on the surface of Lake Michigan by strong winds during an extreme cold snap that covered Chicago in a blanket of snow.

A stretch of viral DNA in the mouse genome gives cells in early-stage embryos the potential to become almost any cell type in the body.

Using robots and click chemistry, scientists built potential active ingredients for future antibiotics that contain metal.

Recently discovered Comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS) will make its closest approach to the sun and Earth in late April and could potentially be visible to the naked eye. It may end up being the brightest comet of the year.

Stone Age people in Macedonia created goddess figurines whose bottom half was a house.

A burial mound in Turkey may have held the remains of a member of King Midas's family. But not all experts are convinced.

A strange, sandwich-shaped object is giving astronomers a rare view of the chaotic birthplaces of planets.