By LIVE SCIENCE | lydiacarolinesmith@gmail.com (Lydia Smith) | 7/26/2025 8:00 AM

Virginia opossums are the only marsupial species in North America. ... Read full Story

By LIVE SCIENCE | ashley.s.hamer@gmail.com (Ashley Hamer) | 7/26/2025 5:00 AM

Will we ever have an underwater tunnel between New York and London? ... Read full Story

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 7/26/2025 12:00 AM

July 26, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend. ... Read full Story

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 7/25/2025 5:30 PM

A new report authored by California health officials describes a raw-milk-related outbreak of Salmonella that sickened dozens in 2023 and 2024. ... Read full Story

By LIVE SCIENCE | ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) | 7/25/2025 3:02 PM

Captured in infrared light by the James Webb Space Telescope, the peculiar star system Apep consists of two dying stars spewing their innards at each other. ... Read full Story

By Scientific American | | 7/25/2025 2:45 PM

Aging is a complex process that plays out differently across different organs, according to growing evidence ... Read full Story

By Scientific American | | 7/25/2025 2:35 PM

Astronomers think small space rocks from beyond our solar system routinely strike Earth—but proving it isn’t easy ... Read full Story

By LIVE SCIENCE | ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) | 7/25/2025 1:41 PM

Complex organic molecules found floating around a distant protostar could mean that space is far richer in life's precursors than scientists assumed. ... Read full Story

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 7/25/2025 1:40 PM

In a proof-of-concept study, scientists have shown that flossing your teeth could be a way to deliver vaccinations that protect you against viruses. ... Read full Story

By Scientific American | | 7/25/2025 12:00 PM

Here’s how the new tetrahedron-based design for the “Trionda” soccer ball may affect next year’s big game ... Read full Story

By Scientific American | | 7/25/2025 11:30 AM

Tens of millions of people are already under heat alerts, and the worst is yet to come ... Read full Story

By phys.org | | 7/25/2025 11:06 AM

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is tough on electronics. Situated inside a 17-mile-long tunnel that runs in a circle under the border between Switzerland and France, this massive scientific instrument accelerates particles close to the speed of light before smashing them together. The collisions yield tiny maelstroms of particles and energy that hint at answers to fundamental questions about the building blocks of matter. ... Read full Story

By phys.org | | 7/25/2025 10:00 AM

A research team in Korea has experimentally demonstrated, for the first time in the world, a nonlinear wave phenomenon that changes its frequency—either rising or falling—depending on which direction the waves come from. ... Read full Story

By phys.org | | 7/25/2025 9:48 AM

Researchers at the University of California, Irvine have discovered a new state of quantum matter. The state exists within a material that the team reports could lead to a new era of self-charging computers and ones capable of withstanding the challenges of deep space travel. ... Read full Story

By phys.org | | 7/25/2025 9:47 AM

"God does not play dice." This famous remark by Albert Einstein critiqued the probabilistic nature of quantum mechanics. Paradoxically, his theory of relativity has become an essential tool for understanding the behavior of electrons, the primary subjects of quantum mechanics. ... Read full Story

By phys.org | | 7/25/2025 8:22 AM

One of ANSTO's advanced imaging instruments Dingo now delivers a rare fusion of simulation and radiobiology, becoming a launchpad for an innovative neutron therapy innovation. ... Read full Story

By LIVE SCIENCE | roland.moore-colyer@futurenet.com (Roland Moore-Colyer) | 7/25/2025 7:00 AM

More advanced AI systems show a better capacity to scheme and lie to us, and they know when they're being watched — so they change their behavior to hide their deceptions. ... Read full Story

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 7/25/2025 7:00 AM

A conjunction between a crescent moon and Mars joins an ongoing display of 'shooting stars,' making July 28 one of the best nights for skywatching all summer. ... Read full Story

By Scientific American | | 7/25/2025 6:00 AM

Think: subzero temperatures, bone-rattling storms and mysteries about the future of our planet under the ice. ... Read full Story

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 7/24/2025 4:10 PM

A newly discovered dwarf planet called 'Ammonite' (2023 KQ14) has been spotted in the outer solar system, and it could be another nail in the coffin for the Planet Nine hypothesis. ... Read full Story