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Native Hawaiians and Easter Islanders came from same 'ultravoyager' group -- Members of the same people who settled Easter Island also discovered Hawaii, a new study finds.

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James Webb telescope discovers rare ring galaxy and 'intruder' 2 billion years after the Big Bang -- Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have observed a galaxy with a ring of newborn stars as it appeared 2.1 billion years after the Big Bang - hinting that the early universe may have been more chaotic than once thought.

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Poll - Is AI making you lazier? A new study revealed that people who rely on AI for basic tasks like math problems became less motivated over time. In response, Live Science polled its readers to see if they agree with these findings.

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Immune System -- IBD may transform neurons in the gut, triggering pain even when inflammation is under control -- A new study with data from mice and human tissues suggests that, in ulcerative colitis, immune cells in the gut might make pain-sensing nerves hypersensitive. -- Theresa Sullivan Barger

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Human Evolution -- Our extinct cousins the Denisovans had a 'distinctive' appearance, new analysis reveals -- Paleoproteomic analysis of fossils from northern China reveals that Denisovans had a distinctive physical appearance. -- Kristina Killgrove

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Cats -- Rare tiger behaviors captured on camera show 'we really know nothing about them' -- The PBS Nature film "Tiger Island" captures rare glimpses of tiger behavior, including a mother, father and cubs spending time together ‪-‬ a first for these usually solitary cats. -- Kenna Hughes-Castleberry

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Human Evolution -- 30,000-year-old bone found in French cave reveals vast genetic connections between people of Eastern and Western Europe during the Stone Age -- Scientists sequenced the genome of a woman who lived 30,000 years ago and discovered that she had mixed Eastern and Western European ancestry. -- Kristina Killgrove

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Viruses, Infections & Disease -- Hepatitis B could surge, infecting millions more in childhood, under proposed CDC guidance -- A proposed shift in recommendations for hepatitis B vaccination in the U.S. could leave millions of young adults unprotected, a new modeling study suggests. -- Clarissa Brincat

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INTERVIEW - A psychologist explains his theory for why orcas are attacking boats - Live Science spoke with comparative psychologist Christian Frings to discuss a new theory for why orcas are attacking yachts. Premium members only - October 27, 2026

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Colorectal cancer cases in kids have risen sixfold over past 2 decades ‪-‬ researchers are racing to understand why -- Premium members only

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How purported tales of consuming vampire blood and organs spread in the 18th century -- Premium members only

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AI giants are one big mistake away from catastrophe. They could learn a lot from the nuclear industry. -- Premium members only

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Space Photo of the Week -- Cosmic 'seagull' locks eyes with the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in long-awaited test image -- Stare into the transfixing eye of the "Seagull Nebula" in this newly-released test image from the visionary Vera C. Rubin Observatory. -- Brandon Specktor -- Last updated

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Space Exploration -- 'We're never going to come home': Artemis II commander recalls the most terrifying moment of his 10-day trip around the moon -- Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman felt genuine fear when he saw the Orion spacecraft had gone farther from Earth than anticipated, the astronaut told an audience at the Starmus VIII festival this week. -- Dan Green -- Published

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Astonishing Artifacts -- Mold gold cape: A 3,900-year-old accessory that's one of the finest examples of prehistoric goldwork ever found -- The stunningly detailed gold cape is unique in Europe and may have belonged to a high-ranking woman. -- Kristina Killgrove

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Earth from space -- Twin hurricanes stare out to space as they barrel toward Hawaii -- A 2016 satellite photo shows Hurricane Madeline and Hurricane Lester heading straight at Hawaii's Big Island. When viewed from above, the twin cyclones and the surrounding clouds look eerily like a giant smiley face. -- Harry Baker

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Features -- Will plants survive climate change? The 'Great Dying' reveals clues about their resilience. -- Plants can't easily pick up and move when environmental conditions get rough, so they've evolved strategies to weather harsh conditions in place. That could help some plants survive in the face of a warming climate. -- Sarah Wild

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Planet Earth -- Climate change is literally altering the shape of our planet -- The melting of the poles is increasingly shifting Earth's shape at a faster rate, with the planet becoming more and more round. -- Stephanie Pappas

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Rivers & Oceans -- Surprising new pattern of groundwater loss may signal a turning point for the Colorado River Basin -- During an intense drought from 2020 to 2022, the Upper Colorado River Basin lost far more groundwater than the Lower Basin did, despite having much higher natural recharge. -- Sascha Pare

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Diagnostic Dilemma -- A woman carried a 'stone baby' in her abdomen for 3 years -- A woman's unexplained abdominal pain led doctors to a diagnosis that has only been documented a few hundred times over the past 400 years. -- Anirban Mukhopadhyay -- Published

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Science crossword -- Live Science crossword puzzle #67: Elephant-like creatures that went extinct around 10,000 years ago - 3 down -- Test your knowledge on all things science with our weekly, free crossword puzzle! -- Harry Baker -- Last updated

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Birds -- Crows may make lightning-fast decisions, sometimes twice as fast as humans, study hints -- Carrion crows made decisions about their visual environments significantly faster than humans and primates tend to, according to a comparison in a new study. -- Kenna Hughes-Castleberry -- Published

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Snakes -- Watch bizarre snake 'cartwheel' away from danger at more than 12 feet per second -- Researchers filmed dwarf reed snakes (Pseudorabdion) from different angles to better understand how the serpents pull off their remarkable rolling behavior. -- Patrick Pester -- Published

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Life's Little Mysteries -- Why are there so many marsupials in Australia? -- Australia is home to hundreds of marsupials, including koalas, kangaroos and wombats. But how did these marsupials get to Australia? -- Laura Geggel -- Last updated

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Life's Little Mysteries -- Can cuttlefish hypnotize their prey? -- Cuttlefish use rapid color-change while hunting. The question is, does it actually hypnotize their prey? -- Kenna Hughes-Castleberry -- Published

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Poll -- 'Most people can't handle driving in 2 dimensions let alone 3': Readers respond to our poll about flying cars -- Tesla recently demonstrated its Rocket Roadster "flying car." We asked our readers whether they think flying cars will be widely available in the near future. -- Kenna Hughes-Castleberry

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Analysis -- Scientists can now 'watermark' AI-generated proteins to deter bioweapon creation. But will it really work? -- A new technology encodes an invisible mark into the structure of AI-generated proteins, but experts said the system's guardrails can still be bypassed. -- RJ Mackenzie

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Poll -- Will Tesla's 'flying car' ever hit the market, or is it a load of compressed air? -- Tesla just demonstrated a type of hover car. Live Science asks its readers whether they believe this type of technology will be widely available in five years. -- Kenna Hughes-Castleberry

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Diagnostic dilemma -- Unusual case reports from the medical literature

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Astonishing artifacts -- A glimpse into how people lived in the past

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Physics & Mathematics -- Uranium from World War II reveals how close the Nazis were to an atomic bomb -- A new look at the uranium and heavy water used by the Nazis reveals whether they were close to making a reactor for an atomic bomb. -- Tom Metcalfe -- Published

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Physics & Mathematics -- Lightest known pair of neutron stars proves Einstein right yet again -- Einstein's theory of relativity just got put to the test by the lightest binary neutron star system ever discovered. -- Andrey Feldman -- Published

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Physics & Mathematics - 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 still indirect. By - Larissa G. Capella - Published - 16 October 26

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Physics & Mathematics -- Nobel Prize in Physics: 1901-Present -- Here are the physics Nobel Prize winners. -- Live Science Staff -- Last updated

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Health -- Scientists invent implant that can transform sugar in the blood to treat type 2 diabetes -- Victoria Atkinson -- Published

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Space Exploration -- NASA's Swift observatory ends 22-year mission, will crash to Earth 'in the next few weeks' -- Brandon Specktor -- Published

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Particle Physics -- A neglected particle from the dawn of time could explain why everything in the universe exists -- Andrey Feldman -- Published

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Physics & Mathematics -- Daylight saving time 2026: It's time to change your clocks this Sunday -- Jeanna Bryner -- Last updated

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Climate change -- 'A potential glimpse into the future': Climate change has triggered 'permafrost landslides' with house-size blocks of ice in Canada -- Stephanie Pappas -- Published

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The Americas -- Rare burial of elite toddler from pre-Inca culture discovered in Peru -- Margherita Bassi -- Published

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Artificial Intelligence -- 10 minutes is all it takes for AI assistance to erode your motivation, study shows -- Sascha Pare -- Published

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The Moon -- Watch the full 'Hunter's Moon' rise next to Saturn this weekend -- Jamie Carter -- Published

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