Planet Earth -- Science news this week: A 400-year trip to Alpha Centauri and the malevolent AI that may make us consider it

5 days ago

Space -- 'Super-vision' contact lenses and bacteria in space

2 months ago

Planet Earth -- 'Anti-aging' magic mushrooms and record-breaking internet speeds

26 days ago

Archaeology -- Earth's 'leaking' core and strange signals from space

28 days ago

Space -- A unique new blood type and 'spiderwebs' on Mars

28 days ago

Computing -- This obscure, 80-year-old machine might be the key to unlocking the full potential of AI today

17 days ago

Health -- Science news this week: Overdue earthquakes and star-shaped brain cells

1 month ago

Robots awkwardly race, fight and flop around in China's first World Humanoid Robot Games -- Patrick Pester

5 hours ago

Buying guides -- Best budget star projectors under $40 - Affordable gadgets for kids and adults, tried and tested -- Anna Gora

8 hours ago

China builds record-breaking floating wind turbine - it could change the face of renewable energy -- Rory Bathgate

8 hours ago

Best headlamps 2025 - Lightweight, bright and long-lasting -- Kimberley Lane

1 day ago

Best home weather stations 2025 - measure rainfall, wind and more -- Kat Bayly

2 days ago

Five simple wildlife photography tips for better shots without fancy gear -- Kimberley Lane

2 days ago

'Murder him in his sleep' -- AI models can send subliminal messages that teach other AIs to be 'evil,' study claims -- Adam Smith

8 days ago

AI is entering an 'unprecedented regime.' Should we stop it - and can we - before it destroys us? -- Keumars Afifi-Sabet

12 days ago

The more advanced AI models get, the better they are at deceiving us - they even know when they're being tested -- Roland Moore-Colyer

20 days ago

AI could soon think in ways we don't even understand - evading our efforts to keep it aligned - top AI scientists warn -- Alan Bradley

22 days ago

AI outsmarted 30 of the world's top mathematicians at secret meeting in California -- Lyndie Chiou

1 month ago

New AI system can 'predict human behavior in any situation' with unprecedented degree of accuracy, scientists say -- Perri Thaler

1 month ago

AI chatbots oversimplify scientific studies and gloss over critical details - the newest models are especially guilty -- Lisa D. Sparks

1 month ago

Google has turned 2 billion smartphones into a global earthquake warning system - it's as effective as seismometers, tests show -- Ben Turner -- Published

15 days ago

Japan sets new internet speed record - it's 4 million times faster than average US broadband speeds -- Perri Thaler -- Published

1 month ago

Your data is being compromised much quicker than ever before, but you don't have to sit still and take it -- Mike Chapple -- Published

1 month ago

New 'super laser' amplifier could make the internet 10 times faster -- Peter Ray Allison -- Last updated

2 months ago

SpaceX's Starlink satellite constellation 'under threat' by Russia and China -- Sharmila Kuthunur -- Published

2 months ago

New 'microcomb' chip brings us closer to super accurate, fingertip-sized atomic clocks -- Owen Hughes -- Published

2 months ago

Google's 'moonshot factory' creates new internet with fingernail-sized chip that fires data around the world using light beams -- Owen Hughes -- Published

2 months ago

Key to faster 6G speeds lies in letting new AI architecture take control, scientists say -- Roland Moore-Colyer -- Published

2 months ago

Future wearable devices could draw power through your body using background 6G cellphone signals -- Roland Moore-Colyer -- Published

2 months ago

IBM and Moderna have simulated the longest mRNA pattern without AI - they used a quantum computer instead -- Tristan Greene -- Published

5 days ago

'Like a master Tetris player': Scientists invent quantum virtual machines - they'll slash turnaround times from days to hours -- Tristan Greene -- Published

7 days ago

Scientists use quantum machine learning to create semiconductors for the first time - and it could transform how chips are made -- Becca Caddy -- Published

17 days ago

Scientists hit quantum computer error rate of 0.000015% - a world record achievement that could lead to smaller and faster machines -- Tristan Greene -- Published

17 days ago

Scientists achieve 'magic state' quantum computing breakthrough 20 years in the making -- Keumars Afifi-Sabet -- Published

24 days ago

Cosmic images from the world's largest digital camera are so big they require a 'data butler' -- Keith Cooper -- Published

1 month ago

Buying Guide -- Best laptops for students 2025 -- Keumars Afifi-Sabet -- Last updated

18 days ago

Best laptops for coding and programming 2025: Powerful portable computers for working on the move -- Mike Jennings -- Last updated

1 month ago

How 'flying boats' are bringing EVs to the ocean - with the help of LeBron James and Tom Brady -- Ben Turner

5 days ago

Penny-sized laser could help driverless cars see the world so much clearer -- Rory Bathgate

1 month ago

This EV battery fully recharges in just 18 seconds - and it just got the green light for mass production -- Skyler Ware

1 month ago

Self-driving cars can tap into 'AI-powered social network' to talk to each other while on the road -- Lisa D. Sparks

3 months ago

Electric cars: Facts about the vehicles that are reshaping road transport -- Rory Bathgate

3 months ago

EVs could charge 500% faster in freezing weather after new discovery -- Ross Kelly

3 months ago

China's superfast charging technology is twice as fast as Tesla's - fully recharging EVs in just 6 minutes -- Ben Turner

4 months ago

Alef's Model A - a single-seater 'retro' flying car - is 1 step closer to taking to the skies -- Rory Bathgate

4 months ago

Solar-powered EV can drive 40 miles daily using only the power of the sun -- Keumars Afifi-Sabet

6 months ago

BUYING GUIDE -- Best astrophotography cameras 2025: Shoot for the stars -- Kimberley Lane

17 days ago

Quantum materials with a 'hidden metallic state' could make electronics 1,000 times faster -- Perri Thaler

1 month ago

Buying Guide -- Best laptops for photo editing 2025: Great devices for designers and photographers -- Keumars Afifi-Sabet

1 month ago

Buying Guide -- Best MacBooks for students 2025: Find the best Apple hardware for the new academic year -- Keumars Afifi-Sabet

1 month ago

Buying Guide -- Best electric toothbrushes 2025: Tried and tested -- Joanne Lewsley

1 month ago

BUYING GUIDE -- Best air purifiers 2025: Banish air pollution from your home -- Anna Gora

1 month ago

Buying Guide -- Best electric toothbrushes for kids 2025 -- Joanne Lewsley

1 month ago

New liquid metal-infused circuit board can withstand heavy damage and heal by themselves -- Alan Bradley

1 month ago

Scientists invent weird, shape-shifting 'electronic ink' that could give rise to a new generation of flexible gadgets -- Owen Hughes

1 month ago

Could we ever build a transatlantic tunnel? -- Ashley Hamer

18 days ago

New York to Los Angeles in 3 hours? Executive order could make it possible by 2027, reopening the door for commercial supersonic flight -- Lisa D. Sparks

25 days ago

MIT's high-tech 'bubble wrap' turns air into safe drinking water - even in Death Valley -- Damien Pine

1 month ago

Scientists invent photosynthetic 'living' material that sucks CO2 out of the atmosphere -- Sascha Pare

18 days ago

China has developed the largest drone carrier in the world - and it's getting ready for takeoff -- Damien Pine

2 months ago

Golden Dome: Everything to know about Trump's $25 billion missile defense plan -- Iain Boyd

2 months ago

Breakthrough stretchy battery moves like toothpaste and could power pacemakers and hearing aids -- Lisa D. Sparks

2 months ago

Chinese scientists makes nuclear power breakthrough using abandoned US research -- Jane McCallion

3 months ago

How to turn off web notifications for Google Chrome and macOS -- Jeanna Bryner -- Last updated

9 months ago

Follow Live Science on social media -- Livescience.com -- Published

9 months ago

Live Science daily newsletter: Get amazing science every day -- Livescience.com -- Published

4 months ago

Internet history timeline: ARPANET to the World Wide Web -- Kim Ann Zimmermann

10 months ago

TCP/IP: What are the rules of the internet? -- Laura Mears

10 months ago

Latency: Definition, measurement and testing -- Laura Mears

10 months ago

The internet: History, evolution and how it works -- Laura Mears

10 months ago

The Internet: Do you know how it works? -- Ben Biggs -- Published

9 months ago

Quantum internet breakthrough could help make hacking a thing of the past -- Siddarth Koduru Joshi -- Published

9 months ago

Watch this robot 'cannibal' grow bigger and stronger by consuming smaller robots -- Andrea Saravia Perez

23 days ago

Students build new 'hybrid drone' - watch it fly in the air and then seamlessly dive underwater -- Patrick Pester

24 days ago

China launches world's first robot that can run by itself 24/7 - watch it change its own batteries in unsettling new footage -- Keumars Afifi-Sabet

25 days ago

Watch this cute robot elephant go bowling - it's the first 3D-printed robot of its kind -- Patrick Pester

25 days ago

MIT's new AI can teach itself to control robots by watching the world through their eyes - it only needs a single camera -- Tristan Greene

28 days ago

Meet Skydweller: A solar-powered drone that can fly for 90 days straight - it's wider and 160 times lighter than a Boeing 747 -- Peter Ray Allison

30 days ago

Scientists burned, poked and sliced their way through new robotic skin that can 'feel everything' -- Owen Hughes

1 month ago

Intrepid baby-faced robot is the world's humanoid first to fly -- Alan Bradley

1 month ago

Watch people manipulate 3D holograms thanks to breakthrough technology -- Roland Moore-Colyer

4 months ago

Weird lickable lollipop invention lets you taste in virtual reality -- Pandora Dewan

7 months ago

Future VR headsets could use a new type of lens inspired by holographic tech -- Andrea Saravia Perez

9 months ago

AI-powered app performs full-body motion capture using just your smartphone - no suits, specialized cameras or equipment needed -- Keumars Afifi-Sabet

9 months ago

Playing with fire: How VR is being used to train the next generation of firefighters -- Ian Stokes

10 months ago

New display tech paves the way for 'most realistic' holograms in regular eyeglasses -- Drew Turney

10 months ago

Meta just stuck its AI somewhere you didn't expect it - a pair of Ray-Ban smart glasses -- Roland Moore-Colyer

4 months ago

New invention transforms any smartphone or TV display into a holographic projector -- Owen Hughes

10 months ago

VR headsets vulnerable to 'Inception attacks' - where hackers can mess with your sense of reality and steal your data -- Drew Turney

10 months ago

Opinion - How AI companions are changing teenagers' behavior in surprising and sinister ways - By - Liz Spry - Published - 13 August 25

2 days ago

Meta AI takes first step to superintelligence - and Zuckerberg will no longer release the most powerful systems to the public -- Alan Bradley

3 days ago

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10 months ago

Best wildlife lenses under $1,000 - ideal for safari or even birds in the park -- Kimberley Lane

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