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Saturday, January 17, 2026 1:55 PM ET

Live Science - Weird

Genetics -- 'More Neanderthal than human': How DNA from our long-lost ancestors affects our health today

15 days ago

Human Evolution -- Tiny bump on 7 million-year-old fossil suggests ancient ape walked upright - and might even be a human ancestor

7 days ago

Earthquakes -- Parkfield, San Andreas, and the quest for a 'crystal ball' for predicting earthquakes before they happen

3 days ago

Animals -- 50 mind-blowing science facts about our incredible world

12 days ago

Human Evolution -- Last common ancestor of modern humans and Neanderthals possibly found in Casablanca, Morocco

9 days ago

Human Behavior -- About Live Science

1 month ago

Human Evolution -- Human origins quiz: How well do you know the story of humanity?

1 day ago

Arts & Entertainment -- Live Science crossword puzzle #26: Nothing can travel faster than this - 12 across

5 days ago

Space -- A runaway black hole, a human ancestor discovered in Casablanca cave, and vaccine schedule slashed

2 days ago

Human Evolution -- 10 things we learned about Neanderthals in 2025

17 days ago

Extraterrestrial Life -- Scientists are debating a 70-year-old UFO mystery as new images come to light

1 month ago

Archaeology -- 10 things we learned about our human ancestors in 2025

22 days ago

Artificial Intelligence -- Even AI has trouble figuring out if text was written by AI - here's why

11 days ago

Human Evolution -- Scientists claim 'Lucy' may not be our direct ancestor after all, stoking fierce debate

21 days ago

Romans regularly soaked in filthy, lead-contaminated bath water, Pompeii study finds - By - Kristina Killgrove - published - 17 January 26 - A study of limescale buildup in an early bathing facility at Pompeii has revealed that the water was replaced only once per day.

3 hours ago

Crew-11 emergency return, Mars Sample Return cancellation, shrinking river deltas, and an ancient wolf mystery. By - Ben Turner - published - 17 January 26 - Science news this week - Jan. 17, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

7 hours ago

Scars from ancient 'megaquakes' at Cascadia subduction zone discovered in deep-sea landslides - By - Stephanie Pappas - published - 16 January 26 - Large subduction-zone earthquakes leave scars on the continental slope in the deep sea.

1 day ago

Tapping into new 'probabilistic computing' paradigm can make AI chips use much less power, scientists say - By - Fiona Jackson - published - 16 January 26 - A new digital system allows operations on a chip to run in parallel, so an AI program can arrive at the best possible answer more quickly.

1 day ago

New map of Antarctica reveals hidden world of lakes, valleys and mountains buried beneath miles of ice - By - Olivia Ferrari - published - 15 January 26 - The map shows diverse geological features shaping Antarctic glaciers from below, which can improve climate models of ice melt.

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Fragment of lost tectonic plate discovered where San Andreas and Cascadia faults meet - By - Stephanie Pappas - published - 15 January 26 - A hidden chunk of an ancient tectonic plate is stuck to the Pacific Ocean floor and sliding under North America, complicating earthquake risk at the Cascadia subduction zone.

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Our model of the universe is deeply flawed - unless space is actually a 'sticky' fluid - By - Paul Sutter - published - 15 January 26 - Our best models of the cosmos don't add up - but that could change if the universe is actually made of a viscous 'fluid,' a new paper suggests.

2 days ago

James Webb telescope saw black holes emerging from 'cocoons' near the dawn of time - By - Skyler Ware - published - 14 January 26 - The gaseous cocoons surrounding "little red dots" hint at their true nature, a new James Webb telescope study hints.

3 days ago