9+ hour, 28+ min ago  (1013+ words) Live Science spoke with Alika Maunakea, an Native Hawaiian epigeneticist, about how epigenetics underpins health disparities between Native Hawaiians and others in Hawaii. Environmental factors " such as stress, diet and smoking " can fuel epigenetic modifications which can, in turn, lead…...

9+ hour, 23+ min ago  (530+ words) Many medieval castles were formidable stone fortifications. Live Science takes a look at six that were never conquered. Hochosterwitz Castle in southern Austria Castles were a common sight in the Middle Ages, which lasted from roughly 500 to 1500. Most castles were…...

13+ hour, 28+ min ago  (536+ words) China's Tianzhou-10 mission just delivered embryo-like structures made from living stem cells to the Tiangong space station. Experiments could shed light on how radiation and microgravity affect human reproduction. China has become the first nation to send "human artificial embryos…...

14+ hour, 28+ min ago  (268+ words) On its way to a metal asteroid, NASA's Psyche probe tested its cameras as it got a gravity assist from the Red Planet. What it is: Mars Where it is: 2. 2 astronomical units (Earth-sun distances) When it was shared: May 18, 2026 Is…...

15+ hour, 28+ min ago  (460+ words) It helped to have a number of features to aid survival following the end-Cretaceous mass extinction. Around 66 million years ago, a gigantic asteroid smashed into Earth and wreaked chaos globally. In all, 75% of Earth's species went extinct, including the nonavian…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (924+ words) Fingerprinting transformed police investigations by making it possible to place a suspect at a crime scene with physical evidence. Similarly, genome sequencing has changed how disease detectives study outbreaks by allowing them to read a pathogen's genes as a biological…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (816+ words) The Levoit Sprout Evaporative Humidifier is quiet, easy to clean and effective at combating dry air " and it has a built-in night light, too. There is plenty to like about the Levoit Sprout Evaporative Humidifier: it is quiet, low-maintenance and…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (1006+ words) May 23, 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 This week's science news was filled with unearthed mysteries from ancient tombs, including the discovery…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago  (537+ words) What's the temperature in Earth's core, and how did we figure that out? When Earth first formed around 4. 5 billion years ago, it was a ball of molten rock. Over time, heavier elements, like iron and nickel, sank to the planet's…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (1165+ words) Experts say the Ebola outbreak raging in Central Africa could be challenging to contain due to ongoing conflict in the region and a lack of vaccines and international aid. An Ebola epidemic in Central Africa has been declared a "public…...