Rare active volcanoes on Mars could be causing the entire Earth to spin faster
Scientists know that Mars’ rotation has become a little faster each year, but the cause has remained a mystery. Now, a new study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets on February 18 suggests the reason may lie deep underground, where giant plumes of buoyant rock may be stirring beneath the Martian crust. This […]
AI compresses billions of years of evolution into seconds, creating a ‘Lego-like robot’ that can recover after losing a limb
Researchers have developed a robot equipped with artificial intelligence that can autonomously navigate all types of terrain and keep moving even after severe damage. Dubbed “legged metamachines,” these awkward-looking bots could reveal insights into human and animal evolution and provide a path for future robots to overcome limitations in locomotion, their creators say. The robot […]
Colorado River negotiations are stalled between seven states, leading to water shortages. What happens next?
The seven U.S. states that make up the Colorado River Basin are struggling to agree on how best to manage river water as climate change and prolonged droughts cause the river to dwindle. Negotiations between the two sides were private and failed to meet a federal deadline of Feb. 14, 2026, after which federal officials […]
Live Science Today: Jensen Fan’s AGI Claim and the Great Leap for Reanimation After Death
Today’s top news Nvidia’s Jensen Huang claims that humanity has already achieved AGI, but others are less convinced. (Image credit: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg, Getty Images) Do large-scale language models (LLMs) match or exceed human intelligence? “I think we’ve achieved AGI,” Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said on Monday’s (March 23) episode of the Lex Fridman podcast. […]
A plume of extreme arctic air from the polar vortex paints a picturesque plume off the coast of Florida — Earth seen from space
simple facts Where is it? Gulf of Mexico, off the Florida Keys [24.5786632, -82.52266106] What is in the photo? Bright plumes of calcium carbonate-rich mud kicked up by cold winds Which satellite took the photo? NASA’s Terra satellite When was it taken? February 3, 2026 This striking satellite photo shows a bright plume of swirling […]
Chemistry student develops clear polish that turns fingernails into touchscreen stylus
University students realized that people with long fingernails and calloused fingertips had trouble operating smartphones, so they created a prototype of an abrasive that turns fingernails into touchscreen stylus. Manasi Desai, a student at Centenary University in Louisiana with an interest in cosmetic chemistry, launched the project with her research advisor, Joshua Lawrence, an associate […]
Russia’s rocket heading to the ISS suffers from a major problem with its antenna, triggering a remote-controlled astronaut backup plan
A Russian unmanned rocket carrying vital supplies to the International Space Station (ISS) suffered a serious “malfunction” after liftoff, and the cargo plane will no longer be able to autonomously dock to the station, NASA has warned. As a result, the cosmonauts (Russian cosmonauts) may have to use a “backup system” to remotely dock the […]
Live Science Today: Earth suffers record energy imbalance, Hawaii floods, NASA prepares to launch Artemis II
Today’s top news Ala Wai Golf Course is seen submerged in Hawaii’s worst flooding in decades. (Image credit: Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle, Getty Images) The world’s climate is most out of balance in recorded history, the United Nations meteorological agency issued a dire warning today. We already know that human carbon emissions blanket the Earth’s […]
Mouse research hints that viruses in the intestine may prevent blood sugar spikes
Viruses found in the gut (collectively known as the gut virome) activate the immune system and help metabolize carbohydrates, thereby reducing blood sugar spikes, a new study in mice shows. The findings, published March 11 in the journal Cell Host & Microbe, suggest that the virome may be involved in metabolic diseases such as diabetes, […]
Wolfman: 11,500-year-old life-size statue of a man holding a penis
Wolfaman is a life-sized Neolithic statue discovered in Türkiye. (Image source: Getty Images) simple facts Name: Wolfman What is it: limestone statue Birthplace: Sanliurfa, Türkiye Created: Around 9500 BC More than 11,500 years ago, people in what is now southern Türkiye began making the first life-sized human statues. Urfa Man, also known as the Balikurgöl […]