Hawaii Science Journal: Live Science Newsletter

"Scientists finally confirm that solar maximum is well underway-and the worst could still be to come."

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More northern lights expected soon

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A surprise announcement from scientists involved in monitoring the solar cycle has finally confirmed that the sun's most active and dangerous phase — solar maximum — is already well underway, and could continue for at least a year.

Orionid meteor shower 2024: When to see 'shooting stars' from Halley's comet next week

Orionid meteor shower peaks soon

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Livescience / 4h

The Orionid meteor shower will peak this week as Earth busts through a stream of meteoroids left in the inner solar system by the famous Halley's comet.

Malfunctioning mitochondria may drive Crohn's disease, early study hints

Mitochondrial dysfunction triggers Crohn's disease

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Livescience / 1h

A new study in mice suggests that dysfunctional mitochondria may change the composition of the gut microbiome and thus drive Crohn's disease.

Yesterday

Most complete Tasmanian tiger genome yet pieced together from 110-year-old pickled head

Thylacine de-extinction project makes progress

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38Livescience / 10h

Researchers working with Colossal Biosciences have assembled a near-complete Tasmanian tiger genome and developed artificial reproductive technologies that could help de-extinct the species.

2,000-year-old tomb holding 12 skeletons found at Petra where 'Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade' was filmed

Tomb with 12 skeletons found

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1KLivescience / 17h

Archaeologists have discovered a 2,000-year-old tomb containing the remains of 12 individuals at Petra in Jordan.

Cosmology

Livescience / 17h

Explore the origin and evolution of the universe with the latest cosmology news, features and articles

Cosmology

Livescience / 19h

Explore the origin and evolution of the universe with the latest cosmology news, features and articles

Ancient humans waited out last ice age in frigid Central Europe, surprising study finds

Humans thrived during last ice age

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Livescience / 19h

Most animals retreated to small, warmer enclaves. But some, like humans, seemed to have stayed where they were.

Drug inspired by spider venom aims to reverse heart attack damage

82Livescience / 1d

A clinical trial will test whether a synthetic version of a spider venom molecule can reverse tissue damage after a heart attack.

Defense startup developing AI-powered 'kamikaze drones' for the U.S. Marines

Anduril introduces Bolt drone family

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500+Livescience / 1d

The AI-powered drones come in two configurations and can be assembled by human operators in less than five minutes, its creators say.

Are we wrong about the age of the universe? The James Webb telescope is raising big questions.

Livescience / 1d

Some of the earliest galaxies found with JWST are also the brightest. That's a problem for our ideas about the universe.

Oct 15, 2024

Gaia space telescope discovers 55 'runaway' careening away from stellar cluster at 80 times the speed of sound

500+Livescience / 1d

Using the Gaia space telescope, astronomers have observed 55 massive stars ejected from their home star cluster in the Large Magellanic Cloud at speeds equivalent to 80 times the speed of sound.

WWII British sub that sank with 64 on board finally found off Greek Island

59Livescience / 1d

The discovery of the WWII wreck solves an 81-year-old mystery about the submarine's fate.

Rare illusion gives 'once-in-a-lifetime' comet a seemingly impossible 2nd tail after closest approach to Earth for 80,000 years

Earth to cross comet's ion tail

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3KLivescience / 1d

New photos of comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS appear to show a faint "anti-tail" pointing away in the wrong direction. The puzzling extra limb is the result of a rare illusion that is only possible when our planet is in a certain position.

Top-secret X-37B space plane will execute 'never-before-seen maneuvers' on its descent to Earth

X-37B performs aerobraking maneuvers

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2KLivescience / 1d

Although it isn't clear what the X-37B is used for, its new maneuver would help it to evade detection and perform undetected low-passes over Earth.

Europa Clipper blasts off: What's next for NASA's biggest-ever interplanetary spacecraft?

NASA's Europa Clipper launch updates

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22Livescience / 1d

NASA just launched a spacecraft the size of a basketball court towards Jupiter's moon Europa. Here's what will happen over the next 10 years.

Ghostly white giant worms appear to be reproducing under the seafloor where tectonic plates meet

Animal life discovered beneath seafloor

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2KLivescience / 1d

Researchers have discovered enormous tube worms and other creatures thriving in cavities beneath the seafloor on the East Pacific Rise, an ocean ridge near the Galápagos Islands.

Phew! No 'doomsday' asteroids hide in famous broken comet's debris stream

500+Livescience / 2d

The Taurid Meteoroid Stream, which is possibly responsible for the famous Tunguska and Chelyabinsk impacts, probably doesn't hide a civilization-killing asteroid.

Acupuncture really works for sciatica pain, study finds

Acupuncture effective for sciatica

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Livescience / 2d

A new trial that compared acupuncture to a convincing placebo suggests that the treatment can help relieve sciatica pain.

Oct 14, 2024

Earth from space: 4 near-identical glaciers spark new life in Arctic island's 'polar desert'

34Livescience / 2d

This 2012 satellite photo shows a quartet of near-identical glaciers on Canada's Ellesmere Island. The ice masses help to spark life in the otherwise barren Arctic environment.

Jupiter's Great Red Spot is being squeezed, Hubble Telescope finds — and nobody knows why

Hubble observes Jupiter's Great Red Spot

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100+Livescience / 2d

The Hubble Space Telescope has seen Jupiter's Great Red Spot oscillating in width as it drifts around the planet. Could this be related to its overall shrinking?

Is it COVID or the flu? At-home tests can look for both viruses at once

Livescience / 2d

A fever and a nasty cough can be symptoms of a range of respiratory illnesses. An antigen test that narrows down the culprits can speed up diagnosis and recovery.

5,000-year-old jade 'dragon' unearthed in tomb in China

200+Livescience / 2d

Archaeologists have found the largest ever jade "dragon" made by the Neolithic Hongshan culture on record.

Scientists design new 'AGI benchmark' that indicates whether any future AI model could cause 'catastrophic harm'

AI competes with human data scientists

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38Livescience / 2d

OpenAI scientists have designed MLE-bench — a compilation of 75 extremely difficult tests that can assess whether a future advanced AI agent is capable of modifying its own code and improving itself.

Periodic table of elements quiz: How many elements can you name in 10 minutes?

Livescience / 2d

Can you name everything from Ac to Zr? Test your knowledge of the periodic table and see if you can top the leaderboard

China’s secretive new 'Thousands Sails' satellites are an astronomer's nightmare, 1st observations reveal

80Livescience / 3d

The launch of the Qianfan satellites on Aug. 6 from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center.

5,000-year-old cemetery in Spain has twice as many females as males, and nobody knows why

500+Livescience / 3d

There are more than twice as many females as males buried in an ancient cemetery in Spain, a new study finds — but no one knows why.

Record-breaking ancient spinning galaxy challenges cosmic evolution theories

REBELS-25 discovered as distant galaxy

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400+Livescience / 3d

Astronomers have discovered the earliest strongly rotating galaxy ever seen that's well-organized rather than chaotic, challenging theories of cosmic evolution.

Phaistos Disk: 3,000-year-old inscriptions from Crete that have never been deciphered

59Livescience / 3d

None of the many interpretations of the Phaistos Disk's inscriptions are universally accepted.

The biggest supermoon of the year is about to rise: When to see the 'Hunter's Moon' at its best and brightest

Hunter's Moon peaks October 17

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200+Livescience / 3d

The Hunter's Moon will be the first full moon of autumn when it rises on Oct. 17. It will also be the third and closest supermoon of the year.