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Why is mercury a liquid? Mercury is a metal, yet it has some weird physical properties, including being a liquid at room temperature.

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'Cikai Korran came here and saw': Visitors from India graffitied dozens of Egyptian tombs 2,000 years ago Ancient inscriptions written in Indian languages have been discovered on Egyptian tombs in the Valley of the Kings.

'Cikai Korran came here and saw': Visitors from India graffitied dozens of Egyptian tombs 2,000 years ago www.livescience.com/archaeology/...

Ancient 'alien-like' skulls have been found on every continent but Antarctica. Anthropologists are starting to figure out why. Humans have practiced head shaping for tens of thousands of years, and anthropologists are beginning to uncover clues as to why.

Ancient 'alien-like' skulls have been found on every continent but Antarctica. Anthropologists are starting to figure out why. www.livescience.com/archaeology/...

Planting trees in the sea could act as a huge carbon sink and save millions of dollars in storm damage every year. What is stopping us from doing it? A new study reveals restoring mangroves could save $800 million in storm damage, protect 140,000 people from flooding, and remove almost triple the amount of CO2 produced by cars in the U.S. every year.

Planting trees in the sea could act as a huge carbon sink and save millions of dollars in storm damage every year. What is stopping us from doing it? www.livescience.com/planet-earth...

Scientists find 2 marsupial species, thought to have gone extinct 6,000 years ago, living in the forests of New Guinea The pygmy long-fingered possum and the ring-tailed glider, two marsupials believed to have died out thousands of years ago, are still alive in Papuan Indonesia.

Scientists find 2 marsupial species, thought to have gone extinct 6,000 years ago, living in the forests of New Guinea www.livescience.com/animals/land...

'Striking' footage captures the moment a red fox preys on a wolf pup — a behavior never seen on film before Scientists in Italy captured a red fox entering a den as part of a project to understand wolf population dynamics in the country.

'Striking' footage captures the moment a red fox preys on a wolf pup — a behavior never seen on film before www.livescience.com/animals/land...

China puts a sodium-ion battery into an EV for the first time — it can drive 248 miles on a single charge A new vehicle is the first mass-produced passenger EV with a viable sodium-based alternative to conventional lithium-ion batteries.

China puts a sodium-ion battery into an EV for the first time — it can drive 248 miles on a single charge www.livescience.com/technology/e...

New observations of 'city killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 push James Webb telescope to its limits The "city killer" asteroid 2024 YR4 won't hit Earth or the moon when it whizzes by in 2032, the latest James Webb Space Telescope observations confirm.

NASA updates odds that 'city killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 will hit the moon www.livescience.com/space/astero...

Groundbreaking new drug shows promise for treating children with a devastating form of epilepsy An experimental treatment reduces seizures and other symptoms in children with a type of epilepsy called Dravet syndrome.

Groundbreaking new drug shows promise for treating children with a devastating form of epilepsy www.livescience.com/health/groun...

Swimming robots solve 'flat space-time' mazes using Einstein's relativity The tiny bots follow patterns of light and "artificial space-time," navigating like craft following the curved space around a black hole.

These tiny swimming robots can navigate 'artificial space-time' mazes using Einstein's relativity www.livescience.com/physics-math...

The sword in the sea: How one lucky graduate student found his second Crusader sword while taking a swim off Israel's coast A 12th-century sword spotted jutting out of the seabed in Israel was designed for one-handed combat during the Crusades.

The sword in the sea: How one lucky graduate student found his second Crusader sword while taking a swim off Israel's coast www.livescience.com/archaeology/...

Sodium-ion batteries are getting ready for prime time. How can they improve EVs? With potential safety improvements and lower manufacturing costs, Na-ion batteries are coming of age at precisely the right time

Sodium-ion batteries are getting ready for prime time. How can they improve EVs? www.livescience.com/technology/e...

9 ways people have modified their bodies since the dawn of time, from foot binding to castration Many types of body modification date back hundreds or thousands of years, revealing our ancient ancestors were not that different from us.

9 ways people have modified their bodies since the dawn of time, from foot binding to castration www.livescience.com/archaeology/...

Chinese EV maker claims it's engineered the world’s first semi-solid-state EV battery with huge 620-mile range The experimental manufacturing process could one day deliver a vehicle with a 1,000-plus mile range, researchers say.

Chinese EV maker claims it's engineered the world’s first semi-solid-state EV battery with huge 620-mile range www.livescience.com/technology/e...

Climate disasters caused societal upheaval 3,000 years ago in China, study of 'oracle bones' hints Some civilizations in inland China underwent dramatic changes and population drops 3,000 years ago. Now, researchers are using oracle bones, archaeological evidence and climate modeling to find out why.

Climate disasters caused societal upheaval 3,000 years ago in China, study of 'oracle bones' hints www.livescience.com/archaeology/...

'Truly extraordinary': Mega-laser shooting at us from halfway across the universe is the brightest 'cosmic beacon' we've ever seen Astronomers have discovered the brightest and most distant "megamaser" to date. The cosmic energy beam is shooting toward Earth from 8 billion light-years away and was spotted thanks to a weird space-time trick first predicted by Einstein.

'Truly extraordinary': Mega-laser shooting at us from halfway across the universe is the brightest 'cosmic beacon' we've ever seen www.livescience.com/space/astron...

Chewed-up orca fins on Russian beach point to cannibalism, and scientists say it may explain why some pods are so tight-knit Detached orca fins scored with distinctive tooth marks suggest that killer whale cannibalism is happening — and it might explain some complex orca societies.

Chewed-up orca fins on Russian beach point to cannibalism, and scientists say it may explain why some pods are so tight-knit www.livescience.com/animals/orca...

NASA fixes Artemis II rocket for April launch to take astronauts around moon NASA's Artemis II is on track to shoot for the moon in April after engineers fixed the helium issue that grounded the mission's rocket last month.

NASA fixes Artemis II rocket for April launch to take astronauts around moon www.livescience.com/space/space-...

Birds are declining faster and faster in 3 US hotspots, new study finds Researchers have revealed that North American birds are declining at an accelerating rate in three regional hotspots associated with intense agriculture.

Birds are declining faster and faster in 3 US hotspots, new study finds www.livescience.com/animals/bird...

'Seeing how important agriculture was for daily livelihoods, and how uncertain and precarious agriculture had become in these times, it just made me feel very passionate about working on this issue' How award-winning scientist Meha Jain is using satellite data to help India's farmers adapt to climate change.

'Seeing how important agriculture was for daily livelihoods, and how uncertain and precarious agriculture had become in these times, it just made me feel very passionate about working on this issue' www.livescience.com/planet-earth...

Meet the world's smallest AI supercomputer — it packs 'doctorate-level intelligence', its makers say, and can fit into your pocket The portable computing powerhouse is capable of running 120-billion-parameter LLMs, roughly three times larger than GPT-3, without needing to access the internet or the cloud.

Meet the world's smallest AI supercomputer — it packs 'doctorate-level intelligence', its makers say, and can fit into your pocket www.livescience.com/technology/c...

When was the last time Antarctica was ice-free? Antarctica is covered by a miles-thick ice sheet, but was that always the case? And when was the coldest continent ice-free?

When was the last time Antarctica was ice-free? www.livescience.com/planet-earth...

Diagnostic dilemma: A doctor discovered the gene mutation behind his family's mysterious missing-teeth condition A doctor who had a genetic condition that prevents teeth from forming searched for the DNA mutation that had affected his family for over 150 years.

Diagnostic dilemma: A doctor discovered the gene mutation behind his family's mysterious missing-teeth condition www.livescience.com/health/genet...

Prehistoric water-dwelling weirdo with sideways teeth and a twisted jaw was already a 'living fossil' 275 million years ago Scientists have described Tanyka amnicola, a newly identified species of prehistoric creature that lived 275 million years ago and had a bizarre twisted jaw with sideways-facing teeth.

Prehistoric water-dwelling weirdo with sideways teeth and a twisted jaw was already a 'living fossil' 275 million years ago www.livescience.com/animals/exti...

Mysterious 'dots' discovered by JWST may be the 1st stars in the universe on the verge of collapse A new study suggests that "little red dots" spied by the James Webb telescope could be the universe's short-lived first generation of gigantic stars, challenging an existing theory.

Mysterious 'little red dots' discovered by James Webb telescope may be the first stars in the universe on the verge of collapse www.livescience.com/space/astron...

Stone Age woman was buried like a man, revealing flexible gender roles 7,000 years ago in Hungary A study of 125 skeletons from two Neolithic cemeteries in Hungary has revealed that men and women had clear gender roles — but sometimes those roles were fluid.

Stone Age woman was buried like a man, revealing flexible gender roles 7,000 years ago in Hungary www.livescience.com/archaeology/...

Ripples in space-time predicted by Einstein could mend our broken understanding of the universe Ripples in the fabric of space-time called gravitational waves may be the key to solving the Hubble tension — one of the biggest nagging problems in physics.

'Collective hum' of black holes could mend our broken understanding of the universe, physicists say www.livescience.com/physics-math...

Gold coin discovered by a metal detectorist in the UK may have been dropped by a Viking invader from the Great Heathen Army A gold coin featuring the son of Charlemagne may have been a keepsake from a Viking invader who fought in the Great Heathen Army.

Gold coin discovered by a metal detectorist in the UK may have been dropped by a Viking invader from the Great Heathen Army www.livescience.com/archaeology/...

'Blood moon' total eclipse dazzles millions around the world (photos) Here are the first images of the March 3 'blood moon' total lunar eclipse visible over North America, Australia, and eastern Asia.

'Blood moon' total lunar eclipse dazzles millions around the world (photos) www.livescience.com/space/the-mo...

Every ant is a queen in this parasitic species — and they reproduce by cloning themselves and hijacking other ant colonies A rare Japanese ant is the only species known to lack female workers and males; all of its young develop into parasitic queens that try to take over other colonies.

Every ant is a queen in this parasitic species — and they reproduce by cloning themselves and hijacking other ant colonies www.livescience.com/animals/inse...