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'October is the ideal time to get vaccinated': Flu season is kicking off early, experts say www.livescience.com/health/flu/o...
'October is the ideal time to get vaccinated': Flu season is kicking off early, experts say
Flu tests are coming back positive at higher rates than is typical for early fall in several Western states, data suggests.
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October 9, 2026 at 7:13 PM
'October is the ideal time to get vaccinated': Flu season is kicking off early, experts say www.livescience.com/health/flu/o...
Cool chemistry trick allows new tattoos to 'turn on and off' www.livescience.com/technology/c...
Cool chemistry trick allows new tattoos to 'turn on and off'
Researchers created multicolored tattoo inks that are activated by different wavelengths of light, allowing people to hide their tattoos in different scenarios.
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October 9, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Cool chemistry trick allows new tattoos to 'turn on and off' www.livescience.com/technology/c...
Scientists have identified a 'protein signature' in blood that could predict healthy aging www.livescience.com/health/aging...
Scientists have identified a 'protein signature' in blood that could predict healthy aging
Having a certain ratio of proteins produced by immune cells in your blood is linked to a higher risk of age-related diseases, scientists report.
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October 9, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Scientists have identified a 'protein signature' in blood that could predict healthy aging www.livescience.com/health/aging...
Bronze ring with Lighthouse of Alexandria engraving discovered at palace on submerged island in Egypt www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
Bronze ring with Lighthouse of Alexandria engraving discovered at palace on submerged island in Egypt
A bronze ring that depicts the Lighthouse of Alexandria has been discovered underwater in the remains of an ancient palace.
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October 9, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Bronze ring with Lighthouse of Alexandria engraving discovered at palace on submerged island in Egypt www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
South Korean 'robot dog' became first to run a marathon on a single battery charge — now we know how www.livescience.com/technology/r...
South Korean 'robot dog' became first to run a marathon on a single battery charge — now we know how
A quadruped robot scampered more than 26.2 miles of uneven, hilly terrain alongside human runners without needing to be recharged.
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October 9, 2026 at 9:01 AM
South Korean 'robot dog' became first to run a marathon on a single battery charge — now we know how www.livescience.com/technology/r...
Big dogs age faster at an epigenetic level, new study finds www.livescience.com/animals/dogs...
Big dogs age faster at an epigenetic level, new study finds
A new study that tracked dogs' aging by reading tiny chemical tags on their DNA found that larger dogs aged more quickly.
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October 8, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Big dogs age faster at an epigenetic level, new study finds www.livescience.com/animals/dogs...
'Freakish' discovery of 9 million-year-old capybara tooth supports idea that Atacama wasn't always a desert www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
'Freakish' discovery of 9 million-year-old capybara tooth supports idea that Atacama wasn't always a desert
A 9 million-year-old capybara tooth was found in the Atacama Desert, a surprising find given that these rodents love water.
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October 8, 2026 at 9:26 PM
'Freakish' discovery of 9 million-year-old capybara tooth supports idea that Atacama wasn't always a desert www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
James Webb telescope tracks the most distant 'fast radio burst' ever, doubling the previous record www.livescience.com/space/astron...
James Webb telescope tracks the most distant 'fast radio burst' ever, doubling the previous record
The James Webb Space Telescope has detected the farthest "fast radio burst" ever seen, providing more clues about these mysterious explosions.
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October 8, 2026 at 6:46 PM
James Webb telescope tracks the most distant 'fast radio burst' ever, doubling the previous record www.livescience.com/space/astron...
The Milky Way grew from thousands of galaxies during 'Cosmic Dawn,' new simulations reveal www.livescience.com/space/astron...
The Milky Way grew from thousands of galaxies during 'Cosmic Dawn,' new simulations reveal
A new supercomputer simulation traces how thousands of small galaxies eventually became the Milky Way.
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October 8, 2026 at 5:45 PM
The Milky Way grew from thousands of galaxies during 'Cosmic Dawn,' new simulations reveal www.livescience.com/space/astron...
The central Pacific Ocean just broke a temperature record. Experts say it might signal a new kind of El Niño. www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
The central Pacific Ocean just broke a temperature record. Experts say it might signal a new kind of El Niño.
The sea surface temperature in a key El Niño region has exceeded 86 degrees F for the first time on record, hinting that the strength and location of some El Niño events are transforming.
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October 8, 2026 at 3:49 PM
The central Pacific Ocean just broke a temperature record. Experts say it might signal a new kind of El Niño. www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
Scientists discover the genetic secrets that may have helped Jonathan the tortoise live to 194 years old www.livescience.com/animals/turt...
Scientists discover the genetic secrets that may have helped Jonathan the tortoise live to 194 years old
DNA samples from Jonathan the 194-year-old tortoise reveal gene variants and epigenetic changes that could contribute to his remarkable lifespan.
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October 7, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Scientists discover the genetic secrets that may have helped Jonathan the tortoise live to 194 years old www.livescience.com/animals/turt...
'It looks like a chimera' — 168 million years ago, a strange platypus-like mammal relative lived in China alongside dinosaurs www.livescience.com/animals/exti...
'It looks like a chimera' — 168 million years ago, a strange platypus-like mammal relative lived in China alongside dinosaurs
A predatory mammal-like animal from the Jurassic seems to have characteristics of both a platypus and an otter.
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October 7, 2026 at 6:27 PM
'It looks like a chimera' — 168 million years ago, a strange platypus-like mammal relative lived in China alongside dinosaurs www.livescience.com/animals/exti...
1,000-mile-long cloud that forms and vanishes on Mars every day obeys 'exotic physics' never seen on Earth www.livescience.com/space/mars/1...
1,000-mile-long cloud that forms and vanishes on Mars every day obeys 'exotic physics' never seen on Earth
New simulations suggest that the perplexing Arsia Mons Elongated Cloud (AMEC) repeatedly emerges in the Red Planet's skies thanks to a never-before-seen meteorological process.
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October 7, 2026 at 5:25 PM
1,000-mile-long cloud that forms and vanishes on Mars every day obeys 'exotic physics' never seen on Earth www.livescience.com/space/mars/1...
'Sexy Mantis,' obscene orangutan and prancing sparrowhawk feature in Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards www.livescience.com/animals/sexy...
'Sexy Mantis,' obscene orangutan and prancing sparrowhawk feature in Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards
The Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards has unveiled its finalists for 2026, so let's all have a good laugh at nature.
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October 7, 2026 at 4:25 PM
'Sexy Mantis,' obscene orangutan and prancing sparrowhawk feature in Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards www.livescience.com/animals/sexy...
Astronomers spy rare 'phoenix planet' rising from the ashes of a dead star www.livescience.com/space/exopla...
Astronomers spy rare 'phoenix planet' rising from the ashes of a dead star
Astronomers have spotted a rare "second-generation" exoplanet closely orbiting the nearby white dwarf HS 0209+0832.
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October 7, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Astronomers spy rare 'phoenix planet' rising from the ashes of a dead star www.livescience.com/space/exopla...
The Draconids, an unpredictable shower that can bring hundreds of meteors per minute, has begun www.livescience.com/space/meteor...
The Draconids, an unpredictable shower that can bring hundreds of meteors per minute, has begun
Peaking on Oct. 8-9, the unpredictable Draconid meteor shower is one of the few that's best seen just after dark. Could it produce another meteor storm?
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October 7, 2026 at 11:05 AM
The Draconids, an unpredictable shower that can bring hundreds of meteors per minute, has begun www.livescience.com/space/meteor...
Roboticists showcase tiny, frog-like robot that can hop across wet surfaces and swim www.livescience.com/technology/r...
Roboticists showcase tiny, frog-like robot that can hop across wet surfaces and swim
A palm-sized robot inspired by frogs uses snapping rods to jump, swim and navigate an obstacle course.
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October 7, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Roboticists showcase tiny, frog-like robot that can hop across wet surfaces and swim www.livescience.com/technology/r...
Earth is in the firing line of a strange new type of cosmic object, scientists say: a 'microblazar' www.livescience.com/space/black-...
Earth is in the firing line of a strange new type of cosmic object, scientists say: a 'microblazar'
Astronomers may have discovered the first known microblazar, a long-theorized object firing a powerful beam of particles directly at Earth.
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October 6, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Earth is in the firing line of a strange new type of cosmic object, scientists say: a 'microblazar' www.livescience.com/space/black-...
Archaeologists discover a child's skull built into the floor of a 2,500-year-old Scandinavian house www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
Archaeologists discover a child's skull built into the floor of a 2,500-year-old Scandinavian house
A study of nearly 200 individuals buried in domestic contexts in ancient and Viking Age Scandinavia has revealed unusually high levels of violence.
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October 6, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Archaeologists discover a child's skull built into the floor of a 2,500-year-old Scandinavian house www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
'She knew she had something really important on her hands': Rosalind Franklin figured out DNA's helical structure before Watson and Crick, study suggests www.livescience.com/health/she-k...
'She knew she had something really important on her hands': Rosalind Franklin figured out DNA's helical structure before Watson and Crick, study suggests
Rosalind Franklin knew about DNA's double-helix structure ahead of Watson and Crick, a new study of her photos and notes reveals.
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October 6, 2026 at 5:36 PM
'She knew she had something really important on her hands': Rosalind Franklin figured out DNA's helical structure before Watson and Crick, study suggests www.livescience.com/health/she-k...
Lost 'heart' of the Colorado River shines like a silver serpent in Utah www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
Sunlight trick transforms lost 'heart' of the Colorado River into a giant silver serpent — Earth from space
A 2016 astronaut photo mosaic highlights a "sunglint" phenomenon that transformed Lake Powell into a winding metallic "river." The artificial reservoir, which is the second-largest in the country, is home to many visible and long-lost geological wonders.
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October 6, 2026 at 11:06 AM
Lost 'heart' of the Colorado River shines like a silver serpent in Utah www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
Mpox is still spreading in the US — here's what to know about vaccines, symptoms and treatment www.livescience.com/health/virus...
Mpox is still spreading in the US — here's what to know about vaccines, symptoms and treatment
Mpox continues to circulate in many countries, including the United States. Here's what to know about the infection and the vaccines that protect against it.
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October 6, 2026 at 10:05 AM
Mpox is still spreading in the US — here's what to know about vaccines, symptoms and treatment www.livescience.com/health/virus...
The moon and Jupiter are about to do something that won't happen again for 11 years www.livescience.com/space/jupite...
The moon and Jupiter are about to do something that won't happen again for 11 years
Skywatchers in the U.S. and eastern Canada can see a rare lunar occultation of Jupiter early on Oct. 6. Here are the exact times to see the giant planet vanish and reappear.
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October 5, 2026 at 8:23 PM
The moon and Jupiter are about to do something that won't happen again for 11 years www.livescience.com/space/jupite...
Ancient Egyptians sacrificed pharaohs' servants so they could continue to serve their king in the afterlife, new study finds www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
Ancient Egyptians sacrificed pharaohs' servants so they could continue to serve their king in the afterlife, new study finds
The ancient Egyptians practiced human sacrifice around 5,000 years ago, a new study finds.
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October 5, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Ancient Egyptians sacrificed pharaohs' servants so they could continue to serve their king in the afterlife, new study finds www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
1,800-year-old temple to Mars and statue of Victory unearthed at Roman military fort in Germany www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
1,800-year-old temple to Mars and statue of Victory unearthed at Roman military fort in Germany
Archaeologists in Germany have found a temple to Mars, the god of war, next to a Roman Empire military encampment.
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October 5, 2026 at 3:43 PM
1,800-year-old temple to Mars and statue of Victory unearthed at Roman military fort in Germany www.livescience.com/archaeology/...