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A spectacular new Hubble Space Telescope image reveals almost 30,000 newborn stars around an enormous cavity carved into a stellar nursery in a neighboring galaxy.

Cats lick each other for multiple reasons, and some are more mysterious than others.

Scientists blasted diamonds with lasers to get the best measurement of the mineral's melting point yet. The new, more accurate numbers could help improve fusion experiments and studies of giant planets.

Researchers trained AI on how expert pathologists look for signs of cancer in patient samples, improving the algorithm's effectiveness.

A sharp, wide-field and genuinely portable 130mm reflector whose phone-guided pointing makes star-hopping optional, offering stunning views of the solar system and brighter deep-sky objects.

Despite being farther from the sun, Venus is the hottest planet in the solar system, and the reason has little to do with proximity to a star.

A field survey in San Mateo County, California, has revealed the fossilized tooth of an adult Pacific mastodon, an ice-age giant that was probably native to the West Coast.

Researchers have examined how weakening currents in the Atlantic Ocean could impact global agriculture — and the results are concerning.

Could AI become conscious? Live Science readers revealed their thoughts about this technological possibility.

Researchers propose that tiny technological remnants left over from extinct alien civilizations could have landed on the moon after traveling through interstellar space. It may not take long to find them, the team claims.

A new study looked at gray matter in the brain during puberty, pregnancy and menopause, finding distinct changes at different life stages.

The Swarovski CL Companion binoculars have been given a 2026 upgrade. We got our hands on both the 8x30 and 10x30 models to see if this new version is worth buying.

The largest Viking Age silver hoard ever found in Finland was unearthed by a metal detectorist north of Helsinki.

Live Science spoke with Dr. Emmanuel Mignot , director of the Stanford Center for Narcolepsy and co-winner of a coveted Lasker Award.

Climate change will increase our exposure to myriad infections, from tick-borne diseases to drug-resistant bacterial infections.

A huge analysis probes the genetics of personality, finding that the trait is much less straightforward than physical attributes like eye color.

Mercury may be shrinking much faster than we thought — and that could reveal new clues about its violent origins.

IBM and NASA have partnered to create the Lunar Foundation Model, a new AI capable of processing decades of lunar data so we can more accurately map the moon's surface.

With a bright f/1.4 aperture and wide field of view, this L-series prime lens is aimed at photographers who regularly shoot in low light

Generally mild weather and increasing hours of darkness make September a great month for observing, and this year, there's a particularly busy sky.