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Why aren't brain transplants possible?
Lining up donor and recipient nerves for a potential brain transplant is one thing. Getting them to communicate is another.
Webb and Hubble sink deep into the dazzling Whirlpool Galaxy...
A striking new image of the Whirlpool Galaxy is helping astronomers solve one of the biggest mysteries in star formation.
8-year-old African American boy from Colonial Maryland...
A 17th-century cemetery from Colonial Maryland held the remains of an 8-year-old boy with majority African ancestry, as well as two...
What counts as 'close contact'? Why the risk of hantavirus...
Health officials have said the Andes virus implicated in the cruise ship outbreak spreads via "close contact." Live Science spoke...
Can people catch infections from plants?
Catching diseases from plants may not just be the domain of science fiction.
Science news this week: PCOS has a new name, Neanderthals...
May 16, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained...
Newly discovered, blue-whale-size asteroid will fly super...
Newly spotted asteroid 2026 JH2, which could be up to 115 feet wide, will fly past Earth closer than some satellites on Monday (May...
AI chatbots are turbocharging violence against women and...
AI chatbots normalize sexual violence, initiate unwanted sexual conversations and offer personalized stalking advice because of how...