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OpinionTrump can't stop America's shift to clean energy. And we can accelerate it.The cost of clean energy just keeps falling as the price of coal ramps up. Politicians promising affordability will follow those savings no matter who is in the White House. And in the meantime, there are ways to speed up the transition.
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Poll'It is something we must know before we go where no man has gone before': Readers react to NASA's Roman telescope missionNASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is about to begin scanning our universe as it journeys through space. Live Science readers shared their thoughts about what they're most excited to see from the new space telescope.
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OpinionThe hunt for extraterrestrial life is fundamentally flawed. But there's a fix.We search for aliens on exoplanets by looking for the chemical signatures of life. But without understanding the host star better, we may be misled says astrophysicist Alix Freckelton
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PollWhat are you most excited for NASA's Roman Space Telescope to find?NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has taken its first pictures of space as it heads toward its orbital location. From there, it will begin scanning deep space to uncover more about our universe.
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Poll'Of course I am worried': Live Science readers react to US weapons in spaceAre you worried about an arms race in space? Live Science readers shared their thoughts.
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PollPoll: What do you think of PMOS, the new name for PCOS?Last week, a common hormonal condition that impacts millions of people got a new name. Tell us what you think about the change.
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Opinion'We kept finding large, circular mass graves' in the Sahara predating the ancient Egyptians, archaeologists reportArchaeologists have found 260 burials in the Sahara that predate ancient Egypt.
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OpinionAI chatbots are turbocharging violence against women and girls: We urgently need to regulate themAI chatbots normalize sexual violence, initiate unwanted sexual conversations and offer personalized stalking advice because of how they're designed. Their makers need to be held accountable.
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OpinionMore polar bears are approaching human sites as the climate warms, and it's not just the skinny onesIt's not just thinner bears that are coming ashore as the climate warms.
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Opinion'Sacrifice zones' around critical mineral mines are rife with pollution, child workers and birth defectsThe race to mine critical minerals for AI and clean energy is creating 'sacrifice zones' that harm water and health of world's poor.
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OpinionDrilling has begun at our sacred site Pe' Sla, setting a dangerous precedent for Indigenous lands across the country. It must be stopped.Drilling in the 2-mile buffer zone of Pe' Sla, in the He Sapa (Black Hills) of South Dakota, shows even sacred lands protected by the U.S. government are not safe from the threat of destruction — and it should ring alarm bells everywhere.
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OpinionHow everything you do is being monitored in an AI-fuelled 'surveillance capitalism system' that's ramping up aggressivelyPersonal data ranging from your health information to your location is being hoovered up by the government.
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OpinionHow likely are you to find a message in a bottle?Have you ever wondered how likely it is to find a message in a bottle, especially an old one? Let's do the math.
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OpinionLoneliness may contribute to memory issues, but not dementia — they are 'not the same thing'A researcher explains what we know — and what we don't — about the link between loneliness and memory problems.
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