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Scientists have broken a 100-year-old chemistry rule to synthesize a class of molecules previously thought to be too unstable to form.The molecules in question violate Bredt’s rule, which describes where…
A robotics company has created a fully movable, ultra-creepy humanoid torso that looks like it’s straight out of the television series “Westworld,” a new video shows.Clone Robotics — a startup…
Archaeologists in Israel have uncovered a 5,000-year-old-settlement near the city of Beit Shemesh. The finds include two pottery kilns, which are among the oldest ever discovered in Israel, and a…
Natural selection is happening among humans right now — high up in the mountains of Nepal, scientists have discovered.The new research suggests that, compared to their peers, ethnic Tibetan women…
Our lands are laden with mammals of all shapes and sizes, from the smallest shrews and moles to ginormous hippos and elephants. Live Science provides you with all the biggest…
There are eight species of bear living around the world today, and many more in the fossil record. “Prehistoric” mummified bears have even been found preserved in permafrost thousands of…
Licorice is a divisive candy — people either love it or hate it. Traditionally made with the root of the licorice plant (Glycyrrhiza glabra), this soft, chewy candy boasts a…
QUICK FACTSName: Hang Son DoongLocation: Quang Binh Province, VietnamCoordinates: 17.54696024669416, 106.14398574081777Why it’s incredible: The cave is the biggest in the world and contains two jungles.Hang Son Doong is the world’s…
Technology companies are pouring billions of dollars into quantum computing, despite the technology still being years away from practical applications. So what will future quantum computers be used for —…
What if we dropped the “terrestrial” from “extraterrestrial”? Scientists recently explored the intriguing possibility that alien life may not need a planet to support itself.At first glance, planets seem like…