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A 2020 astronaut photo shows a massive, milky-green vortex in Lake Skadar, which lies on the border between Montenegro and Albania. livescience.com/planet-earth/g…

A bacterium linked to gum disease may contribute to heart valve disease by setting off inflammation that can lead to calcium buildup. livescience.com/health/heart-c…

Astronomers may have found an unexpected origin for the mysterious "little red dots" that appear to be so common in the early universe. livescience.com/space/mysterio…

A four-legged robot has learned to change the way it runs while navigating forests, staircases and obstacle courses! 🤖 youtube.com/watch?v=T0dymL…

It's long been debated what started the devastating 1789 smallpox outbreak among Indigenous Australians. Now, a new modeling study has the likely answer. livescience.com/archaeology/br…

Stylized masks like this one adorned pre-Inca mummies in Peru hundreds of years ago. livescience.com/archaeology/am…

What does 'heliosphere' mean? livescience.com/space/science-…

Astronomers have detected helium escaping from the super-Earth LHS 1140 b, providing the strongest evidence yet that a rocky planet in another star's habitable zone has retained an atmosphere for billions of years. livescience.com/space/exoplane…

A 12th-century wild-boar tusk found in Russia may be a warrior's amulet. livescience.com/archaeology/de…

Maternal cells that infiltrate children's brains during pregnancy take on different jobs in the brain and may persist into old age. livescience.com/health/genetic…

The James Webb telescope peers through a warped bubble of space-time to study galaxies from the first billion years after the Big Bang. livescience.com/space/astronom…

What does 'autotroph' mean? livescience.com/planet-earth/e…

Amino acids and other "pre-biotic" molecules were spotted in a meteorite that crashed into a New Jersey home in 2024. livescience.com/space/meteoroi…

July 18, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend livescience.com/archaeology/sc…

What does 'neuroplasticity' mean? livescience.com/health/neurosc…

RNA can fold into more complex configurations than scientists thought, raising questions about how important these 3D structures were when life on Earth began. livescience.com/health/genetic…

Lettuce served at Taco Bell has been identified as a source of Cyclospora infections affecting people across five states. livescience.com/health/viruses…

Forecasts point to the ongoing El Niño rapidly strengthening in the coming months, fueling temperature rises and extreme weather. livescience.com/planet-earth/w…

Researchers predict that up to 7.6 billion people will be able to see the potentially hazardous asteroid Apophis fly past Earth on April 13, 2029. The skyscraper-size space rock will come closer than some satellites, making it clearly visible to the naked eye. livescience.com/space/asteroid…

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A striking new monkey species, Colobus congoensis, has been discovered deep in the rainforests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. With its bright orange lips and unique roaring and snorting calls, it's only the fifth new monkey species identified in Africa in the past 75 years 🐒 youtube.com/watch?v=RZsuOd…