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Nuclear weapons have been banned from space for nearly 60 years. A new detection method could help verify whether nations are keeping that promise.

The remarkably preserved wooden folding chair was likely a status symbol and was found in the grave of a Bronze Age chieftain.

The tomb of a pyramid-age official has been found at Saqqara in Egypt.

Though water consumption by data centers pales in comparison to that of some other industries, it's a problem in water-stressed regions. Water-saving cooling technologies could help.

A cat named Emerald and a dog named Ocean were memorialized in a Roman mosaic over 1,800 years ago.

The silicon carbide transistor is designed to avoid low controllability and current leakage, which typically become problems at high temperatures.

A dazzling new James Webb Space Telescope image reveals about 70 newborn stars buried inside a strangely shaped cloud in the Carina Nebula.

How small can a transistor actually get? And is smaller even still the goal?

A team of mathematicians discovered that five 60-sided dice, arranged with exactly the right numbers, can determine a perfectly fair turn order for any group of players, with zero chance of a tie.

Humanoid robots at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing have outpaced and out-jumped human athletics benchmarks, but the event also revealed how much work remains before they can operate reliably in the real world.

A Stone Age burial of a man with a toothy necklace and human skulls surprised archaeologists excavating in Poland.

The ancient Romans are well known for their aqueducts. But how did they build these impressive structures?

Journalist and author Lise Barnéoud talks to Live Science about her book "Hidden Guests," which dives into the field of microchimerism and how it's transforming our knowledge of genetics, immunology and evolution.

When a New Glenn rocket blew apart at Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in May, it released ultra-low-frequency sound waves that reached as far as Texas. Researchers estimate that the blast was roughly equivalent to the Chernobyl reactor explosion of 1986.

An inscription written in the time of Ramesses II may indicate the location of a lost ancient Egyptian city.

People's bodies may reflect their ages very differently at the molecular level, even when they are the same chronological age, according to a new study.

An image from NASA Worldview shows how brittle Arctic sea ice is becoming due to global warming, with large patches of open water visible near the North Pole on Aug. 29.

A psychedelic best known for its effects on the brain may also protect peripheral nerves from chemotherapy damage, early research suggests.

The Hubble Space Telescope spied a large atmospheric phenomenon on Saturn: a decagon surrounding the south pole.

The ancient bath complex was tucked in a tower in the corner of the royal palace and reveals unique architecture.