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Live Science spoke with Steve Winter ahead of the release of "Big Cats."

The written word has been revolutionary in preserving ideas from the past, and transmitting new ones in the present. But does it favor tradition or change?

Flu tests are coming back positive at higher rates than is typical for early fall in several Western states, data suggests.

Car technology is making rapid advances, and the car you will drive in 10 years may be very different from the one you're driving today.

Researchers created multicolored tattoo inks that are activated by different wavelengths of light, allowing people to hide their tattoos in different scenarios.

Having a certain ratio of proteins produced by immune cells in your blood is linked to a higher risk of age-related diseases, scientists report.

A bronze ring that depicts the Lighthouse of Alexandria has been discovered underwater in the remains of an ancient palace.

A quadruped robot scampered more than 26.2 miles of uneven, hilly terrain alongside human runners without needing to be recharged.

A new study that tracked dogs' aging by reading tiny chemical tags on their DNA found that larger dogs aged more quickly.

A 9 million-year-old capybara tooth was found in the Atacama Desert, a surprising find given that these rodents love water.

The James Webb Space Telescope has detected the farthest "fast radio burst" ever seen, providing more clues about these mysterious explosions.

A new supercomputer simulation traces how thousands of small galaxies eventually became the Milky Way.

Scientists have developed various AI tools to measure people's biological ages. Would you use one?

The sea surface temperature in a key El Niño region has exceeded 86 degrees F for the first time on record, hinting that the strength and location of some El Niño events are transforming.

Dengue fever infections are booming in Florida this year, with more local cases than usual and the state's first dengue-related death in nearly a century. Why?

OpenAI says its newly launched GPT-6 Astra model brings humanity to the threshold of AGI, but external evaluators argue that inflated lab metrics and opaque testing obscure its true reliability.

DNA samples from Jonathan the 194-year-old tortoise reveal gene variants and epigenetic changes that could contribute to his remarkable lifespan.

A predatory mammal-like animal from the Jurassic seems to have characteristics of both a platypus and an otter.

New simulations suggest that the perplexing Arsia Mons Elongated Cloud (AMEC) repeatedly emerges in the Red Planet's skies thanks to a never-before-seen meteorological process.

With extreme weather conditions becoming more frequent, having a disaster kit and other emergency plans can be beneficial. Live Science readers shared their thoughts about how prepared they are for these events. Do you agree with what they said?