Dec 2nd, 2025 - You can now listen to Fox News articles! Previous research has found that the human brain reaches maturity sometime in the 20s, but a new study suggests that it never stops developing. Neuroscientists at the University of Cambridge have identified "five major epochs," or stages, of brain structure, according to a press release from the university. Over the lifespan, the brain "rewires to support different ways of thinking while we grow, mature and ultimately decline," the researchers noted. The study, published in the journal Nature Communications and led by Cambridge's MRC Cognition and ... [Read More]

Dec 1st, 2025 - It's quick and easy to access Live Science Plus, simply enter your email below. We'll send you a confirmation and sign you up for our daily newsletter, keeping you up to date with the latest science news. The catastrophic collision that forged the moon, and marked one of the most consequential events in Earth's early history, may have been triggered not by a distant interloper, but by a sibling world that grew up right next door, according to a new study. About 4.5 billion years ago, a Mars-size world slammed into the young Earth with such tremendous force that it melted huge swaths of our ... [Read More]

Dec 1st, 2025 - At GovWare 2025, Dr Pang Liang Teck, General Manager of Advanced Security Products and Chief Product Officer for ST Engineering's Cyber business , highlighted the rapid progress in quantum computing and the urgent need for national-scale plans to migrate to quantum-safe security. While large-scale quantum computers are not yet available, Liang Teck noted that their development is accelerating fast and could soon enable machines to solve in seconds what today's supercomputers would need thousands of years to process. But this progress comes with risks. As quantum computers grow in ... [Read More]

Dec 1st, 2025 - The final supermoon of the year, known as the Cold Moon, will appear in the sky on Thursday. This full moon will definitely be the brightest object in the night sky this time of the year. If you're thinking that there's been a lot of these supermoons lately, you are correct. Thursday's will be the third one in a row this year. One more supermoon is coming in January, and it's known as the Wolf Moon. A supermoon can appear up to 14 percent larger and 30 percent brighter than a normal full moon, according to NASA. It will seem biggest when it's on the horizon right after sunset, around 4:11 ... [Read More]

Nov 30th, 2025 - The Afar region in northeastern Africa represents one of the few locations on Earth where a new ocean may be forming over the next several million years. Situated at a unique triple junction where the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, and East African Rift converge, Afar offers scientists a rare opportunity to observe the processes of continental break-up and ocean genesis in action. The region's landscape is marked by deep rift valleys, volcanic plateaus, and extensive fissures, reflecting the dynamic forces reshaping the Earth's crust. Early magnetic surveys conducted in 1968 first mapped anomalies ... [Read More]

Nov 30th, 2025 - An ancient well, buried in the sacred crypt of a historic Glasgow church, has been excavated and transformed into a major art project, seen by the public for the first time in living memory. The well has been hidden for centuries in the crypt of Glasgow Cathedral. In October it was uncovered under the lead of archaeologist Prof Stephen Driscoll from the University of Glasgow. It has now been enhanced by a stunning light mosaic and will be the focus of a series of concerts and events to celebrate 850 years of the city of Glasgow. Long before Glasgow became a city, the site of the well marked ... [Read More]

Nov 30th, 2025 - At least 193 people have been confirmed dead across Sri Lanka as authorities continue to battle rising floodwaters in parts of the capital after a powerful cyclone left a trail of destruction. More heavy rains brought on by Cyclone Ditwah are expected across the island nation in the coming days, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said on Sunday, adding that more than 220 people remain missing. Sri Lanka's Daily Mirror publication reported on Sunday that among those missing were five Navy personnel who were last seen trying to cut off overflowing water at a Naval sub-station in Chalai ... [Read More]

Nov 29th, 2025 - Follow Earth on Google Stray dogs living around the ruined Chernobyl nuclear plant are helping scientists watch evolution happen over just a few decades. Their genes show how life keeps going in a damaged landscape, echoing the famous Jurassic Park idea that life finds a way. Researchers have followed hundreds of free roaming dogs that live in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone . By comparing their DNA, the team is uncovering how a major nuclear accident reshaped an entire animal community. Science fiction and survival science The work is led by Megan N. Dillon, PhD, at North Carolina State ... [Read More]