Apr 28th, 2026 - dating back centuries along the coastal stretch between the Bay of Algeciras and the Rock of Gibraltar, the Strait that separates Europe from Africa. Altogether, the archaeologists found 151 separate archaeological sites containing shipwrecks ranging from ancient Punic vessels to World War II-era military technology, according to research published on ResearchGate The Rock of Gibraltar is one of the more pivotal stretches of ocean. It's always served as a chokepoint that ships from, say, England or Lisbon had to travel if they had business or some light conquering to do in the Mediterranean ... [Read More]

Apr 28th, 2026 - A Sumatran orangutan has been filmed for the first time using a human-made canopy bridge to cross a public road on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, conservationists said Monday. Rapid development has been shrinking the jungle habitat of the critically endangered species, and fatal conflicts with people have been increasing. The fleeting scene, captured by a motion‑sensitive camera, showed a young Sumatran orangutan pause at the forest's edge, grip a rope with deliberate care and step out into open air. Halfway across, it stopped, casting a glance down at the road below. Moments later, ... [Read More]

Apr 27th, 2026 - 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. Want to add more newsletters? Join the club Get full access to premium articles, exclusive features and a growing list of member rewards. Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Join the conversation Add us as a preferred source on Google Subscribe to our newsletter One idea given for the mysterious disappearance of Neanderthals around 40,000 years ago is a difference in brain power ... [Read More]

Apr 27th, 2026 - Archaeologists at the ancient Roman site of Pompeii have used artificial intelligence for the first time to digitally reconstruct the face of a victim of the AD 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius that smothered the city, offering a new way to understand one of history's most famous natural disasters. The digital portrait represents an older man who was among two victims discovered as they attempted to flee the city toward the coast of what is now Italy during the volcanic eruption. Researchers believe the man died earlier in the disaster, during a heavy fall of volcanic debris. The reconstruction ... [Read More]

Apr 27th, 2026 - Reading time 3 minutes An animal facility in Orlando, Florida, was shut down before it even opened after dozens of sloths suffered a cruel death while being prepared for display in an exhibit. Thirty-one sloths died in transit and in the care of Sloth World Orlando ahead of the attraction's grand opening, according to a report by state wildlife officials. The sloths were brought in from Guyana and Peru, and the majority of them died in a warehouse that was reportedly not well equipped to house the animals. The deaths took place between December 2024 and February 2025. The Florida Fish and ... [Read More]

Apr 27th, 2026 - Reading time 9 minutes At my desk, with the PC buzzing beside me, my games are one of my few comforts. They are rarely comfortable. My desk is a cell where I must hunch over a mouse and keyboard. Valve's $100 Steam Controller changed how I game on PC by letting me play my favorite RTS and CRPGs while reclining in my best impression of a Roman-era hedonist. That doesn't mean it will be the same for the casual crowd. Those who don't want to edit control schemes for every game they play will be ill at ease with the Steam Controller and should look elsewhere for a cheaper, more ergonomic ... [Read More]

Apr 27th, 2026 - Scientists were shocked to find that the Houtman Abrolhos Islands' coral reefs survived a prolonged extreme heatwave in 2025 virtually unharmed, which may reveal how to protect corals elsewhere Coral reefs on a chain of islands off Western Australia were almost untouched by a prolonged heatwave that devastated corals in other regions in early 2025. Researchers hope that learning the secret of extreme heat tolerance in these corals will help to protect reefs across the globe, which are in danger of being wiped out by global warming. Kate Quigley  at the University of Western Australia in ... [Read More]

Apr 27th, 2026 - Astronomers from the University of Cape Town (UCT) – working with colleagues from Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (France), Swinburne University of Technology (Australia) and the INAF Osservatorio Astronomico di Cagliari (Italy) have mapped a massive structure in the Universe - a huge supercluster, partially obscured from us behind the Milky Way's 'Zone of Avoidance.' This is a region that is about 20 per cent of the night sky - a very large area that contains thick interstellar dust and many dense star fields, creating an extensive 'blind spot' from observations done with ... [Read More]