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‘In every continent where humans are present, water bankruptcy is manifesting itself’: Exiled Iranian scientist Kaveh Madani on our desperate need to preserve our most precious resource

Live Science spoke with Kaveh Madani, director of the UN University Institute for Water, Environment and Health and recipient of the 2026 Stockholm Water Prize, about “water bankruptcy” and what countries should do to avoid catastrophe.

Question of the Day

Artemis II is the farthest crewed mission from Earth in history. Roughly how many miles did it beat the Apollo 13 mission by?

(Learn the answer here.)

History & Archaeology

DNA reveals ancestry of man buried in Stone Age monument in Spain, but his religion remains a mystery

In the Middle Ages, a man was buried in a Stone Age monument in what is now Spain. Now, we finally know his genetic roots, but his religious beliefs are still a mystery.

Climate Change

California declared war on smog in the 1970s. The knock-on effects were huge.

A professor of environmental law explores the 1970 Clean Air Act and it how it has effected car emissions and smog in the decades since.

Planet Earth

‘They are literally everywhere’: The shocking story of how forever chemicals polluted the world

Live Science spoke with Mariah Blake, an investigative journalist and author of the book “They Poisoned The World,” about one of the greatest corporate scandals in history.

Animals

World’s fattest parrot — on the verge of extinction 30 years ago — has record-breaking breeding season

Conservationists are celebrating the 105th kākāpō chick to hatch during the 2026 breeding season — the highest number reported since such records began 30 years ago.

Space Exploration

‘So much magic’: Artemis II shares first images from the far side of the moon, including new ‘Earthset’ and total eclipse in space

NASA’s first set of images captured by the Artemis II crew during their lunar flyby are here, and they’re stunning.

Health

AI ‘mirages’ mean tools used to analyze medical scans could fabricate their findings

Modern AI models can create convincing descriptions of images that were never given to them — a phenomenon researchers call a “mirage.”

Physics & Math

Physicists moved volatile antimatter by truck for the first time ever — paving the way for groundbreaking new research

CERN scientists transported antimatter by truck for the first time, enabling ultraprecise studies that could reveal why matter dominates the universe.