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'They didn't question it': Why doctors prescribe too many antibiotics Created for zvagoman@yahoo.com | Web Version   July 23, 2026 FOLLOW US FOLLOW US   Amazing science every day SIGN UP ⋅   WEBSITE Top Science News 'They didn't question it': Why doctors prescribe too many antibiotics Pediatricians in both the U.S. and Japan tend to prescribe antibiotics too often, although the doctors are now improving their track record. What's behind this tendency? Read more 'A silent pandemic': How Japan is curbing antibiotic resistance, $5 at a time Question of the Day What does the word 'abiogenesis' mean? (Learn the answer here) Organisms that can feed themselves with inorganic substances The ability of the nervous system to adapt to the environment or to injuries The emergence of life from nonliving matter through chemical processes The region around the sun that's affected by the solar wind History & Archaeology 'Once we were like you': Striking reconstructions reveal the faces of 16 people from Roman-era Hungary DNA analysis, 3D-printed skulls and forensic sculpture helped experts recreate people who lived near the ancient Roman frontier city of Aquincum nearly 1,700 years ago. Read more Sacrificed Inca children died very differently than we thought, study finds A new look at three children who died in the Inca human sacrifice ceremony known as Capacocha reveals their last few months and moments. Read more Planet Earth Science word of the day: Abiotic Pronunciation:Ay-bye-AH'-tik Read more Animals 'It was unlike anything I'd witnessed before': Orcas seen headbutting a sunfish so hard that it exploded In two encounters in the Gulf of California, one orca held a dead sunfish in place while another rammed it at high speed, breaking the carcass into what appear to be bite-sized pieces for younger whales. Read more Did that sunfish just explode!? Watch the full video here Mice on 'godforsaken' frozen volcanoes eat toxic plants to survive conditions 'not remotely compatible with long-term human survival' Researchers risked their lives to study Andean leaf-eared mice on the inhospitable peaks of the Puna de Atacama volcanoes in Chile. Read more Space Exploration NASA's New Horizons spacecraft awakens from yearlong hibernation to do unprecedented science beyond Pluto NASA's record-breaking New Horizons spacecraft has awoken from a 321-day hibernation in "good health" as it resumes unprecedented science at the solar system's edge. Read more Technology Meet Phantom Twist, a stealthy new drone that hides in plain sight by tricking your eyes High-speed rotation exploits the concept of motion blur to conceal a new drone while it's in flight. Read more Chemistry NASA astronaut shares image of impossible-looking 'hopper' crystal growing on the space station. What is happening? Astronauts grew a scroll-like crystal aboard the ISS, and its strange shape reveals what happens to ordinary salts once gravity stops running the show. Read more Quizzes and Games Crossword #53: Ancient supercontinent — 11 across Test your knowledge on all things science with our weekly crossword puzzle! Play now Daily sudoku: Take a break with this classic numbers puzzle Get a new challenge every day with our free online sudoku puzzles. Play now Chain Word: Solve our science word of the day puzzle You have six chances to guess our five letter word of the day. Can you figure it out and top the leaderboard? Play now Play more quizzes and games on Live Science Editor's Note Make Live Science your preferred source on Google for the latest science news Google has a new way to let you customize your search experience, allowing you to select which sites appear more frequently in your search results. It's a great way to make sure you are seeing the latest news, features and articles from sources you trust. To get more from one of the biggest and most trusted popular science websites operating today, just follow this link and set Live Science as one of your preferred sources. Add Live Science now Feed your curiosity: Get more newsletters from Live Science and our partners for the latest discoveries, mind-bending mysteries and expert insight. Sign Up Follow LiveScience Contact Us: Feedback | Advertise Sign Up | Update Profile | Unsubscribe Privacy Policy | Cookies Policy | Terms and Conditions When you purchase through links in our content, we may earn an affiliate commission.   Future US LLC © Full 7th Floor, 130 West 42nd Street, New York, NY, 10036