A 'captured' alien planet may be hiding at the edge of our solar system — and it's not 'Planet X'

A 'captured' alien planet may be hiding at the edge of our solar system - and it's not 'Planet X' | Climate change causes a mountain peak frozen for thousands of years to collapse | See the face of the 'Hobbit,' an extinct human relative Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( June 28, 2023 CONNECT WITH LIVESCIENCE  [Facebook]( [Twitter](  [LIVESCIENCE]( Amazing science every day [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [WEBSITE](  [] Top Science News [] [A 'captured' alien planet may be hiding at the edge of our solar system - and it's not 'Planet X']( (Getty) [A 'captured' alien planet may be hiding at the edge of our solar system - and it's not 'Planet X']( The cold and mysterious Oort cloud at the edge of our solar system may be hiding a rogue exoplanet, new research suggests. [Read More]( [Particularly picky? So are we.]( You deserve the power to make good choices. Luckily, we're here to help. From insurance, to broadband, to utilities and money, we're ready to bust bills and translate terms. We'll only show you what's worth knowing about, so you can choose what's right for you. And your wallet. So go on. [Be choosy.]( ADVERTISEMENT [] Climate Change [] [Climate change causes a mountain peak frozen for thousands of years to collapse]( (Sean Gallup/Getty Images) [Climate change causes a mountain peak frozen for thousands of years to collapse]( Part of a Swiss mountain's summit has collapsed, sending more than 3.5 million cubic feet (100,000 cubic meters) of rock crashing into the valley below. [Read More]( [] History & Archaeology [] [See the face of the 'Hobbit,' an extinct human relative]( (Cícero Moraes) [See the face of the 'Hobbit,' an extinct human relative]( A new facial approximation offers insight into one of humankind's extinct relatives, Homo floresiensis. [Read More]( [] Health [] [5 malaria cases in Florida and Texas were acquired locally, CDC warns]( (Smith Collection/Gado/Contributor via Getty Images) [5 malaria cases in Florida and Texas were acquired locally, CDC warns]( Four people in Florida and one person in Texas recently caught malaria within the U.S. Similar cases haven't been reported since 2003. [Read More]( [] Animals [] [White Gladis the orca may have been pregnant when she started attacking boats]( (Didier Baverel/WireImage via Getty Images) [White Gladis the orca may have been pregnant when she started attacking boats]( White Gladis was so hellbent on stopping boats in the Strait of Gibraltar that she engaged in attacks instead of protecting her newborn calf. [Read More]( [] [Never-before-seen 'missing link' dinosaur walks, drinks and socializes in stunning new animation]( [Never-before-seen 'missing link' dinosaur walks, drinks and socializes in stunning new animation]( (PaleoGDY/University of Chile) The newly discovered duck-billed dinosaur, Gonkoken nanoi, likely grew to around 13 feet long and weighed up to 1 ton, new analysis reveals. Full Story: [Live Science]( (6/27) [] Daily Quiz [] Where do honey bees come from? (Learn the answer [here](.) [Vote]( [They evolved from bees from Africa and Asia, before spreading to Europe.]( [Vote]( [They originated in Northern Europe.]( [Vote]( [From deep within the Brazilian Amazon.](   [Sign Up]( | [Update Profile]( | [Unsubscribe]( [Privacy Policy]( | [Cookies Policy]( | [Terms and Conditions]( CONTACT US: [FEEDBACK](mailto:livescience@smartbrief.com) | [ADVERTISE]( Future US LLC © Full 7th Floor, 130 West 42nd Street, New York, NY, 10036