Wuhan tested millions of people for COVID-19 in just days. Could US cities do the same? By Nicoletta Lanese By pooling swab samples, Wuhan ramped up its testing capacity. But the approach won't work everywhere.
How COVID-19 might affect a pregnant woman's placenta By Rachael Rettner Most of the 16 women in the study showed signs of abnormal blood flow in their placentas, but delivered healthy babies.
Guys, live cannonballs are not recyclable. Ask me how I know. By Mindy Weisberger A recycling center was recently evacuated after someone turned in a Civil War cannonball.
Here's every spaceship that's ever carried an astronaut into orbit By Meghan Bartels The hundreds of people who have been to space have traveled on just a handful of vehicles, eight in all over nearly six decades of spaceflight.
Fiery meteor that doomed the dinosaurs struck at 'deadliest possible' angle By Mindy Weisberger The asteroid that sealed the dinosaurs' fate at the end of the Cretaceous struck at an angle that was the worst-case scenario for life on Earth.
The coronavirus didn't really start at that Wuhan 'wet market' By Rafi Letzter It looks like early reports that COVID-19 first infected humans at a particular live animal market in Wuhan were wrong.
Fiery meteor that doomed the dinosaurs struck at 'deadliest possible' angle By Mindy Weisberger The asteroid that sealed the dinosaurs' fate at the end of the Cretaceous struck at an angle that was the worst-case scenario for life on Earth.
'Vigorous' magnetic field oddity spotted over South Atlantic By Stephanie Pappas European satellites are investigating the development of two distinct weak points within the South Atlantic Anomaly of Earth's magnetic field.
SpaceX delays 1st astronaut launch for NASA due to bad weather By Mike Wall SpaceX will have to wait a few days to make history.
SpaceX will launch NASA astronauts for the 1st time today. Here's what to expect. By Mike Wall SpaceX's first-ever crewed mission, a test flight called Demo-2, is scheduled to launch at 4:33 p.m. EDT today (May 27) from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
A giant mammoth graveyard was just discovered outside Mexico City By Laura Geggel Excavators have already found the remains of about 60 mammoths and 15 pre-Hispanic indigenous people.
The world's oldest temple was built along a grand geometric plan By Yasemin Saplakoglu The construction of Göbekli Tepe was "a deviation from the hunting and gathering way of life."
Wuhan tested millions of people for COVID-19 in just days. Could US cities do the same? By Nicoletta Lanese By pooling swab samples, Wuhan ramped up its testing capacity. But the approach won't work everywhere.
How COVID-19 might affect a pregnant woman's placenta By Rachael Rettner Most of the 16 women in the study showed signs of abnormal blood flow in their placentas, but delivered healthy babies.
The coronavirus didn't really start at that Wuhan 'wet market' By Rafi Letzter It looks like early reports that COVID-19 first infected humans at a particular live animal market in Wuhan were wrong.
Allosaurus cannibalized its own kind, grim new fossils reveal By Brandon Specktor Researchers studied bite marks on more than 2,000 dinosaur bones and found that some of them were cannibalized.
Meet Goliath, a Massive Tadpole as Long as Your Face By Mindy Weisberger A giant tadpole recently found in the wild is bigger than a can of Coke — and it's still growing.
Why bats don't get sick from the viruses they carry, but humans can By Livia O. Loureiro Bats carry a lot of viruses, some of which make people sick. So why don't bats get sick from these pathogens?
Guys, live cannonballs are not recyclable. Ask me how I know. By Mindy Weisberger A recycling center was recently evacuated after someone turned in a Civil War cannonball.
Did men's beards evolve to absorb a punch to the jaw? By Mindy Weisberger Thick facial hair could cushion the face and jaw, lending protection against punches, kicks and other combat blows.
Viral story of 'drunk elephants' in China is adorable ... and false. Here's what really happened. By Mindy Weisberger Photos of allegedly "drunken elephants" quickly went viral on Twitter. But the elephants weren't drunk, they were just resting, officials said.
Amazing images: The best science photos of the week By LiveScience Staff Here are the stories behind the most amazing images in the world of science this week. A recap of the coolest photos featured on Live Science.
Robert May, grandfather of chaos, dies at 84 By Rafi Letzter Robert May, an Australian physicist, mathematician and ecologist at 84. His foundational work showed why complex systems fall apart.
Why is it so hard not to touch your face? By Tara Santora People often touch their faces when they're anxious, embarrassed, stressed or even when they're feeling just fine.
'UFO' videos declassified by US Navy By Mindy Weisberger Three videos captured by U.S. Navy pilots show unidentified aircraft flying at hypersonic speeds.
NASA engineers build new COVID-19 ventilator in 37 days By Mike Wall A prototype ventilator built in just 37 days by engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory passed a key test this week at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City.
5G is not linked to the coronavirus pandemic in any way. Here's the science. By Stanley Shanapinda A conspiracy theory claiming 5G can spread the coronavirus is making the rounds on social media. Peddling such misinformation is not only wrong, it's destructive.
