Vaping Outbreak Death Toll Reaches 33 By Rachael Rettner Nearly three dozen people have died from vaping-related lung illnesses as the nationwide outbreak that continues to grow.
This 'Doomsday' Plane Was Designed to Survive a Nuclear Attack. A Bird Just Took It Down. By Jeanna Bryner This Navy craft is meant to communicate with nuclear forces in the event of a nuclear war. And a bird strike just grounded it.
Japan Just Imported Ebola to Prep for Possible Olympic Outbreak By Nicoletta Lanese Japan imported Ebola and other lethal viruses to prepare diagnostic test kits for the 2020 Olympics.
Scorching Hot Take: September Was North America's Warmest Ever By Mindy Weisberger September tied the record for the warmest average global temperatures during that month, according to a new NOAA report.
Virgin Galactic Unveils New Line of Under Armour 'Spacewear' for Space Tourists By Tariq Malik Virgin Galactic and partner Under Armour unveiled a new line of "spacewear" spacesuits for future passengers on SpaceShipTwo.
Dead Elephant Found Lying on Top of a Squashed Crocodile. What Happened? By Mindy Weisberger An elephant's seemingly final act after it was attacked by a crocodile was to collapse on top of the reptile, crushing the would-be predator.
Scorching Hot Take: September Was North America's Warmest Ever By Mindy Weisberger September tied the record for the warmest average global temperatures during that month, according to a new NOAA report.
Underwater Volcano Creates Bubbles More Than a Quarter-Mile Across By Yasemin Saplakoglu In the early 20th century, sailors near Alaska reported seeing black bubbles seeming to boil out from the sea. They weren't wrong.
How the Nobel Prize-Winning Exoplanet Was Found By Paul Sutter The 1995 discovery showed that the sun isn't the only star to host a family of planets — something we had long figured but never demonstrated — and also that the universe is really, really weird.
The Man Who Found the Titanic Just Ended His Search for Amelia Earhart's Lost Plane By Yasemin Saplakoglu Two weeks and a multimillion-dollar search later, Robert Ballard said he has found no hint of it.
17th-Century Dutch Smugglers' Shipwreck Comes to Life in Virtual Reality By Mindy Weisberger A virtual dive of a 17th-century shipwreck explores the remains of a ship used by the Dutch to secretly trade with Iceland.
Vaping Outbreak Death Toll Reaches 33 By Rachael Rettner Nearly three dozen people have died from vaping-related lung illnesses as the nationwide outbreak that continues to grow.
Japan Just Imported Ebola to Prep for Possible Olympic Outbreak By Nicoletta Lanese Japan imported Ebola and other lethal viruses to prepare diagnostic test kits for the 2020 Olympics.
Why Did This Man's Taste Buds Disappear? By Rachael Rettner A man's missing taste buds would turn out to be a sign of an underlying blood condition.
Dead Elephant Found Lying on Top of a Squashed Crocodile. What Happened? By Mindy Weisberger An elephant's seemingly final act after it was attacked by a crocodile was to collapse on top of the reptile, crushing the would-be predator.
Ancient 'Cockroaches of the Sea' Fossilized While Playing 'Follow the Leader' By Stephanie Pappas Trilobites fossilized in Morocco seem to have been buried by a storm as they marched in an orderly queue.
Game Over: These Monkeys Just Crushed Humans on a Computer Game By Nicoletta Lanese While playing a game, monkeys switched strategies each round, while humans stuck to a set of inefficient rules.
Dead Elephant Found Lying on Top of a Squashed Crocodile. What Happened? By Mindy Weisberger An elephant's seemingly final act after it was attacked by a crocodile was to collapse on top of the reptile, crushing the would-be predator.
Chernobyl's Control Room Is Now Open to Tourists … for 5 Minutes By Yasemin Saplakoglu Chernobyl tour companies have confirmed that the control room is open to the brave souls who wish to be closer to the scene of the disaster
Oobleck's Weird Properties Demystified By Stephanie Pappas Scientists have made the first 3D model of cornstarch and water, a bizarre substance called oobleck.
Why Are Some Places Snubbing Columbus Day? By Malinda Maynor Lowery More and more towns and cities across the country are electing to celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day as an alternative to — or in addition to — Columbus Day.
The Most Interesting Science News Articles of the Week By Live Science Staff Here are the most interesting, amazing and unusual things that happened in the world of science this week. A recap of Live Science's best.
Amazing Images: The Best Science Photos of the Week By Livescience.com 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.
This 'Doomsday' Plane Was Designed to Survive a Nuclear Attack. A Bird Just Took It Down. By Jeanna Bryner This Navy craft is meant to communicate with nuclear forces in the event of a nuclear war. And a bird strike just grounded it.
Virgin Galactic Unveils New Line of Under Armour 'Spacewear' for Space Tourists By Tariq Malik Virgin Galactic and partner Under Armour unveiled a new line of "spacewear" spacesuits for future passengers on SpaceShipTwo.
Why Computers Will Never Be Truly Conscious By Subhash Kak Here's why computers will never be truly conscious.
