Why was whaling so big in the 19th century? By Emma Bryce For centuries, we plundered the ocean's depths, hauling up whales by the thousands. But what was the purpose of this dangerous and destructive industry?
12 trippy objects hidden in the zodiac By Brandon Specktor The 12 constellations of the Zodiac contain some of the weirdest, most wonderful objects in the universe. Here are our favorites.
Tomb of Rome's mythical founder Romulus unearthed By Tom Metcalfe A tomb that was buried thousands of years ago and revered by ancient Romans as the resting place of their city's mythical founder Romulus has now been rediscovered beneath the Forum in Rome.
Coronavirus-stricken cruise ship passengers returned to US against CDC advice By Stephanie Pappas Fourteen passengers with coronavirus from the cruise ship The Diamond Princess were evacuated to the U.S. against CDC advice.
More than 76,000 confirmed cases: Live updates on COVID-19 By Live Science Staff Here's everything you need to know about the new coronavirus from China, including how lethal it is, how you can catch it and what is being done to prevent widespread infections.
Bones of Neolithic immigrants killed in massacre found in Spanish cave By Tom Metcalfe Vicious attack has the hallmarks of a "xenophobic" clash between enemy groups.
World's richest person, Jeff Bezos gives $10 billion to fight climate change By Mike Wall The world's richest man, Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos, is starting an organization devoted to battling climate change — and he's putting in $10 billion of his own money to get it off the ground.
12 trippy objects hidden in the zodiac By Brandon Specktor The 12 constellations of the Zodiac contain some of the weirdest, most wonderful objects in the universe. Here are our favorites.
Ripples in space-time could explain the mystery of why the universe exists By Yasemin Saplakoglu A new study may help answer one of the universe's biggest mysteries.
Why was whaling so big in the 19th century? By Emma Bryce For centuries, we plundered the ocean's depths, hauling up whales by the thousands. But what was the purpose of this dangerous and destructive industry?
Tomb of Rome's mythical founder Romulus unearthed By Tom Metcalfe A tomb that was buried thousands of years ago and revered by ancient Romans as the resting place of their city's mythical founder Romulus has now been rediscovered beneath the Forum in Rome.
Coronavirus-stricken cruise ship passengers returned to US against CDC advice By Stephanie Pappas Fourteen passengers with coronavirus from the cruise ship The Diamond Princess were evacuated to the U.S. against CDC advice.
Your brain waves could predict if an antidepressant will work for you By Lucy Hicks A new study suggests a better way to match patients with depression to a medication.
'Superspreader' in South Korea infects nearly 40 people with coronavirus By Nicoletta Lanese A woman in South Korea gave at least 37 people at her church COVID-19.
Duck-billed dinosaur's tail had tumors found in children By Mindy Weisberger Paleontologists found peculiar cavities in the tailbones of a duck-billed dinosaur, suggesting that it suffered from tumors caused by Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Florida officials cordon off park for annual snake orgy By Brandon Specktor Spring is the annual mating season for water snakes in Florida. This year, lakegoers saw so many coiled couples that the state's parks department had to shut down part of the area.
Neuroscientists discover 'engine of consciousness' hiding in monkeys' brains By Rafi Letzter No one knows how consciousness works in the brain, but a team of neuroscientists seems to have found an engine that keeps it going.
Bizarre 'ice volcanoes' erupt on Lake Michigan beach By Nicoletta Lanese What are 'ice volcanoes,' and why are they erupting in Michigan?
Read an excerpt from 'The Falcon Thief' By Mindy Weisberger Over decades, a brazen thief stole hundreds of eggs from rare and endangered falcons' nests around the world, to sell to private collectors.
'The Falcon Thief' exposes the high-flying life of a notorious rare-bird smuggler By Mindy Weisberger Wild falcons are highly prized by private collectors, who pay tens of thousands of dollars for the rare birds.
Can you 'turn off' a nightmare? By Grant Currin With lucid dreaming, people can stop or even control their dreams.
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.
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.
NASA's experimental X-59 supersonic jet could be built by the end of 2020 By Chelsea Gohd NASA's experimental, supersonic X-plane is on a fast track to flying.
US military's 'Jetson' laser can ID your unique heartbeat hundreds of feet away By Mindy Weisberger Heartbeat-scanning lasers created by the U.S. military can ID your cardiac 'fingerprints' from hundreds of feet away.
Satellite 'license plates' and re-igniting rocket fuel could head off space junk crashes By Mindy Weisberger In low Earth orbit's growing "space junkyard," new technologies could reduce the risk of collisions.
