Beautifully Preserved Skull of 'Biblical Snake' with Hind Legs Discovered By Michael Caldwell, Alessandro Palci Scientists have unearthed an amazingly preserved skull of an ancient snake with hind limbs, revealing more about the origin of snakes and how they lost their legs.
'Doughnut-Shaped' DNA Makes Cancer More Aggressive By Yasemin Saplakoglu "DNA conveys information not only in its sequence but also in its shape," the authors said.
Stellar Death Releases Some of the Highest-Energy Light Ever Seen By Mara Johnson-Groh These bursts release more energy in a few seconds than the sun would produce in its lifetime.
Archaeologists Discover 3,000-Year-Old Megalithic Temple Used by a 'Water Cult' By Yasemin Saplakoglu The temple may have been used for fertility rituals.
This 'Blob' of Radiation Might Be a Long-Lost Neutron Star By Brandon Specktor In 1987, a star exploded, creating the brightest supernova to light up Earth's skies in 400 years. That star's corpse has been missing for 30 years. Now, researchers think they've found it.
Black Holes Grow Hair, Then Go Bald Again By Stephanie Pappas New calculations suggest that some black holes can grow hair, but they can't keep it for long. Alas, they go bald again.
Venice Suffers Worst Flooding in 50 Years, Mayor Blames Climate Change By Brandon Specktor Venice is in a state of emergency as the Italian city braces from one of the worst floods in its history.
Scientists Find a Spot Where No Life Can Survive. That's Bad News for Alien Hunters. By Yasemin Saplakoglu This alien-like world is filled with hydrothermal pools that are some of the most extreme environments on the planet
Stellar Death Releases Some of the Highest-Energy Light Ever Seen By Mara Johnson-Groh These bursts release more energy in a few seconds than the sun would produce in its lifetime.
This 'Blob' of Radiation Might Be a Long-Lost Neutron Star By Brandon Specktor In 1987, a star exploded, creating the brightest supernova to light up Earth's skies in 400 years. That star's corpse has been missing for 30 years. Now, researchers think they've found it.
Archaeologists Discover 3,000-Year-Old Megalithic Temple Used by a 'Water Cult' By Yasemin Saplakoglu The temple may have been used for fertility rituals.
Ancient 'Shaman' Woman's Piercing Gaze Brought to Life in Stunning Reconstruction By Mindy Weisberger An artist’s reconstruction of an ancient hunter-gatherer woman shows a stern-faced woman wearing a feather cape and sitting upright on a bed of antlers.
'Doughnut-Shaped' DNA Makes Cancer More Aggressive By Yasemin Saplakoglu "DNA conveys information not only in its sequence but also in its shape," the authors said.
Active Ingredient in Ayahuasca Tea Puts Brain in a Dream-Like State By Stephanie Pappas The active ingredient DMT in the psychedelic tea ayahuasca causes a dream-like state in the brain, new research finds.
World's First Injectable Male Birth Control May Soon Arrive in India By Rachael Rettner The world's first injectable male birth control may may finally be on its way to approval in India, according to news reports.
Beautifully Preserved Skull of 'Biblical Snake' with Hind Legs Discovered By Michael Caldwell, Alessandro Palci Scientists have unearthed an amazingly preserved skull of an ancient snake with hind limbs, revealing more about the origin of snakes and how they lost their legs.
'Dog Years' Are a Total Myth. Here's How Old Fido Really Is. By Yasemin Saplakoglu When your dog's big, pleading eyes look up at you, is it with old-age wisdom or teenage naiveté?
'Gay' Penguin Couple Had No Egg of Their Own. So They Stole One. By Mindy Weisberger A pair of mated male penguins in a Dutch zoo were so eager for offspring that they stole an egg from another couple's nest.
Great White Sharks in Australia Get a Concert from Kiss. But Will the Sharks Care? By Mindy Weisberger In a career first, the rock band Kiss is performing for an audience of great white sharks.
Objective Reality Doesn't Exist, Quantum Experiment Shows By Alessandro Fedrizzi, Massimiliano Proietti A quantum experiment raises deeply philosophical questions about the fundamental nature of reality.
Navy Officers Say 'Unknown Individuals' Made Them Erase Evidence of 2004 UFO Encounter By Yasemin Saplakoglu The signals were erratic and didn't seem to match those given off by known aircraft.
Does Adversity Really Make Us Stronger? By Eranda Jayawickreme, Frank J. Infurna In our culture, there's this idea that enduring a tragedy can be good for your personal growth. Here's what the science says.
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.
Jet-Powered Car Roars Past 500 Mph. But Can This Beast Hit 1,000 Mph Without Destroying Itself? By Tom Metcalfe
The 'Three-Body Problem' Has Perplexed Astronomers Since Newton Formulated It. A.I. Just Cracked It in Under a Second. By Edd Gent It took just fractions of a second.
Google's Quantum Computer Just Aced an 'Impossible' Test By Tim Childers For the first time, a quantum computer has solved a task that Google says would be impossible for the most advanced supercomputers in the world.
