see all latest headlines
'River of Stars' Streaming Through the Milky Way Was Hiding in Plain Sight for 1 Billion Years
'River of Stars' Streaming Through the Milky Way Was Hiding in Plain Sight for 1 Billion Years
A Single Earthquake Can Move Millions of Tons of Carbon into Earth's Deepest Trenches
A Single Earthquake Can Move Millions of Tons of Carbon into Earth's Deepest Trenches
Mendeleev's Periodic Table Draft Is Virtually Unrecognizable — But It Changed Science Forever
Mendeleev's Periodic Table Draft Is Virtually Unrecognizable — But It Changed Science Forever
Rarely Glimpsed Scaly Pangolins Caught Hugging Trees in the Dark
Rarely Glimpsed Scaly Pangolins Caught Hugging Trees in the Dark
Reindeer Cyclones Are Real, and You Definitely Don't Want to Get Caught in One
Reindeer Cyclones Are Real, and You Definitely Don't Want to Get Caught in One
Yellow, Blob-Like Cell Transforms into Wriggling Salamander in Surreal Time-Lapse Video
Yellow, Blob-Like Cell Transforms into Wriggling Salamander in Surreal Time-Lapse Video
What Will Happen to the Opportunity Rover's Dead Body on Mars?
What Will Happen to the Opportunity Rover's Dead Body on Mars?

Tech

/ See Latest
Japan Just Shot a Fake Asteroid with a Space Bullet … for Science
Japan Just Shot a Fake Asteroid with a Space Bullet … for Science

Health

/ See Latest
'Young Blood' Transfusions to Prevent Aging Are Unproven and Risky, FDA Warns
'Young Blood' Transfusions to Prevent Aging Are Unproven and Risky, FDA Warns

Planet Earth

/ See Latest
Humans Crossed the Bering Land Bridge to People the Americas. Here’s What It Looked Like 18,000 Years Ago.
Humans Crossed the Bering Land Bridge to People the Americas. Here’s What It Looked Like 18,000 Years Ago.

Space

/ See Latest
Trump Signs Directive to Create a Military Space Force
Trump Signs Directive to Create a Military Space Force

Strange News

/ See Latest
What the Heck Happened to This Yo-Yo Champ's Index Finger?
What the Heck Happened to This Yo-Yo Champ's Index Finger?

Animals

/ See Latest
In Photos: Stunning Views of Grand Canyon National Park
In Photos: Stunning Views of Grand Canyon National Park

History

/ See Latest
5,600-Year-Old Human Skull Bone Fished Out of the Thames by Lucky 'Mudlarker'
5,600-Year-Old Human Skull Bone Fished Out of the Thames by Lucky 'Mudlarker'

Human Nature

/ See Latest
Why Do So Many Americans Now Support Legalizing Marijuana?
Why Do So Many Americans Now Support Legalizing Marijuana?

Image Albums

/ view all

Reference Articles

/ view all

Follow Us

topics

/ view all
Paranormal
Paranormal

countdowns

/ view all
In Photos: Stunning Views of Grand Canyon National Park
In Photos: Stunning Views of Grand Canyon National Park

infographics

/ view all
How Federal Science Funding Has Changed
How Federal Science Funding Has Changed

Live Science Presents

Life's Little Mysteries

Our Amazing Planet

Expert Voices