For the first time ever, astronomers have spotted evidence of a planet circling a superdense stellar corpse known as a white dwarf, a new study reports.

An anti-vaccine group wants to rebrand itself as "vaccine risk aware." Here's why they can't.

The once-a-month birth control pill is embedded into a starfish-like organic device.

Scientists recorded a blue whale's heartbeat for the first time, and found that the world's largest creatures can survive on just two beats per minute while diving for food.

Once plentiful across Asia, Sumatran rhinos have steadily declined in recent decades.

In a career first, the rock band Kiss is performing for an audience of great white sharks.

A quantum experiment raises deeply philosophical questions about the fundamental nature of reality.

The promise of learning to read significantly faster is intriguing. But true speed reading isn't supported by the science.

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.

Google claims quantum supremacy – IBM says not so fast. One researcher explains why he doesn't see quantum computers outpacing classical computers any time soon ... and maybe not ever.

The Oculus Go is a fantastic first step into the world of virtual reality and now you can get it for just $149, saving you 25%.