Coronavirus in the US: Latest COVID-19 news and case counts By Live Science Staff The U.S. nears the grim milestone of 100,000 deaths related to COVID-19.
SpaceX successfully launches two NASA astronauts into orbit for historic flight By Stephanie Pappas Amid an uncertain weather forecast, SpaceX successfully launched two NASA astronauts toward the International Space Station today (May 30).
How SpaceX's Crew Dragon Demo-2 mission will work in 13 steps By Hanneke Weitering Here's a step-by-step explainer of what will happen during SpaceX's first Crew Dragon mission with astronauts, from prelaunch preparations to splashdown.
Why do rockets launch from Florida? By Karen Rowan, Live Science Staff Today, Cape Canaveral is America's gateway to the cosmos, but it wasn't the first place from which rockets were launched.
An inmate's love of mathematics leads to discovery in number theory By Marta Cerruti Christopher Havens came upon his love of math while in solitary confinement. A decade later, he published a paper on number theory in a top mathematics journal.
Why would a little storm in the distance shut down historic SpaceX launch? By Rafi Letzter Why should a little storm in the distance shut down a Falcon 9 launch? History, the tricky timing of matching orbits, and complex meteorology.
Fiery meteor that doomed the dinosaurs struck at 'deadliest possible' angle By Mindy Weisberger The asteroid that sealed the dinosaurs' fate at the end of the Cretaceous struck at an angle that was the worst-case scenario for life on Earth.
'Vigorous' magnetic field oddity spotted over South Atlantic By Stephanie Pappas European satellites are investigating the development of two distinct weak points within the South Atlantic Anomaly of Earth's magnetic field.
Why do rockets launch from Florida? By Karen Rowan, Live Science Staff Today, Cape Canaveral is America's gateway to the cosmos, but it wasn't the first place from which rockets were launched.
Why would a little storm in the distance shut down historic SpaceX launch? By Rafi Letzter Why should a little storm in the distance shut down a Falcon 9 launch? History, the tricky timing of matching orbits, and complex meteorology.
Ancient people in the Kingdom of Judah may have gotten high off weed By Laura Geggel This is the oldest known evidence of marijuana from the Kingdom of Judah.
Salvagers may cut open the Titanic and pull out its 'voice', judge rules By Brandon Specktor RMS Titanic Inc., an official salvager of the Titanic shipwreck, will now be allowed to cut open the ship and remove its telegraph.
Coronavirus in the US: Latest COVID-19 news and case counts By Live Science Staff The U.S. nears the grim milestone of 100,000 deaths related to COVID-19.
New human-mouse chimera is the most human yet By Yasemin Saplakoglu The mouse-human embryo contains up to 4% human cells.
Here's what office life could look like amid COVID-19, according to new CDC guidelines By Rachael Rettner The guidelines recommended offices take a number of steps to help keep workers safe.
Last-known video of 'Tasmanian tiger' rediscovered By Laura Geggel Rediscovered footage of a thylacine taken in 1935 is the last-known recording of the marsupial, which went extinct in 1936.
Allosaurus cannibalized its own kind, grim new fossils reveal By Brandon Specktor Researchers studied bite marks on more than 2,000 dinosaur bones and found that some of them were cannibalized.
Meet Goliath, a Massive Tadpole as Long as Your Face By Mindy Weisberger A giant tadpole recently found in the wild is bigger than a can of Coke — and it's still growing.
Monkey steals COVID-19 blood samples from a lab technician in India By Mindy Weisberger A monkey attacked a lab technician on the campus of a medical school in India and ran away with blood samples from three patients that were infected with COVID-19.
Guys, live cannonballs are not recyclable. Ask me how I know. By Mindy Weisberger A recycling center was recently evacuated after someone turned in a Civil War cannonball.
Did men's beards evolve to absorb a punch to the jaw? By Mindy Weisberger Thick facial hair could cushion the face and jaw, lending protection against punches, kicks and other combat blows.
An inmate's love of mathematics leads to discovery in number theory By Marta Cerruti Christopher Havens came upon his love of math while in solitary confinement. A decade later, he published a paper on number theory in a top mathematics journal.
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.
Robert May, grandfather of chaos, dies at 84 By Rafi Letzter Robert May, an Australian physicist, mathematician and ecologist at 84. His foundational work showed why complex systems fall apart.
'UFO' videos declassified by US Navy By Mindy Weisberger Three videos captured by U.S. Navy pilots show unidentified aircraft flying at hypersonic speeds.
NASA engineers build new COVID-19 ventilator in 37 days By Mike Wall A prototype ventilator built in just 37 days by engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory passed a key test this week at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City.
5G is not linked to the coronavirus pandemic in any way. Here's the science. By Stanley Shanapinda A conspiracy theory claiming 5G can spread the coronavirus is making the rounds on social media. Peddling such misinformation is not only wrong, it's destructive.
