How deadly is the new coronavirus? 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.
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.
Ancient engraving of warrior with 'elaborate hairstyle' and 'pronounced butt' discovered in Scotland By Yasemin Saplakoglu "The warrior is an essential part of society, the central part of power."
How long can the new coronavirus last on surfaces? By Yasemin Saplakoglu The answer is unclear, but similar viruses can linger on surfaces for up to 9 days, according to a new study.
Plague victims in medieval mass grave were arranged with care by 'last chance' hospital's clergy By Mindy Weisberger New analysis of a mass grave in medieval England reveals a bleak glimpse of a community overwhelmed by the Black Death.
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.
Antarctica just saw its all-time hottest day ever By Brandon Specktor A research station off Antarctica's northern tip just reported a new record-high temperature of 69.35 degrees Fahrenheit (20.75 degrees Celsius).
This is the most violent object in the solar system By Rafi Letzter New images reveal that one of the strangest asteroids in the solar system is also the most covered in craters, after billions of years plowing through the asteroid belt like a runaway train.
Ancient engraving of warrior with 'elaborate hairstyle' and 'pronounced butt' discovered in Scotland By Yasemin Saplakoglu "The warrior is an essential part of society, the central part of power."
Plague victims in medieval mass grave were arranged with care by 'last chance' hospital's clergy By Mindy Weisberger New analysis of a mass grave in medieval England reveals a bleak glimpse of a community overwhelmed by the Black Death.
How long can the new coronavirus last on surfaces? By Yasemin Saplakoglu The answer is unclear, but similar viruses can linger on surfaces for up to 9 days, according to a new study.
Why do women have orgasms? By Isobel Whitcomb There are a number of ideas about why the female orgasm happens.
Getting high on cannabis makes people vulnerable to 'false memories' By Nicoletta Lanese Can you trust an eyewitness while they're high, or should you wait until they sober up?
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.
Madagascar's bizarre aye-aye has 6 fingers on each hand, scientists discover By Adam Hartstone‐Rose Scientists studying Madagascar's aye-aye just discovered a sixth tiny digit called a pseudothumb on each of its hands.
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.
Stolen painting reappears after 23 years, in the same gallery where it was taken By Rafi Letzter A famous painting by Gustav Klimt that went missing 23 years ago turned up in the walls of the gallery from which it appears it was stolen from. No one knows who took it.
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.
