'Joe the Pigeon' gets reprieve from death, after leg band found to be fake By Stephanie Pappas Australia's avian celebrity Joe the Pigeon is getting a new lease on life after authorities determined he is not a biosecurity threat.
Hidden secrets revealed in microscopic images of ancient artifacts By Mindy Weisberger A new exhibit showcases microscopy in archaeology, highlighting objects' unexpected beauty and revealing clues about the past.
Cats with smooshed faces can't express emotions, and it's all our fault By Cameron Duke Flat feline faces are stuck in perpetual frowns.
US life expectancy drops dramatically due to COVID-19 By Rachael Rettner Black and Latino populations are disproportionately affected.
Watch NASA test the world's most powerful rocket ever on Saturday By Rafi Letzter NASA is going to light up the most powerful rocket it's ever built Saturday (Jan. 16), though it won't go anywhere.
Broiling 2020 was the hottest year ever, NASA climate scientists say By Mindy Weisberger Researchers with NASA and NOAA released their annual assessments of global temperatures and climate trends, finding 2020 to be one of the hottest years in 140 years of record-keeping.
Astronomers are still reeling from the loss of iconic Arecibo radio telescope By Meghan Bartels The collapse of the iconic radio telescope at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico last month has left astronomers with a host of questions about what went wrong and what comes next.
This might be the fastest magnetar in the whole galaxy By Rafi Letzter A rapidly twirling, ultramagnetic 500-year-old infant has been spotted zipping at never-before-seen speeds through the Milky Way. It belongs to a super-rare flavor of super-rare star.
Hidden secrets revealed in microscopic images of ancient artifacts By Mindy Weisberger A new exhibit showcases microscopy in archaeology, highlighting objects' unexpected beauty and revealing clues about the past.
Stash of late medieval gold coins discovered on a farm in Hungary By Yasemin Saplakoglu In the 16th century, an attack from the Ottoman Empire may have prompted panicked Hungarians to bury a stash of valuable silver and gold coins.
US life expectancy drops dramatically due to COVID-19 By Rachael Rettner Black and Latino populations are disproportionately affected.
UK coronavirus variant could become dominant US strain by March, CDC says By Rachael Rettner Strict measures will be needed to prevent it from taking over.
2 infants inhaled cancer cells from mothers during birth By Yasemin Saplakoglu The infants who were born to mothers with cervical cancer may have developed lung cancer after "aspirating" tumor cells
'Joe the Pigeon' gets reprieve from death, after leg band found to be fake By Stephanie Pappas Australia's avian celebrity Joe the Pigeon is getting a new lease on life after authorities determined he is not a biosecurity threat.
Cats with smooshed faces can't express emotions, and it's all our fault By Cameron Duke Flat feline faces are stuck in perpetual frowns.
Mystery of massive, train-stopping millipede swarms solved By Yasemin Saplakoglu For over a century, hundreds to thousands of poisonous millipedes have swarmed train tracks in the thick, forested mountains of Japan, forcing trains to grind to a halt
Lizzie Borden's home, site of brutal axe murders, could be yours for $2 million By Mindy Weisberger The home where Lizzie Borden's father and stepmother were murdered is now a bed and breakfast, and a museum. Its retiring owner just put it on the market.
CIA releases entire collection of UFO-related documents to truth-seeking website By Brandon Specktor The CIA just turned over 2,700 pages of UFO-related material to The Black Vault, a free repository of UFO records online.
10 times science made a sucky year suck less By Yasemin Saplakoglu From the incredible efforts of scientists to develop a COVID-19 vaccine in record time to clapping seals, this year had some amazing discoveries.
What led to the emergence of monotheism? By Isobel Whitcomb It depends on your definition of monotheism.
Amazing images: The best science photos of the week By Brandon Specktor 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.
Here's how genes determine your facial features By Seth M. Weinberg, John R. Shaffer Scientists scanned the DNA of 8,000 people to figure out how genes control facial features. Here's what they found.
Hidden secrets revealed in microscopic images of ancient artifacts By Mindy Weisberger A new exhibit showcases microscopy in archaeology, highlighting objects' unexpected beauty and revealing clues about the past.
The best coding toys for kids By Jesse Emspak, TJ Fink From programmable robots to pocket-sized computers, there are a plethora of tools out there for kids to learn the basics of programming.
