Russia approves 'Sputnik V' COVID-19 vaccine with little human testing By Nicoletta Lanese Only late-stage human trials can show that a vaccine is both safe and effective.
COVID-19 has fueled more than 2,000 rumors and conspiracy theories By Rachael Rettner Along with the COVID-19 pandemic, the world has faced an "infodemic" of misinformation.
If you've never gazed upon the bald butt of a baby tarantula, now's your chance By Brandon Specktor If you've never gazed upon the bald butt of a baby tarantula, now's your chance.
New Zealand reports first local COVID-19 transmission in 102 days By Rachael Rettner The country will reinstate temporary COVID-19 restrictions.
Woolly mammoth with preserved poop, wool and ligaments dredged from Siberian lake By Laura Geggel It's unclear what killed this roughly 15-year-old male woolly mammoth at least 10,000 years ago.
4,500-year-old 'timber circles' discovered in Portugal By Owen Jarus The remains of several timber circles constructed over 4,500 years ago have been discovered at the Perdigões complex archaeological site in Portugal.
Canada's last intact ice shelf just collapsed By Mindy Weisberger In less than 48 hours, the last intact ice shelf in the Canadian Arctic collapsed, losing more than 40% of its mass.
Is our solar system shaped like a deflated croissant? By Mike Wall The bubble of charged particles that surrounds our solar system looks more like a deflated croissant than a comet, as traditionally envisioned, a recent study suggests.
Moon may outshine Perseid meteor shower this month By Joe Rao Skywatchers beware: The moon will hinder attempts to observe the Perseids, typically one of the year's most spectacular meteor showers.
Landmark transplant in 1960s Virginia performed with heart stolen from a Black man By Mindy Weisberger A groundbreaking heart transplant in Virginia in 1968, one of the first in the world, was performed using the heart of a Black patient that was taken without his family's knowledge.
Book excerpt: 'The Organ Thieves' (Simon and Schuster, 2020) By Mindy Weisberger White surgeons racing to perform a pioneering transplant in 1968 took a Black patient's heart — but didn't tell his family.
Russia approves 'Sputnik V' COVID-19 vaccine with little human testing By Nicoletta Lanese Only late-stage human trials can show that a vaccine is both safe and effective.
COVID-19 has fueled more than 2,000 rumors and conspiracy theories By Rachael Rettner Along with the COVID-19 pandemic, the world has faced an "infodemic" of misinformation.
New Zealand reports first local COVID-19 transmission in 102 days By Rachael Rettner The country will reinstate temporary COVID-19 restrictions.
Woolly mammoth with preserved poop, wool and ligaments dredged from Siberian lake By Laura Geggel It's unclear what killed this roughly 15-year-old male woolly mammoth at least 10,000 years ago.
Amazing photos of nocturnal animals By Live Science Staff Take a look at these fantastic creatures of the night.
Scythelike jaws of Cretaceous 'hell ant' clutch a baby cockroach in an amber tomb By Mindy Weisberger The death strike of a Cretaceous "hell ant" from 99 million years ago is preserved in amber, revealing how these demonic-looking ants hunted.
Sly fox steals 100 shoes in Berlin, and he's not the first By Mindy Weisberger Authorities finally identified the culprit responsible for the mysterious disappearance of dozens of shoes from a German neighborhood.
Sleeping microbes wake up after 100 million years buried under the seafloor By Rafi Letzter The microbes had been dormant below the ocean floor for eons, buried since the time of the dinosaurs. Then a team of scientists in Japan woke the little organisms up.
Pentagon's secret, defunct UFO-hunting program may still exist By Mindy Weisberger A federal program for investigating UFOs was purportedly discontinued in 2012, but the Pentagon's search for UFOs never stopped. Its findings may soon be released to the public.
Pandemic childcare is way more stressful for moms than dads By Stephanie Pappas Staying at home has mixed effects on gender equality.
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.
The Live Science merch store is back with more science-y gear By Jeanna Bryner If you're a science geek like us, you'll love the new and improved Live Science merch store, where you can get all of your science-y gear, from t-shirts and mugs to tote bags and stickers.
Beirut blast: How does ammonium nitrate create such devastating explosions? By Live Science Staff Fertilizer is behind many of the worst accidents and terrorist attacks in history.
Nikola Tesla vs. Thomas Edison: Who was the better inventor? By Tia Ghose Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison battled it out in the "War of Currents," but each inventor left a significant scientific legacy.
Weird new 'pentadiamonds' could be ultrahard, ultralight and conduct electricity By Adam Mann Materials scientists come up with a potentially useful new form of carbon.
