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.
Raven 'queen' missing from Tower of London, feared dead By Mindy Weisberger According to legend, six ravens must inhabit the Tower of London or the kingdom will fall. Now, one of the ravens, a matriarch named Merlina, is missing.
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
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.
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.
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.
The planet is dying faster than we thought By Brandon Specktor A triple-threat of climate change, biodiversity loss and overpopulation is bearing down on Earth, a new paper from 17 scientists warns.
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.
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.
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.
Warty pig is oldest animal cave art on record By Laura Geggel A 45,500-year-old warty pig drawing is the oldest known cave painting of an animal on record.
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
Quick guide: COVID-19 vaccines in use and how they work By Nicoletta Lanese Here's a guide to the vaccines being used in different countries.
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
Electric eels can supercharge their attacks by working together By Patrick Pester Electric eels have been observed in the Amazon hunting in groups for the first time. By working together, they can send fish flying with a supercharged jolt of electricity.
Huntsman spiders eat tree frogs after luring them into leaf traps By Mindy Weisberger Tiny frogs in Madagascar are lured to their doom by spiders' ingenious silk-stitched leaf traps.
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.
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.
Fireballs, spaceships and … iguanas? 7 strange things that fell from the sky By Nicoletta Lanese Watch your head!
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.
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.
China is opening the world's largest radio telescope up to international scientists By Chelsea Gohd Following the collapse of the historic Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, China has opened the biggest radio telescope in the world up to international scientists.
