Latest articles by Laura Geggel
Missing 'body' of ice age animal carving finally found — but nobody knows what the animal is
The long-lost 'body' of mysterious ice age animal carving was discovered in German cave, but archaeologists aren't sure if it's a cave lion or cave bear.
'Exceptional' winged Medusa discovered in Roman-era mosaic in Spain
The 1,800-year-old Medusa mosaic was discovered in the remains of lavish Roman-era house in western Spain.
Woman who died in deadly Vasa warship's wreck 400 years ago reconstructed in lifelike detail
At first, researchers thought a 17th-century shipwreck skeleton was male. But a new reconstruction reveals her as female, based on results from a genetic analysis done earlier this year.
1,200-year-old 'Viking graffiti' is the oldest drawing ever discovered in Iceland
Viking boat graffiti like this record-setting carving are usually "extremely poorly done."
Silver medal featuring winged Medusa discovered at Roman fort near Hadrian's Wall
The snake-covered head of Medusa was found on a silver military decoration at a Roman auxiliary fort in England.
4,500-year-old 'Stonehenge' sanctuary discovered in the Netherlands
Archaeologists have discovered a 4,500-year-old sanctuary in the Netherlands that marks the solstices and equinoxes, and was also used as a burial ground.
'Octagonal' sword from Bronze Age burial in Germany is so well preserved, it shines
Archaeologists in Germany have unearthed a sword in a three-person burial dating to the late 14th century B.C.
'Liquid gypsum' burial from Roman Britain scanned in 3D, revealing 1,700-year-old secrets
About 1,700 years ago, liquid gypsum was poured over the remains of an elite family in Roman Britain.
2,000-year-old stone receipt discovered in Jerusalem
An ancient financial transaction from Jerusalem that was "set in stone" dates to the Early Roman period.
Humongous, 100-foot-long dinosaur from Argentina is so big its fossils broke the road during transport
About 90 million years ago, a ginormous long-necked dinosaur measuring nearly 100 feet (30 meters) long lumbered through what is now Patagonia, Argentina.
8-year-old girl unearths Stone Age dagger by her school in Norway
An 8-year-old girl discovered a Stone Age dagger when she was playing outside her school in Norway.
Fusion power key to Earth's survival, says Bill Nye in exclusive interview
Bill Nye the Science Guy talks about what he would get our planet for Earth Day and "evidence-based optimism" in light of his latest show, "The End is Nye."
Chernobyl: The world's worst nuclear disaster
The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant explosion resulted in the most horrific nuclear disaster in the world.
6 incredible egg facts, just in time for Easter
Bird eggs are so diverse, so which are the largest and smallest, and how do they get their colors?
Longest dinosaur neck ever stretched further than a school bus at 49 feet long
By comparing the few known bones of the sauropod Mamenchisaurus sinocanadorum with its relatives, experts have extrapolated its tremendous neck length.
New Moai statue that 'deified ancestors' found on Easter Island
A newly discovered Moai statue on Easter Island has been found buried in a dried up lake bed.
Ovarian cancer: Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
Ovarian cancer occurs when abnormal cells in the ovaries or fallopian tubes grow and multiply out of control.
Stunning reconstruction reveals 'lonely boy' with deformed skull who died in cave in Norway 8,300 years ago
A new reconstruction of one of Norway's oldest known skeletons shows a teenager with an unusual skull who may have died alone in a cave.
Strange love: 13 animals with truly weird courtship rituals
For Valentine's Day, Live Science gathers together some of the more extravagant and outlandish courtship rituals in the animal kingdom.
Who were Europe's 'bog bodies'? Deep look uncovers the secrets of this mysterious practice.
A deep dive into "bog bodies" reveals that this practice started in southern Scandinavia during the Neolithic and spread throughout Northern Europe.
10 dazzling gold and silver treasures dug up in 2022
Here are 10 stunning gold and silver treasures, dating from millennia to centuries ago, that came to light in 2022.
10 amazing things we learned about our human ancestors in 2022
From when our ancient relatives began walking on two feet to the first known medical amputation on Homo sapiens, here's what we learned in 2022 about our human ancestors.
Monstrous 'gorgons' survived a mass extinction, but they were a 'dead clade walking'
About 90% of all species went extinct during the "Great Dying" around 252 million years ago, but in the case of one paleo-beast — the so-called gorgon — reports of its death were greatly exaggerated, new research finds.
