
Laura Geggel
Laura is the archaeology and Life's Little Mysteries editor at Live Science. She also reports on general science, including paleontology. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, Scholastic, Popular Science and Spectrum, a site on autism research. She has won multiple awards from the Society of Professional Journalists and the Washington Newspaper Publishers Association for her reporting at a weekly newspaper near Seattle. Laura holds a bachelor's degree in English literature and psychology from Washington University in St. Louis and a master's degree in science writing from NYU.
Latest articles by Laura Geggel

Melting glaciers reveal 1,700-year-old weapons used by reindeer hunters
By Laura Geggel published
Archaeologists in Norway have found a handful of weapons and hunting blinds used by people more than 1,000 years ago.

Why daylight saving time starts Sunday
By Laura Geggel published
Don't forget to move your clock forward an hour overnight Saturday (March 12), as daylight saving time begins Sunday.

Ancient 10-armed vampire squid relative named for Joe Biden
By Laura Geggel published
A 328 million-year-old cephalopod may be the oldest in a group related to octopuses and vampire squids.

Tiny-headed stegosaur with long tail spikes is one of the oldest of its kind
By Laura Geggel published
A newly described Jurassic stegosaur species from China is one of the oldest of its kind.

Cryptocurrency: Blockchains, mining and environmental impact
By Greg Uyeno published
Reference Cryptocurrencies aren't just alternatives to government-issued forms of money. Most of them are designed to be very different.

Rare gold coin found in Hungary shows assassinated Roman emperor
By Laura Geggel published
A rare gold Roman coin featuring the bearded face of Emperor Volusianus, a young ruler who was assassinated by his own soldiers, has been found in Hungary.

Largest Jurassic pterosaur on record unearthed in Scotland
By Laura Geggel published
A newfound species of pterosaur, the largest on record from the Jurassic, was found on the Isle of Skye in Scotland.

Long-necked dinosaurs probably had even longer necks than we thought
By Laura Geggel published
Think you know what a long-neck dinosaur looks like? Think again. Sauropods' necks were likely at least 3 feet longer than previously thought.

Body after birth: 18 post-pregnancy changes to look out for
By Laura Geggel, Ailsa Harvey published
Reference Pregnancy transforms the body, and some of these changes remain after birth.

Skull of 'armless' meat-eating dinosaur discovered
By Laura Geggel published
Researchers in Argentina have found the skull of a previously unknown abelisaurid dinosaur.

How to see February's Snow Moon this week
By Laura Geggel published
Here's how to catch February's Snow Moon.

6 strangest hearts in the animal kingdom
By Laura Geggel published
Countdown Hearts have become iconic symbols of Valentine's Day, but when it comes to hearts in the real world, one size doesn't fit all — particularly in the animal kingdom.

240 million-year-old 'crocodile beast' was one of the largest of its kind
By Laura Geggel published
A newly described archosaur that lived 240 million years ago in what is now Tanzania had "'powerful jaws and large knife-like teeth."

What did 'the meg' look like? We have no idea.
By Laura Geggel published
Scientists have no idea what the extinct megatoothed shark megalodon looked like, a new analysis finds.

Rare Byzantine swords found in medieval stronghold
By Laura Geggel published
Experts have described two swords from the Byzantine Empire that have unusual designs.

Top 10 things that make humans special
By Laura Geggel published
Here are 10 things that make humans special when compared with the rest of the animal kingdom.

Killer whales spotted for the first time killing blue whales
By Laura Geggel published
Killer whales can hunt and kill blue whales, according to three documented episodes in Australia.

Pendants from Holocaust victims found near gas chamber in Poland
By Laura Geggel published
Archaeologists have found three pendants from Holocaust victims at the Sobibor Nazi death camp in Poland over the past decade.

2 giant sphinxes depicting King Tut's grandfather found at ancient Egyptian temple
By Laura Geggel published
Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered two gigantic sphinxes depicting King Amenhotep III, the grandfather of King Tut.

Here's why a new penguin colony in Antarctica is cause for concern
By Laura Geggel published
Scientists in Antarctica have unexpectedly spotted a sub-Antarctic penguin breeding on the southernmost continent.

World's oldest drinking straws are 3 feet long and made of gold and silver
By Laura Geggel published
The reanalysis of slender gold and silver tubes found in a Bronze Age burial suggests that they were drinking straws.

Did The Rock buy Stan, the most expensive Tyrannosaurus rex on record?
By Laura Geggel published
Rumors are swirling after a Tyrannosaurus rex skull was spotted in the home of The Rock in a recent interview. But is it real or a cast?

Weird sand 'chess pieces' dot Lake Michigan shore. Here's how they formed.
By Laura Geggel published
Here's the science behind the bizarre sand pillars that formed on the shores of Lake Michigan.
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