Latest articles by Tia Ghose
NASA's Parker Solar Probe smashes record for fastest man-made object
NASA's Parker Solar Probe has reached a record-breaking speed as it gets a gravitational assist from Venus to fall closer to the sun's scorching surface.
Are ghosts real?
Opinion One difficulty in scientifically evaluating is ghost are real is the surprisingly wide variety of phenomena attributed to ghosts.
What is pareidolia?
Pareidolia is the phenomenon in which people see faces or other patterns in ambiguous images, such as Jesus on toast or the man in the moon.
Animal sex: How birds do it
Animals have sex in all sorts of weird and wonderful ways. Birds have sex via an internal chamber called a cloaca that is present on both male and female animals.
What happens when a nuclear bomb explodes?
When a nuclear bomb goes off, the blast is only the beginning.
What is fission?
Fission is the process by which an atom splits into two, generating two smaller atoms and a tremendous amount of energy. Fission powers nuclear bombs and power plants.
Quantum computers could overtake classical ones within 2 years, IBM 'benchmark' experiment shows
A new experiment by IBM computers shows that quantum computers could soon outperform classical digital computers at practical tasks in the next two years.
10 ways to avoid summer tick bites
Experts shared tips with Live Science on how to protect yourself from tick bites and reduce your risk of tick-borne diseases.
Stunning images of the mysterious Nazca Lines in Peru
A gallery of images of the Nazca Lines in Peru.
The 12 biggest volcanic eruptions in recorded history
From Krakatoa to the Tonga blast, here are some of the biggest volcanic eruptions in recorded history.
'High Holiday' 420 has hazy origins
Though there are many urban legends out there, the origins of 4/20 as an international holiday to smoke marijuana are hazy.
Submission guidelines: How to pitch to Live Science
Live Science welcomes news, analysis, explainer and feature pitches from freelancers. Here's everything you need to know about submitting a story idea to Live Science.
Editorial standards
How Live Science's expert team of science journalists and experienced editors select and write their stories.
US shoots down UFOs over Lake Huron and Canada
The U.S. shot down a UFO over Lake Huron on Sunday, while Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the U.S. shot down an unidentified flying object over the Yukon, Canada at his request.
The 10 most massive black hole findings from 2022
From "rogue" black holes cruising the cosmos to one of the oldest black hole ancestors in this universe, this year's findings truly sucked us in.
11 amazing Earth discoveries from 2022
Earth has been thoroughly explored, yet is still teeming with secrets. In 2022, scientists unearthed several of them.
10 signs we got closer to climate disaster in 2022
Earth's climate is warming dramatically, and the signs are all around us, from vanishing glaciers to zombie viruses awakening in melting permafrost.
25 breathtaking images of the northern lights
Auroras paint the skies in eerie hues of green and blue in these stunning images of the northern lights.
What is nuclear fusion?
Nuclear fusion is the merging of two light atomic nuclei into one heavier one. If it can be harnessed on Earth, it could generate clean, limitless energy.
4 in 10 people worldwide believe in witches
Around the world, belief in witches and witchcraft varied widely; more than 9 in 10 people in Tunisia believed that people could use supernatural powers to do harm, while fewer than 1 in 10 people in Sweden did.
Underneath most scientific findings may lie a hidden 'universe of uncertainty'
Researchers looking at the same data set in social science produce wildly different results, and very little of that variability can be explained by bias.
Belief that COVID-19 was a hoax is a gateway drug to other conspiracy theories
People who believe that the COVID-19 pandemic was a hoax are likelier to believe all sorts of other conspiracy theories, a new study suggests.
Light in Cloud Forests Can Outshine a Sunny Day
Cloud forests actually may see brighter light levels than sunny forest expanses, but despite this are surprisingly tolerant of drought, new research finds.
