Why We Love Blood-Curdling Screams By Frank T. McAndrew The arsenal of human screams has been honed over millions of years of evolution. Here's why we love blood-curdling screams.
Scientists Think They've Found 'Mitochondrial Eve's' First Homeland By Brandon Specktor Using genetic data from 1,200 modern indigenous Africans, researchers believe they’ve pinpointed the location of the first permanent human settlement, which thrived 200,000 years ago.
Why Are Some Places Snubbing Columbus Day? By Malinda Maynor Lowery More and more towns and cities across the country are electing to celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day as an alternative to — or in addition to — Columbus Day.
Nobel Peace Prize: 1901-Present By Live Science Staff Here's a look at all Nobel Peace Prize recipients, including Barack Obama, Mother Teresa, Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King Jr.
Nobel Prize in Literature: 1901-Present By Live Science Staff The winners of the Nobel Prize in Literature, including Toni Morrison, Gabriel Garcia Marquez and John Steinbeck.
Nobel Prize in Chemistry: 1901-Present By Live Science Staff A list of the winners of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, including Marie Curie, Roger Kornberg and Otto Hahn.
Nobel Prize in Physics: 1901-Present By Live Science Staff Here's a look at all winners of the Nobel Prize in physics, including Steven Chu, Aage Niels Bohr and Enrico Fermi.
Are Conspiracy Beliefs on the Rise? By Liberty Vittert Do more people believe in conspiracy theories now than in the past?
Why Some People Have Endless Thoughts of Death. They May Be 'Existentially Isolated' By Stephanie Pappas Feeling as though nobody gets you may be linked to persistent thoughts of death.
Trump Holds Up Doctored Hurricane Map, Meteorologists Cringe By Stephanie Pappas As Hurricane Dorian bore down on the Atlantic coast on Wednesday (Sept. 4), meteorologists suddenly found themselves facing an unexpected hurricane hazard: a president with a Sharpie pen.
The 'Gay Gene' Is a Total Myth, Massive Study Concludes By Charles Q. Choi But collectively, genes do play a role in sexual orientation.
Firearms Are 2nd-Leading Cause of Death in Kids and Teens By Marc A Zimmerman, Rebecca Cunningham Here are the facts on the U.S. children and teens killed by guns.
Don't Waste Your Emotions on Plants, They Have No Feelings, Grumpy Scientists Say By Mindy Weisberger You can talk to your plants — but they won't care.
Men Notice Messes As Much As Women. Here's Why They Don't Clean Up. By Sarah Thebaud, Sabino Kornrich There's a reason men do a third as much housework as women do.
How Can You Tell if Someone (or Something) Is Conscious? By Tam Hunt Here are 3 tests to figure out if a human, or other animal, is really conscious or just faking it.
The Barrage of Bad News About Climate Change Is Triggering 'Eco-Anxiety,' Psychologists Say By Isobel Whitcomb We're all Amabella.
Win 4 Weekend Tickets to the BlueDot Festival 2019 in the U.K. By Lee Cavendish Four tickets, two adults and two children, are up for grabs which could take you to this simply stunning festival celebrating all things space, culture and music.
Distracted Kindergartners May Earn Less As Adults By Laura Geggel If you're wondering why your salary is so low, it bears asking: Were you inattentive as a kindergartner?
Misophonia: Why Do Some Sounds Drive People Crazy? By Bahar Gholipour Could a seemingly innocent sound like someone chewing potato chips shoot up your heart rate and send your brain into a frenzy as if you were caught in a life-and-death situation?
