See the Full Hunter's Moon Shine Bright Tonight By Yasemin Saplakoglu October's full moon, called the Hunter's Moon, will rise tonight (Oct. 13), reaching its peak fullness at 5:08 p.m. ET.
Who Owns the Arctic? By Emma Bryce Several countries are launching claims to vast swathes of the Arctic seabed. But what does that mean for political and environmental stability in the region?
What's The Biggest Animal That a Snake Can Swallow? By Grant Currin A complex network of skull bones, ligaments and muscles allows a snake to swallow prey with bodies much larger than the sinuous predator's own head.
Why Is the Milky Way Galaxy Getting So Gassy? By Chelsea Gohd Using 10 years of data from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, the team of astronomers concluded that there is more gas coming into our galaxy than leaving it.
The Most Interesting Science News Articles of the Week By Live Science Staff Here are the most interesting, amazing and unusual things that happened in the world of science this week. A recap of Live Science's best.
Amazing Images: The Best Science Photos of the Week By Livescience.com 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.
Bones Filled with Marrow Served as Prehistoric Humans' 'Cans of Soup' By Mindy Weisberger Around 400,000 years ago, humans set aside bones filled with tasty grease and marrow, storing them like canned soup for later meals.
A Man Heard 'Scratching' Noises in His Ear. It Was a Spider. By Rachael Rettner A man who felt a tickling and scratching sensation in his ear soon discovered something horrifying: A spider had crawled into his ear.
Why Don't More Women Win Nobels in Science? By Mary K. Feeney Here's a look at why more women don't win more Nobel Prizes in science, an issue that involves women's exclusion from education and careers in science.
2 Mummies Unearthed in Ancient Egyptian Cemetery Where King Tut and Other Royalty Were Buried By Owen Jarus Two mummies have been unearthed in Egypt's Valley of the Kings, the cemetery holding the tomb of King Tut and other Egyptian royalty.
Frozen Earth in 'Snowpiercer' Is a Grim (and Possible) Future for Our Warming Planet By Mindy Weisberger The grim future of new TNT sci-fi series "Snowpiercer" began with climate change. Could our rapidly warming world undergo a global deep freeze?
Da Vinci's Forgotten Design for the Longest Bridge in the World Proves What a Genius He Was By Yasemin Saplakoglu Had da Vinci's bridge been built, the bridge would have been incredibly sturdy
Vaping Outbreak Death Toll Climbs to More Than 2 Dozen By Rachael Rettner More than two dozen people have died in connection with an outbreak of vaping-related lung illnesses across the U.S.
Pyramid-Size Asteroid to Hurtle Past Earth (Again) By Mindy Weisberger A fast-moving visitor is approaching our cosmic neighborhood. Dubbed 2019 SX5, this near-Earth object is about the size of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
Why Humans' Extinct 'Hobbit' Relatives Were So Small By José Alexandre Felizola Diniz-Filho, Pasquale Raia The diminutive size of the extinct human relative called the Hobbit, or Homo floresiensis, could come down to really fast evolution.
'Cosmic Mudball Meteorite' Smells Like Brussels Sprouts, Finds New Home at Museum By Mindy Weisberger A new meteorite addition to the Field Museum's collection resembles a malodorous mud brick, but it holds important clues about the origins of life on Earth.
The Human Skull Obeys the 'Golden Ratio,' Study Suggests. Anatomists Say That's Ridiculous. By Yasemin Saplakoglu The golden ratio does exist in some places, but the skull is likely not one of them.
'Upside-Down Rivers' of Warm Water Are Carving Antarctica to Pieces By Brandon Specktor Antarctica's ice shelves are under attack at their most vulnerable points.
California Becomes 1st State to Sell HIV Prevention Drugs Without a Prescription By Yasemin Saplakoglu Pharmacies can now sell PEP and PrEP as over-the-counter drugs.
