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An illustration shows jets of matter launched from a supermassive black hole at the center of a galaxy.

'UFOs' Are Flying Out from Supermassive Black Holes and Reshaping Galaxies

By Rafi Letzter

These jets of matter act like snowplows that shove gas around inside galaxies. And for the first time astronomers have spotted it happening.

Researchers discovered a new organ sitting below the outer layer of the skin. The organ is made up of nerves (blue) and sensory glia cells (red and green).

Scientists Just Found a Previously Unknown Organ Lurking Under Your Skin, and It Helps Detect Pain

By Yasemin Saplakoglu

You can blame this mysterious newfound organ for the pain you feel when you prick your finger.

the view from a firecloud

Eerie 'Fire Cloud' Floats Like Alien Structure Over Washington

By Mindy Weisberger

A photographer on a NASA airplane captured a rare and spectacular shot when flying through a fire cloud, a type of thunderhead that forms above a wildfire's smoke plume.

a man looking up at night sky

How a Silent Cosmos Led Humans to Fear the Worst

By Thomas Moynihan

If all aliens have gone extinct, what does the future hold for humanity?

IceCube Neutrino Observatory

'Evil-Genius' Neutrino Gun Could Finally Unmask the Tiniest Particles in the Universe

By Paul Sutter

Several giant experiments are hunting for neutrinos, the tiniest, most-elusive particles in the universe.

Anyone up for a cup of chamomile tea and flowers?

Does Drinking Chamomile Tea Really Help People Fall Asleep?

By Grant Currin

Does drinking chamomile tea actually make people sleepy?

Kids, don't try this at home.

Why Does Metal Spark in the Microwave?

By Adam Mann

A sparking mystery

Molten flows glow in a volcano's lava lake.

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.

A NASA camera located near Tucson, Arizona, captured this image of a spider and a Perseid meteor on Aug. 5, 2019.

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.

Greenland

Trump Says He Wants to Buy Greenland. Here's Why.

By Laura Geggel

President Donald Trump has expressed an interest in buying Greenland, an autonomous Danish territory.

A woman putting a cotton swab in her ear.

Woman Develops Horrifying Skull Infection After Cleaning Her Ears with Cotton Swabs

By Rachael Rettner

A woman's daily habit of cleaning her ears with cotton swabs led to a life-threatening infection in her skull.

This digital creation shows what Hilda may have looked like during her lifetime in the Iron Age.

Toothless Druid Woman's Face Comes Alive in Wax, Wrinkles and All

By Laura Geggel

A toothless skull was all that researchers had of one of Scotland's oldest known Druids, but now they have something more: a wax re-creation of her face.

At the center of the Milky Way lurks a supermassive black hole known as Sagittarius A*, or Sgr A*, with a mass of about 4 million times that of our sun.

Something Weird Is Happening to the Black Hole at the Center of the Milky Way

By Meghan Bartels

Astronomers have been watching the black hole at the center of our galaxy for 20 years, and in May, they saw something they'd never seen before.

Molten flows glow in a volcano's lava lake.

Hidden 'Jurassic World' of Volcanoes Uncovered in Australia

By Mindy Weisberger

About 100 volcanoes dating to the Jurassic era were recently discovered buried under the basins of central Australia.

The explosion happened on a sea platform off Nenoksa, Russia, killing nuclear engineers and causing huge radiation spikes in the nearby city of Severodvinsk.

Was Deadly Explosion Off the Arctic Coast the Result of a Nuclear-Powered Russian Weapon?

By Edd Gent

An explosion off Russia's Arctic coast has led to speculation that the incident resulted from a failed test of a nuclear-powered cruise missile. Do the details add up?

A chubby tardigrade looms before an image of the moon.

There Are Thousands of Tardigrades on the Moon. Now What?

By Mindy Weisberger

What might it mean for the moon to have thousands of tardigrades as new inhabitants?

A global temperature map shows that nearly the entire planet was warmer than average this July.

July Was the Hottest Month Ever Recorded on Earth

By Rafi Letzter

As climate change ramps into high gear, global temperature records are being smashed left and right.

A banana tree.

A Banana-Killing Fungus Has Reached Latin America. Does This Spell the End for Bananas?

By Rachael Rettner

A banana-killing fungus has finally reached Latin America, as scientists long feared it would.

Imaging techniques have revealed another painting hiding beneath da Vinci's "The Virgin of the Rocks."

Hidden Painting Under da Vinci Masterpiece Revealed with New Imaging

By Rafi Letzter

Researchers have uncovered new details of a hidden image buried within Leonardo da Vinci's painting "The Virgin of the Rocks."

a meteor enters earth atmosphere

America's Largest Asteroid Impact Left a Trail of Destruction Across the Eastern United States

By Brandon Specktor

America's largest impact crater wreaked havoc on the land and water. Scientists are just beginning to understand it.