COVID-19 may become a seasonal virus By Rachael Rettner COVID-19 may eventually become a seasonal illness like the flu.
Hurricane Sally set to batter a Louisiana still reeling from Hurricane Laura By Rafi Letzter Louisiana already has 23,000 climate refugees living in shelters following Hurricane Laura. Hurricane Sally will flood the region beginning today.
New 'eternal sleeper' dinosaur species was entombed while still alive By Laura Geggel This dinosaur was likely resting in a burrow before it was abruptly buried alive.
'Elinor Wonders Why' teaches kids to explore science by asking questions By Mindy Weisberger A curious bunny named Elinor explores Animal Town with her friends, in an endearing new PBS series that teaches kids how to find answers about science and nature.
Fate of Schrödinger's cat probably isn't in the hands of gravity, experiment finds By Mike McRae Can we blame gravity for one of quantum physics' most brain-numbing paradoxes — Schrödinger's cat?
Possible hint of life discovered on Venus By Rafi Letzter Phosphine, a chemical long thought to be a signature of life, is floating around in the clouds of Venus. How did it get there?
Study casts doubt on 'sky disk' thought to be oldest representation of the heavens By Tom Metcalfe Fierce debate over the Nebra Sky Disk has been reignited by a new study that suggests it is at least 1,000 years younger than previously thought.
La Niña may brew a more active hurricane season, worsen drought in the Southwest By Mindy Weisberger La Niña conditions — cooler-than-average sea surface temperatures across the equatorial Pacific Ocean — could promote a more active Atlantic hurricane season.
See Venus swing by the crescent moon Monday morning By Joe Rao The moon and Venus will form a triangle with the Beehive star cluster in the predawn sky on Monday (Sept. 14).
The new coronavirus can infect brain cells, study finds By Nicoletta Lanese However, scientists still don't know how the virus sneaks into the brain in the first place.
Laika and her crew: 'Space Dogs' documentary explores Moscow through a stray's eyes By Mike Wall A new film channels the spirit and traces the lineage of Laika, the first creature ever to orbit Earth.
Why do dogs have cold noses? By Dani Leviss It's possible that a pup's cold, wet nose acts as an infrared sensor.
Coronavirus news of the week (VIDEO) By Nicoletta Lanese Catch up on important COVID-19 news from Live Science.
Physicists who disproved '5th force' win $3 million 'Breakthrough' prize By Rafi Letzter Three physicists won a $3 million Breakthrough prize for a series of experiments that began using cheap equipment on a tabletop in Seattle and ended up hunting dark matter.
13-year-old dies of rare 'brain-eating' amoeba after swimming in Florida lake By Rachael Rettner Infections with this organism are almost universally fatal, with less than a 3% survival rate.
Wreck of WWII warship with Nazi symbol discovered off Norway By Tom Metcalfe The wreck of a German warship torpedoed and sunk by a British submarine in 1940 has been discovered in deep water off the North Sea coast of southern Norway.
Mind-blowing Andromeda galaxy and 'Cosmic Inferno' earn space photo contest's top prizes By Mindy Weisberger An international contest for space photography awarded its top prize to the photographer who captured a unique view of the Andromeda galaxy.
Alien-hunting telescope suffered 'no damage to electronics' during mysterious midnight disaster By Brandon Specktor Mysterious midnight disaster spared critical electronics in iconic alien-hunting telescope called the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico.
Eating out may be riskier than riding a bus during COVID-19 pandemic By Rachael Rettner People who tested positive for COVID-19 were twice as likely to report dining at a restaurant before becoming sick than people who tested negative.
