California's fast-moving Creek Fire spawns 'fire cloud' visible from space By Meghan Bartels Fires continue to ravage California, with five new blazes igniting since Friday (Sept. 4).
Seven lineages of SARS-CoV-2 identified in Nigeria: Why that matters By Christian Happi, Ify Aniebo There are over 1,000 lineages of SARS-CoV-2 circulating around the world. Nigerian scientists have found seven in the country and this is important.
Record-breaking 2.2 million acres burned by California wildfires By Yasemin Saplakoglu California is having a record-breaking year of flames, as dozens of wildfires have set the state ablaze.
Ultradeep melting rocks drive invisible quakes beneath San Andreas Fault By Stephanie Pappas The quakes can't be felt, but they may be linked to the regular magnitude-6 temblors on the fault.
China's reusable experimental spacecraft returns to Earth after two-day mystery mission By Elizabeth Howell A Chinese reusable experimental spacecraft has safely landed after two days in orbit, according to state media, and may have deployed a satellite during its mysterious, brief journey in space.
2,200-year-old Chinese text may be oldest surviving anatomical atlas By Owen Jarus These ancient Chinese texts on human anatomy are as old, if not older, than their Greek counterparts.
313-million-year-old track marks found in Grand Canyon By Diane Lincoln The 313-million-year-old tracks were left by a tetrapod.
Zombie wildfires are blazing through the Arctic, causing record burning By Stephanie Pappas Arctic wildfires are releasing large amounts of carbon into the atmosphere.
400-year-old mummified goat found frozen in Alps by champion skier By Stephanie Pappas This goat could help researchers practice how to conserve and analyze ancient DNA.
These sea snails fly like butterflies, sink like hang-gliders (VIDEO) By Nicoletta Lanese Scientists studied how shell shape helps marine snails "fly" through water.
Are carrots orange because of a Dutch revolutionary? By Benjamin Plackett No, but the crown did popularize the orange carrot.
Coronavirus news of the week (VIDEO) By Nicoletta Lanese Catch up on important COVID-19 news from Live Science.
Endangered croc gives piggyback ride to 100 babies after mating with '7 or 8 females' By Brandon Specktor One of London's Wildlife Photographer of the Year honorees shows an endangered crocodile carrying 100 babies on his back
Russian coronavirus vaccine produces immune response in early trials By Yasemin Saplakoglu Russia's candidate coronavirus vaccine prompted the immune system and didn't show serious adverse events, according to early data.
Stunning new sun images show our star's popcorn-like magnetic field structure By Meghan Bartels A spectacular new set of images of our sun shows its popcorn-like magnetic field structure in all its glory.
Viking sword placed on warrior's left side likely prepared him for 'mirror afterlife' By Laura Geggel It's possible the Vikings thought the afterlife was a mirrored version of the real world.
New quantum paradox throws the foundations of observed reality into question By Eric Cavalcanti Physicists have found a new paradox in quantum mechanics that throws doubt on some common-sense ideas about physical reality.
The moon is rusty, and it’s likely Earth's fault By Yasemin Saplakoglu The moon is turning ever so slightly red, and it's likely Earth's fault.
Rarest planet in the universe may be lurking in Orion's nose By Brandon Specktor A rare look at a three-star solar system reveals wobbly disks of dust that may host a young, three-sunned planet.
