Dozens of scientists and others took a DIY COVID-19 vaccine with no proof that it works By Nicoletta Lanese A scientific collaborative designed the vaccine without government or ethical oversight.
Mars Perseverance launches on Thursday. Here's how to watch. By Stephanie Pappas NASA's Mars Perseverance launch, set for Thursday, July 30, will send a new rover to the Red Planet to search for ancient habitable environments and microbial life.
Watch live: NASA launches Mars Perseverance rover to the Red Planet By Jeanna Bryner You can watch the historic NASA launch of the Mars 2020 mission here on Live Science.
XPrize launches $5 million competition for better COVID-19 tests By Rachael Rettner There will be five winning teams, each receiving $1 million.
Dozens of hand sanitizers contain a toxic ingredient. How do you know yours is safe? By Nicoletta Lanese Hand sanitizers containing methanol can cause nausea, nerve damage and death.
Pentagon's secret, defunct UFO-hunting program may still exist By Mindy Weisberger A federal program for investigating UFOs was purportedly discontinued in 2012, but the Pentagon's search for UFOs never stopped. Its findings may soon be released to the public.
How NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover will get to the Red Planet By Elizabeth Howell Here are all the major milestones of the Mars 2020 mission to the Red Planet, from launch to landing.
US Space Force hires a horse to boldly go where rockets can't. (The beach) By Brandon Specktor The United States Space Force has a new recruit in their mission to keep planet Earth safe. His name is Ghost, and he likes to go clip-clop on the beach.
Ornament hook stuck in infant's throat for months led to seizures, brain lesions By Rachael Rettner Fortunately, the child recovered after the hook was removed.
A Martian meteorite is going home, in NASA's Perseverance mission launch By Mindy Weisberger London's Natural History Museum is sending a piece of a Martian meteorite back to the Red Planet with the Perseverance rover.
Here are the most promising coronavirus vaccine candidates out there By Yasemin Saplakoglu Scientists around the world are creating dozens of unique vaccine candidates to fight the novel coronavirus — and they're doing it at unprecedented speeds.
Late-stage coronavirus vaccine trial starts today in the US By Yasemin Saplakoglu This is the first phase 3 clinical trial on a coronavirus vaccine candidate to begin in the U.S.
What happens when the ICU is full? By Nicoletta Lanese COVID-19 has placed a strain on ICUs across the U.S.
NASA camera spots China's Tianwen-1 Mars spacecraft speeding away from Earth By Meghan Bartels An observatory affiliated with NASA's quest to identify potentially dangerous asteroids spotted something equally speedy but not quite as natural: a spacecraft bound for Mars.
Where is Cleopatra's tomb? By Owen Jarus The chances of finding Cleopatra's tomb are pretty low, experts say, despite claims to the contrary.
Adorable, bug-size sunfish babies grow up to be giant 'swimming heads' By Mindy Weisberger Scientists have identified the larvae of one of the world's biggest fishes — the bump-head sunfish (Mola alexandrini) — and the youngster is ridiculously tiny.
Super space sunblock made from skin pigment could shield astronauts from radiation By Adam Mann Better shielding through chemistry
Live Science podcast 'Life's Little Mysteries' 43: Mysterious Evolution By Live Science Staff Evolution has shaped all organisms on Earth — living and extinct — producing an astonishing diversity of life and defining relationships between species.
Hanna weakens to tropical storm, wallops southeast Texas with heavy rains, flash flooding By Jeanna Bryner Hanna, the first hurricane of the Atlantic season, is walloping southeast Texas and northeast Mexico with heavy rains and dangerous flash flooding, according to the National Hurricane Center.
