Scientists discover the fastest-melting spot in East Antarctica By Brandon Specktor A hidden, deep-sea 'hotspot' is carving away this East Antarctic ice shelf from below, new research finds
Could the universe collapse into a singularity? New study explains how. By Paul Sutter All you need is some string.
Britain's oldest artwork may depict mammoths from a drowned land By Tom Metcalfe Britain's oldest artworks have been unearthed on the Channel Island of Jersey, showing what apperar to be Ice Age scenes of mammoths in ancient lands now drowned by the sea.
Laura expected to slam into Texas and Louisiana as a Category 3 hurricane By Rafi Letzter Tropical storm Laura is now a hurricane, and it's expected to grow even stronger as it whirls toward Louisiana and Texas.
Africa declared free of wild poliovirus By Nicoletta Lanese Small outbreaks of the very rare, vaccine-derived poliovirus remain.
Stash of pure, 24-carat gold coins unearthed in Israel By Laura Geggel All that protected this jar of gold was a nail and a good hiding spot.
A pup preserved in permafrost ate one of the last woolly rhinos on Earth By Laura Geggel Before it died in what is now Siberia, this ice age puppy ate a chunk of woolly rhino meat.
The end of the universe may be marked by 'black dwarf supernova' explosions By Mara Johnson-Groh A spectacular fireworks show will light up an otherwise pitch black universe.
Do STEM toys actually teach kids science and math? By Stephanie Pappas Toys advertised as teaching STEM aren't always proven, but these recommendations have science to back them up.
Texas and Louisiana face a double whammy of tropical cyclones By Rafi Letzter Marco's rainfall and flooding will make Laura's even more serious.
China started giving experimental COVID-19 vaccine to medical workers in July By Rachael Rettner The vaccine has been approved for emergency use in medical workers, customs and border officials and other high risk groups.
FDA allows wide use of plasma for COVID-19 with little data that it works By Nicoletta Lanese Last week, the FDA stated it needed much more data to authorize the treatment.
First case of coronavirus reinfection confirmed, researchers say By Yasemin Saplakoglu A man in Hong Kong was reinfected with the novel coronavirus twice, but didn't develop any symptoms the second time.
'Death screams' of swarming bacteria help their comrades survive antibiotic attacks By Mindy Weisberger Swarms of bacteria can survive encounters with antibiotics because some of the dying microbes emit "chemical death cries," an action known as necrosignalling.
A supernova may have triggered a mass extinction on Earth 359 million years ago By Mindy Weisberger The supernova of a star around the end of the Devonian period bathed Earth in radiation and exterminated species worldwide.
Live Science podcast 'Life's Little Mysteries' Episode 48: Mysterious Beer By Live Science Staff This alcoholic beverage has quenched thirsts for thousands of years and is one of the oldest chemistry experiments in the world.
Massive stone structures in Saudi Arabia may be some of oldest monuments in the world By Owen Jarus Mysterious stone structures that dot lava fields and deserts across Saudi Arabia may be some of the oldest monuments in the world, scientists say.
Coronavirus news of the week (VIDEO) By Nicoletta Lanese Catch up on important COVID-19 news from Live Science.
Can carrots give you night vision? By Benjamin Plackett No, Churchill just really wanted Brits to eat more carrots.
