Lego bricks could survive 1,300 years in the ocean By Brandon Specktor Scientists compared Lego bricks that washed up from the ocean with mint-condition bricks and found that the blocks can survive underwater for 100 to 1,300 years.
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake just slammed Utah, the state's largest in nearly 30 years By Brandon Specktor A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck northern Utah this morning. It was the state's largest quake since 1992.
Hiker finds bombs dropped into Mauna Loa volcano in 1935 By Stephanie Pappas A hiker in Hawaii rediscovered evidence of a 1935 attempt to use bombs to redirect a lava flow from Mauna Loa's flank.
Ice loss in Antarctica and Greenland increased sixfold in the last 30 years By Brandon Specktor Thirty years of satellite data shows ice loss in Antarctica and Iceland has increased by sixfold since the 1990s, putting us on the 'worst case' climate scenario.
What is climate change, and how is it affecting Earth? By Stephanie Pappas Climate change is real and humans are causing it.
How do we tell the difference between geologic ages? By Grant Currin Earth's history is long. How do scientists keep track of what happened when?
Chlamydia cousin discovered in deep Arctic Ocean By Nicoletta Lanese The newfound bacteria might shed light on how chlamydia came to infect host organisms, like us.
Amazing images: The best science photos of the week By Live Science Staff From ice storms turning a lake into "Narnia" to the biggest bang since the Big Bang, here are amazing images from this week in science.
Daylight saving time 2020: When we change our clocks and why By Jeanna Bryner Here's everything you've ever wanted to know about daylight saving time (often misspelled as "savings"), including times, dates, its history and more.
This 500 million-year-old 'social network' may have helped sea monsters clone themselves By Brandon Specktor Rangeomorph fossils from 38 dig sites showed a mysterious 'social network' of interconnected strings, new research shows.
Silent earthquakes are tied to changes in fluid deep below Cascadia's fault By Stephanie Pappas Fluid pressures in the Cascadia subduction zone are linked to regular, imperceptible earthquakes.
How a tornado outbreak left 22 dead across central Tennessee By Rafi Letzter Twenty-two are dead, more are missing, and many more are injured after a supercell storm spawned a series of tornadoes early Tuesday morning, including one that struck downtown Nashville.
Dramatic effect of coronavirus lockdowns seen from space By Rafi Letzter There's been a sharp drop in air pollution over China since the acceleration of the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, and satellites can see it from space.
'Gardens and graveyards' of coral discovered in hidden canyons off Australia's coast By Brandon Specktor Researchers explored three canyons thousands of feet below the water in Southern Australia, revealing both thriving gardens of coral and ashen fossil graveyards.
1.5 billion-year-old Earth had water everywhere, but not one continent, study suggests By Mindy Weisberger Chemicals in ancient ocean rocks hint that 3.2 billion years ago, the surface of a baby Earth was continent-free and covered by a global ocean.
Melting ice in Antarctica reveals new uncharted island By Brandon Specktor Researchers discovered an uncharted island beneath melting Antarctic ice. Its rocky underbelly could hold clues to the continent's response to climate change.
Spooky 'blood snow' invades Antarctic island By Brandon Specktor Blood-red algae is blooming in Antarctica, leading to plains of creepy 'watermelon snow' across Galindez Island.
Eerie seal 'ballet' beneath Antarctic iceberg wins underwater photo prize By Mindy Weisberger In frigid waters near Antarctica, a group of crabeater seals drew an underwater photographer's eye.
