The world's largest iceberg may have just begun its death march By Brandon Specktor Iceberg A-68 is large enough to hold New York City five times over — and it may finally be cracking.
Ancient parties of bacteria found thriving deep beneath the South Pacific seafloor By Mindy Weisberger Scientists developed a new method for preparing rock samples that revealed new species of marine microbial life below the seafloor.
Why celebrate Earth Day? Here are 12 reasons. By Live Science Staff 12 scientists share amazing facts about Earth for Earth Day's 50th anniversary.
Yellowstone landmark's weird movement finally explained By Laura Geggel Magma is, in part, the reason for some of the uplift at Yellowstone.
Ozone hole three times the size of Greenland opens over the North Pole By Brandon Specktor A record-size hole in the ozone layer has been detected over the North Pole, but it should disappear in a few weeks.
The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone is on fire and radiation levels are spiking By Rafi Letzter A forest fire caused a radiation spike in the Chernobyl region, but that elevated radiation has not reached nearby, populated areas.
What is palm oil? By Grace Browne Palm oil is the most commonly produced oil in the world, and one of the most controversial.
Remains of 90 million-year-old rainforest discovered under Antarctic ice By Laura Geggel Antarctica was home to a temperate, swampy forest about 90 million years ago.
Antarctica's Denman Glacier is sinking into the world's deepest canyon By Brandon Specktor Antarctica's Denman Glacier is falling into the world's largest land canyon.
Stuck at home? Take a tour through Disney's (empty) Star Wars, Pandora and space-age parks By Chelsea Gohd From the comfort and safety of your own home, you can now explore Walt Disney World all by yourself.
Piece of lost continent discovered beneath Canada By Mindy Weisberger A type of rock from Earth's interior that's known for its embedded diamonds also holds clues to a missing puzzle piece from a continent that fragmented more than 150 million years ago.
'Submarine avalanches' are burying microplastics deep under the ocean By Rafi Letzter Very little is known about how plastic moves under the ocean's surface. But that's where 99% of it ends up, and scientists are trying to model how it flows.
The equinox reveals one of the secrets of Egypt's iconic Sphinx By Laura Geggel Here's how the spring equinox and the Sphinx are tied together.
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?
