Why Does Daylight Saving Time Begin at 2 a.m.? By Live Science Staff last updated 10 December 21 We turn our clocks forward an hour on Sunday for daylight saving time. Find out why the hand changes at 2 a.m. local time.
Weird and Funny Science Gifts That Are Sure to Make You Laugh By Mindy Weisberger, Jeanna Bryner last updated 8 December 21 Who says science isn’t funny? Live Science collects a roundup of humorous and weird science-themed holiday gifts.
Why Research Trumps 'Certainty' (Op-Ed) By Tim Dean last updated 8 December 21 It is comforting to feel like we understand the world around us and reassuring to have an explanation for everything. But where does our understanding come from and how reliable is it?
Beyoncé Got It Right: Cheating's Emotional Fallout Gushes from 'Lemonade' By Laura Geggel last updated 8 December 21
Belief in God Boils Down to a Gut Feeling By Stephanie Pappas last updated 8 December 21 People who question their gut instincts tend to be less religious.
Study: Happiness Is Experiences, Not Stuff By Rachael Rettner last updated 8 December 21 People become less happy with their material purchases over time, and happier with experience-related ones, a new study says.
If You Stay Put During Hurricane Florence, Be Ready for Challenges After the Storm By Ali Mostafavi last updated 8 December 21
Missing Link? What the Piltdown Man Hoax Can Teach Science Today By Samuel Redman last updated 8 December 21 A century-old case of scientific fraud illustrates how hard it is to untangle the truth when access to new discoveries is limited.
Study Reveals Why Infants Can't Walk By Jeanna Bryner last updated 8 December 21 An animal's brain size can predict the onset of walking.
'Daily Show' Science: 7 Times Jon Stewart Got Nerdy By Elizabeth Goldbaum last updated 8 December 21 Jon Stewart's final episode as host of "The Daily Show" airs tonight, August 6, after 16 years on-air. Here are 7 times he got the science right.
How to Properly Bury a Vampire By Benjamin Radford last updated 8 December 21 A dead woman in Italy appears to have been treated as a vampire.
Vampires: Fact, Fiction and Folklore By Benjamin Radford last updated 8 December 21 Vampire fans have a rich vein of lore to draw from.
Archaeologist Recreates Stone Age Technology By Metin I. Eren last updated 8 December 21 This researcher enjoys flintknapping and built his own apartment lab space so that he could blast music while working
'High Holiday' 420 Has Hazy Origins By Tia Ghose last updated 8 December 21 Though there are many urban legends out there, the origins of 4/20 as an international holiday to smoke marijuana are shrouded in a haze of smoke, naturally.
What could drive humans to extinction? By Emma Bryce last updated 7 December 21 Pandemics, climate change, artificial intelligence: these are just some of the wide-ranging threats to humanity's survival. But they all have one factor in common...
April Fools! 5 Hilarious Fake Scientific Breakthroughs By Natalie Wolchover last updated 7 December 21 Scientists and scientific publications don't often get to pull pranks or tell lies. When April 1st rolls around, they are ready to let rip.
Why Does Beer 'Skunk'? By Brooke Borel last updated 7 December 21 What is that funky taste in your beer?
Are humans at the top of the food chain? By Isobel Whitcomb published 6 December 21 Lions, wolves and great white sharks have no natural predators, except humans. Does that mean humans are at the top of the food chain?
Plastics Recycling is Working: Here's Why (Op-Ed) By Steve Alexander last updated 2 December 21 Despite the naysayers, plastics recycling is actually profitable, and widespread.
