13-Pound Baby Part of a Growing Trend By Natalie Wolchover last updated 23 March 22 Heavy newborns are becoming more and more common, but according to our expert, the ever-bigger bundles of joy may be cause for concern.
How to Make Oobleck By Tim Sharp last updated 23 March 22 Cornstarch and water combine for some fun with physics.
Why do nuclear bombs form mushroom clouds? By Randyn Bartholomew last updated 23 March 22 Here's why nuclear bomb explosions lead to a mushroom-shape cloud.
Scientists make yeast-free pizza dough that rises like the real thing By Nicoletta Lanese last updated 23 March 22 Their goal was to make tasty dough without a chemical agent.
Odd circular shape beneath the ocean in Google Earth images is probably not aliens By Stephanie Pappas published 23 March 22 A weird circular shape on Google Earth has ocean-floor UFO hunters crying "alien."
Surviving 42 Minutes Underwater…How Boy Beat the Odds By Elizabeth Palermo last updated 22 March 22 A teenager in Italy recently beat some incredible odds when he survived for 42 minutes underwater, according to news reports.
Black holes may grow quantum 'hair' By Stephanie Pappas published 21 March 22 The quantum state of a black hole's gravitational field may hold clues as to what is beyond the event horizon.
Why Do Shoelaces Come Untied? Science Explains By Mindy Weisberger last updated 21 March 22 Scientists have unraveled a knotty problem: the forces behind the accidental untying of your shoelaces.
Greetings, Earthlings! 8 Ways Aliens Could Contact Us By Tia Ghose last updated 18 March 22 From alien megastructures, to laser pulses, to star engineering, here are some of the ways scientists have proposed that aliens could contact us.
Escaped petting zoo camel attacks and kills 2 men in Tennessee By Jeanna Bryner published 12 March 22 A camel attacked and killed two men outside of Memphis, Tennessee, after escaping a petting zoo Thursday (March 10).
Why Does Asparagus Make Your Pee Smell Funny? By Ashley P. Taylor last updated 9 March 22 Here's what gives "asparagus pee" that sulfurous smell and why some people just can't detect the odor.
How Does Dry Ice Work? By Stephanie Pappas last updated 9 March 22 Unlike the ice cubes in a cold drink, dry ice doesn't melt to become liquid at all.
Hottest Chile Pepper Shatters Record By Live Science Staff last updated 9 March 22 Another hot record is broken.
Why Do Chili Peppers Taste Hot? By Jeanna Bryner last updated 9 March 22 Compounds in chili peppers trigger body's pain response.
Haunting 'mermaid' mummy in Japan is probably a gruesome monkey-fish mix By Harry Baker published 8 March 22 Researchers in Japan have begun a new study into a 300-year-old "mermaid mummy" to determine the exact origins of the gruesome remains.
Whoa! Enormous 'Cotton Candy' Explosion in Kids' Chemistry Lab By Stephanie Pappas last updated 8 March 22 A classic chemistry demonstration gets supersized in a recent Twitter video.
What if winter lasted for years like it does on 'Game of Thrones'? By Yasemin Saplakoglu last updated 8 March 22 It'd be cold, very cold
Spooky! Top 10 Unexplained Phenomena By Live Science Staff last updated 8 March 22 Science is powerful, but it cannot explain everything. And in the vacuum of facts, some strange ideas develop.
Crystal Bride Gown Transformed by Dead Sea Salt (Photos) By Live Science Staff last updated 8 March 22 A new exhibit at the Marlborough Contemporary museum in London reveals how the Dead Sea's hypersaline water can transform objects into salt-encrusted sculptures.
Why Is There Braille on Drive-Thru ATM Machines? By Remy Melina last updated 8 March 22 Blind people can't drive, so why is there Braille on the buttons of drive-thru ATM machines?
