3,200-megapixel camera of the future Vera Rubin Observatory snaps record-breaking 1st photos By Mike Wall The imaging sensors for the future Vera C. Rubin Observatory have taken their record-breaking first photos.
Quantum internet breakthrough could help make hacking a thing of the past By Siddarth Koduru Joshi New research shows how the next generation of ultra-secure communication could be possible with existing infrastructure.
New 'AI Jesus' can deliver a sermon, but will you understand it? By Mindy Weisberger A neural network learned to deliver sermons like Jesus (sort of ) after it was trained on the King James Bible.
Half the atoms in the planet could be digital data by 2245 By Adam Mann A scientist predicts looming crises based on the growth of digital content
Beirut blast: How does ammonium nitrate create such devastating explosions? By Live Science Staff Fertilizer is behind many of the worst accidents and terrorist attacks in history.
Nikola Tesla vs. Thomas Edison: Who was the better inventor? By Tia Ghose Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison battled it out in the "War of Currents," but each inventor left a significant scientific legacy.
Scientists create a pattern so complicated it's impossible to duplicate By Diane Lincoln Scientists just created a pattern that, according to researchers, is impossible to duplicate or forge, a feat that could quash counterfeiters.
'UFO' videos declassified by US Navy By Mindy Weisberger Three videos captured by U.S. Navy pilots show unidentified aircraft flying at hypersonic speeds.
NASA engineers build new COVID-19 ventilator in 37 days By Mike Wall A prototype ventilator built in just 37 days by engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory passed a key test this week at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City.
5G is not linked to the coronavirus pandemic in any way. Here's the science. By Stanley Shanapinda A conspiracy theory claiming 5G can spread the coronavirus is making the rounds on social media. Peddling such misinformation is not only wrong, it's destructive.
'Disco' tardigrade parties under microscope, wins international photo prize By Mindy Weisberger A tardigrade, a mouse brain and a wasp ovary were some of the standout images in a contest celebrating the beauty in the very small.
How to get the coronavirus $1,200 stimulus check, and will it be enough for the average American? By Top Ten Reviews Everything you need to know about the coronavirus $1200 stimulus check payment... and how far is it likely to go towards your bills
Elon Musk says he'll have 1,200 ventilators ready to deliver this week By Mike Wall SpaceX and Tesla engineers are set to make a big contribution to the coronavirus fight, just a week after Elon Musk offered to help.
Physicists link quantum memories across the longest distance ever By Tim Childers We're one step closer to having quantum internet, but wait, what is quantum internet?
DARPA's hypersonic 'Glide Breaker' could blast missile threats out of the sky By Elizabeth Howell Aerojet Rocketdyne will develop "enabling technologies" for DARPA's Glide Breaker program under a newly announced contract, which is worth up to $19.6 million.
'Mad' Mike Hughes dies in rocket crash By Jeanna Bryner Mad Mike Huges has died after crash-landing a homemade rocket Saturday.
NASA's experimental X-59 supersonic jet could be built by the end of 2020 By Chelsea Gohd NASA's experimental, supersonic X-plane is on a fast track to flying.
US military's 'Jetson' laser can ID your unique heartbeat hundreds of feet away By Mindy Weisberger Heartbeat-scanning lasers created by the U.S. military can ID your cardiac 'fingerprints' from hundreds of feet away.
Satellite 'license plates' and re-igniting rocket fuel could head off space junk crashes By Mindy Weisberger In low Earth orbit's growing "space junkyard," new technologies could reduce the risk of collisions.
Nuclear fallout exposes fake 'antique' whisky By Mindy Weisberger Fallout from nuclear bomb tests could help experts detect fraudulent whiskeys that are purportedly more than a century old.
