Mysterious 'gene within a gene' found in the coronavirus By Peter Dockrill Researchers have uncovered a mysterious gene in the genetic code of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 – a segment virtually hidden from view in the virus's genome, and largely overlooked until now.
Meet the zeptosecond, the shortest unit of time ever measured By Stephanie Pappas Scientists have measured the shortest unit of time ever, the time it takes for a particle of light to cross a hydrogen molecule.
Save 33% on Celestron's NexStar 130SLT telescope for Prime Day By Kasandra Brabaw Celestron's NexStar 130SLT computerized telescope is on sale for $333.16 for Amazon Prime Day 2020. That's 33% off its regular price.
Celestron's Skymaster 25x100 binoculars are just $219 this Prime Day By Kasandra Brabaw Celestron's SkyMaster 25x100 Astro Binoculars are is 47% off for Amazon Prime Day.
Glowing brains, fish embryos and a snail tongue taste success in microscopy photo contest By Mindy Weisberger Prizewinning images in the 2020 Nikon Small World competition combine art and science in stunning examples of microphotography.
Save 30% on Osmo Little Genius kits and educational games By Stephanie Pappas The award-winning Osmo educational game system for the iPad or Fire tablet gets a great Prime Day discount
The Best Science Toys for Kids By Live Science Staff Here's a look at the best science and STEM toys for the curious kids in your life.
The best DNA testing service is just $99 this Amazon Prime Day By Live Science Staff DNA testing 23andMe is now just $99 for Prime Day and covers health and ancestry reports
Black hole-sized magnetic fields could be created on Earth, study says By Stephanie Pappas The magnetic fields are more than a thousand times stronger than the magnetic field used in MRI machines..
Beirut blast was one of the biggest non-nuclear explosions ever By Mindy Weisberger Energy released by the August explosion in Beirut was enough to power over 100 homes for a year; it was one of the largest non-nuclear blasts to date.
Astonishing AI restoration brings Apollo moon landing films up to speed By Mindy Weisberger Artificial intelligence transformed NASA footage of Apollo missions to the moon, making decades-old events look like they were shot on high-definition video.
AI 'resurrects' 54 Roman emperors, in stunningly lifelike images By Mindy Weisberger An artist used machine learning to create photorealistic portraits of 54 ancient Roman emperors, working from nearly 1,000 images of busts.
What makes something fireproof? By Dani Leviss Fire safety involves "fire resistant" and "flame retardant" measures.
Dream-shaping tech from MIT channels suggestions into your dreams By Mindy Weisberger Researchers at MIT have developed a new method called targeted dream incubation (TDI) for planting suggestions that can shape a sleeper's dreams.
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.
