Roman-era Egyptian child mummy scanned with laser-like precision By Mindy Weisberger High-energy X-ray scans of an intact Egyptian mummy mapped a detailed glimpse of the bones and objects inside.
2 of Darwin's famous notebooks, including iconic 'Tree of Life' sketch, are missing By Laura Geggel Two notebooks Darwin filled after his HMS Beagle expedition are missing, possibly stolen.
Who set up this mysterious metal monolith in Utah desert? (It's not aliens.) By Stephanie Pappas Who embedded a 10-foot-tall metal monolith in the remote Utah desert?
SARS-CoV-2 relative found lurking in frozen bats from Cambodia By Nicoletta Lanese For the first time, close relatives of the novel coronavirus have been found outside China.
Pandemic: Legacy board game is 38% off this Black Friday By Live Science Staff Combat a deadly virus or mastermind your own outbreak with these strategic board games
Americans celebrated Thanksgiving during a pandemic before. Here's what happened. By Brandon Specktor How did Americans celebrate the holidays during the influenza pandemic of 1918? With a lot of partying, turns out.
'Superbolts' are real, and they flash up to 1,000 times brighter than regular lightning By Mindy Weisberger Scientists recently calculated the power of so-called superbolts — brighter-than-average lightning strikes.
Could we ever pull enough carbon out of the atmosphere to stop climate change? By Donavyn Coffey Can we harness natural and human-made carbon traps to help us slow climate change?
Faint 'super-planet' discovered by radio telescope for the 1st time By Samantha Mathewson Scientists have discovered a cold, faint "super-planet" that has remained elusive to traditional infrared survey methods.
Hubble captures a black hole's 'shadow beams,' yawning across space By Michelle Starr In images from the Hubble Space Telescope, scientists have spotted an entirely new phenomenon.
Roman-era Egyptian child mummy scanned with laser-like precision By Mindy Weisberger High-energy X-ray scans of an intact Egyptian mummy mapped a detailed glimpse of the bones and objects inside.
2 of Darwin's famous notebooks, including iconic 'Tree of Life' sketch, are missing By Laura Geggel Two notebooks Darwin filled after his HMS Beagle expedition are missing, possibly stolen.
SARS-CoV-2 relative found lurking in frozen bats from Cambodia By Nicoletta Lanese For the first time, close relatives of the novel coronavirus have been found outside China.
Man's 'heart attack' was really side effect from swallowed battery By Ashley P. Taylor Whether or not it affects the heart, eating batteries is dangerous.
Oxford COVID-19 vaccine up to 90% effective (with the right dose) By Yasemin Saplakoglu A third major coronavirus vaccine candidate has revealed promising results in late-stage trials.
Crested rats can kill with their poisonous fur By Mindy Weisberger Rabbit-size rats from Eastern Africa are the only mammals on Earth that gain a poison defense from plants.
Adorable monkeys caught commiting grisly act of cannibalism By Nicoletta Lanese Cannibalism is rarely observed among primates, but it's not unheard of.
Whodunit solved when 'sword' is found embedded in thresher shark By Laura Geggel It's a mystery why a swordfish stabbed a thresher shark to death, but it's possible they were competing for food.
Who set up this mysterious metal monolith in Utah desert? (It's not aliens.) By Stephanie Pappas Who embedded a 10-foot-tall metal monolith in the remote Utah desert?
JFK conspiracy theory is debunked in Mexico 57 years after Kennedy assassination By Gonzalo Soltero Most conspiracy theories surrounding President John F. Kennedy’s assassination have been disproven.
Tiny owl found hiding in the Rockefeller Christmas tree isn't going home. Here's why. By Laura Geggel The owl found in the Rockefeller Christmas tree isn't going back to his original territory. Here's why.
Is belief in God a delusion? By Ryan McKay, Robert Ross As the pandemic raged in April, churchgoers in Ohio defied warnings not to congregate. But what do psychologists have to say about strong beliefs in a god?
Amazing images: The best science photos of the week By Brandon Specktor Here are the stories behind the most amazing images in the world of science this week. A recap of the coolest photos featured on Live Science.
College-age kids are drinking less alcohol — but smoking more marijuana By Ty Schepis Young adults aren’t drinking as much as they used to.
Solar power stations in space could be the answer to our energy needs By Amanda Jane Hughes, Stefanie Soldini It sounds like science fiction.
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.
