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We may finally know what life on Earth breathed before there was oxygen - By - Carly Cassella
9 hours ago
What makes something fireproof? -- Dani Leviss -- Fire safety involves "fire resistant" and "flame retardant" measures.1 day ago
There's no speed limit in a superfluid universe. Now we know why.1 day ago
Are some black holes wormholes in disguise? Gamma-ray blasts may shed clues.1 day ago
Amazing images: The best science photos of the week -- A Biblical wizard battle, a long-lost submarine wreck, a 'rubber duck' comet's invisible aurora and more awesome science images.1 day ago
Live Science podcast 'Life's Little Mysteries' Episode 49: Mysterious Bacteria -- Though small, they are mighty.6 days ago
What is dark matter? -- Peering into the dark.5 days ago
Could the Sahara ever be green again? By - Donavyn Coffey - The Sahara was once a grass and shrub-covered steppe. Could this ever happen again?9 hours ago
Beaked whales can hold their breath for over 3 hours (and possibly longer)1 day ago
Zombie storms are rising from the dead thanks to climate change19 hours ago
These could be the funniest animal pictures ever10 days ago
Inbreeding Caused the Distinctive 'Habsburg Jaw' of 17th Century Royals That Ruled Europe2 days ago
Periodic Table of Elements12 days ago
Man dies after eating bags of black licorice every day1 day ago
Bright 'red glob' washes ashore in Washington. It may be a 7-armed octopus.1 day ago
Rosetta's 'rubber ducky' comet has ultraviolet auroras -- Hanneke Weitering -- Planets aren't the only things in the solar system with auroras. Comets can have them too, data from the European Space Agency's Rosetta mission has revealed.2 days ago
SpaceX pops Starship tank on purpose in explosive pressure test -- Mike Wall -- The Starship SN7.1 tank was destroyed on purpose at SpaceX's South Texas facilities, during a pressure test designed to take the stainless-steel hardware to its bursting point.2 days ago
Divers discover lost WWII submarine wreck off Southeast Asia -- Tom Metcalfe -- Divers in Southeast Asia have located the lost wreck of what's thought to be a U.S. Navy submarine that sank in 1943 after it was attacked by Japanese aircraft.2 days ago
Prehistoric desert footprints are earliest evidence for humans on Arabian Peninsula -- Richard Clark-Wilson -- Scientists have discovered human footprints embedded on an ancient lake surface in the Nefud Desert in Saudi Arabia that are around 120,000 years old.4 days ago
Here are the most promising coronavirus vaccine candidates out there -- Yasemin Saplakoglu -- Scientists around the world are creating dozens of unique vaccine candidates to fight the novel coronavirus — and they're doing it at unprecedented speeds.2 days ago
Mold that led to penicillin discovery revived to fight superbugs -- Nicoletta Lanese -- Scientists grew and sequenced mold that first led to the discovery of penicillin.2 days ago
Mass stranding event beaches 450 whales in Tasmania -- Yasemin Saplakoglu -- It's the worst stranding event the Australian island has ever seen.4 days ago
350 elephants killed by 'a combination of neurotoxins' in water, Botswana government says -- Brandon Specktor -- Toxic cyanobacteria may have killed 350 elephants in Botswana, government says5 days ago
Lightning killed 2 giraffes in South Africa: Were they doomed by their height?5 days ago
Helium-huffing alligators and reluctant hitmen win big at the Ig Nobel awards7 days ago
Watch LIVE: The 2020 Ig Nobel Prize ceremony, tonight @ 6:00 p.m. ET7 days ago
'Elinor Wonders Why' teaches kids to explore science by asking questions -- Mindy Weisberger -- A curious bunny named Elinor explores Animal Town with her friends, in an endearing new PBS series that teaches kids how to find answers about science and nature.13 days ago
Do STEM toys actually teach kids science and math? -- Stephanie Pappas -- Toys advertised as teaching STEM aren't always proven, but these recommendations have science to back them up.1 month ago
Does your personality change as you get older? -- Isobel Whitcomb -- Personality isn't fixed1 month ago
Dream-shaping tech from MIT channels suggestions into your dreams -- 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.2 days ago
3,200-megapixel camera of the future Vera Rubin Observatory snaps record-breaking 1st photos -- Mike Wall -- The imaging sensors for the future Vera C. Rubin Observatory have taken their record-breaking first photos.18 days ago