Researchers think climate change will soon cause an increase in the incidence of Naegleria fowleri infections, a "brain-eating" disease. | Continue reading
Many deadly infections are transmitted via water, including cholera, typhoid and brain-eating amoebas. | Continue reading
In the U.S., tap water is generally safe and not a likely source of brain-eating-amoeba infections, experts told Live Science. | Continue reading
A now-retired doctor in Texas describes his experience treating a child with a brain-eating amoeba infection. | Continue reading
Doctors are pulling out new techniques and drugs in an effort to cure devastating brain infections. | Continue reading
Three fossilized snakes that died huddled together 38 million years ago are now called the "winter serpents." | Continue reading
Instead of a gold medal, victors at the ancient Greek Panathenaic Games received terra-cotta pots filled with Athenian olive oil from sacred trees. | Continue reading
Humans used the now-destroyed rockshelter throughout the last ice age until just a few decades ago. | Continue reading
Lake Kivu, one of the African Great Lakes, sits along a tectonic plate boundary called the East African Rift, which is dotted with hot springs that feed carbon dioxide and methane into the water. | Continue reading
A new standard for codecs used for haptics could revolutionize tele-health and online gaming. | Continue reading
Olympic-level sporting takes a lot of energy. But which event is the most energetically costly? | Continue reading
Researchers found the 2023 Morocco earthquake was triggered by movement miles below Earth's surface. | Continue reading
Recent research has drawn a link between anxiety, depression and an increased risk of deep vein thrombosis. | Continue reading
A new simulation shows that an El Niño-like climate pattern begins near New Zealand and Australia, and can trigger temperature changes across the Southern Hemisphere. | Continue reading
A potential intermediate-mass black hole is hiding right next to our galaxy's supermassive black hole. | Continue reading
A new study harnessed Mariah Carey karaoke and brain scans to reveal the neuroscience behind blushing. | Continue reading
The Davis Strait, west of Greenland, holds a long-lost chunk of an almost-continent that didn't quite form about 58 million years ago. | Continue reading
After nearly two months of postponement, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are still on board the ISS. But NASA and Boeing say they still plan to return the two aboard Starliner. | Continue reading
Eight years ago, the International Space Station detected weird antimatter particles that challenge our entire understanding of physics. Now, researchers have proposed that mysterious cosmic "fireballs" could help explain the detection. | Continue reading
Grave goods found in 63 burials from ancient Egypt include gold foil figures, pottery and bronze coins. | Continue reading
The OM System OM-1 Mark II was only released in early 2024 and it's already discounted by $300 in this camera deal — get it for $2,099.99 at Amazon. | Continue reading
A single specimen of an ancient tree species was found in 1895. Now scientists are using AI to find it a mate. | Continue reading
Scientists harness a compound normally used in cancer treatment to reclaim rare-earth elements from electronic waste. | Continue reading
It's important that we use accurate terminology when discussing how AI chatbots make up information | Continue reading
After a 150-year search, archaeologists found the moat near a parking lot in Jerusalem. | Continue reading
Flu viruses that can use a second cellular entry point may move more effectively between animals and humans, scientists say. | Continue reading
A palliative care researcher explains how death can help people appreciate life. | Continue reading
Preliminary experiments suggest that a new test could diagnose bacterial infections that cause sepsis days faster than conventional approaches, with potentially lifesaving consequences. | Continue reading
A hydrothermal eruption Tuesday (July 23) morning surprised visitors walking among the colorful hot springs in Yellowstone National Park's Biscuit Basin, near the famous Old Faithful geyser. | Continue reading
High-powered titanium:sapphire lasers have been shrunk down with scientists planning to cram hundreds or thousands onto a four-inch wafer in a new chip. | Continue reading
Paleostress modeling shows how a region of the Andean Plateau was uplifted and formed beginning more than 20 million years ago. | Continue reading
As Earth's orbit intersects with those of two comets this month, stargazers will have a chance to view spectacular double meteor showers. | Continue reading
Scar tissue differs from normal skin in a few important ways. | Continue reading
The chemicals are present in consumer products including skincare, cosmetics and waterproof clothing. | Continue reading
Researchers used lidar technology to map Iruña Veleia, a Roman-era city in Spain. | Continue reading
Researchers have discovered that, unlike other four-legged mammals, hippopotamuses trot at high speeds and become airborne for "quite a large amount of time." | Continue reading
Female green and golden bell frogs in Australia will eat their male counterparts when the males' mating call displeases them. | Continue reading
New photos show a young giraffe with an extremely deformed neck in Kruger National Park. The animal may have survived a broken neck or could have a severe case of an illness that also affects humans. | Continue reading
Discover the universe beyond Earth's atmosphere with the latest astronomy news, features and articles. | Continue reading
A 2020 satellite photo shows "blackwater" flowing from South Carolina's Winyah Bay after Hurricane Sally made landfall and triggered flash flooding. | Continue reading
Here's everything you need to know to see the best meteor showers of 2024. | Continue reading
Volunteers at Bannockburn House in Scotland discovered a musket ball hole in a wall that dates to the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745. | Continue reading
In a global first, scientists working in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone in the North Pacific Ocean have found that metallic nodules on the seafloor produce their own oxygen, dubbed "dark oxygen." | Continue reading
Ultraprocessed foods have been tied to various health risks — but what are they, exactly? | Continue reading
What's the secret to Homo sapiens' success as a species? | Continue reading
While headlines around the world claimed that ancient galaxies discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope were "breaking" our understanding of the Big Bang, the truth is much more nuanced — and much more interesting. | Continue reading
Command module pilot Michael Collins took this iconic Apollo 11 photo 55 years ago today, after his historic trip around the far side of the moon made him "the world's loneliest man". | Continue reading