Biologist Kathy Willis spoke to Live Science about how touching wood makes us calmer, why looking at a picture of a savanna is calming and how walking through a forest changes our gut microbes. | Continue reading
A fresh analysis of decades-old X-ray black hole jet data has revealed bright, lumpy features with mysterious speed changes. | Continue reading
In a rare show of openness about the X-37B, Boeing Space released a video detailing how the space plane's aerobraking maneuvers help change its orbit. | Continue reading
The idea ostriches bury their heads when they feel threatened is thought have come from Roman naturalist Pliny the Elder around 2,000 years ago. But is it true? | Continue reading
The Concorde was the fastest commercial plane ever flown, but its speed came with a hefty price tag. | Continue reading
If you didn't forget things, you'd be in for a world of trouble. | Continue reading
How much do you know about evolution? Take this quiz to find out. | Continue reading
Clouds affect Earth's weather and climate in many ways. New research suggests that the presence of microplastic particles could alter these processes. | Continue reading
This critically endangered animal, known for its long, thin snout with a bulbous growth at the end, split off from other crocodilian species 40 million years ago. | Continue reading
Mars' global magnetic field may have hung around for 200 million years longer than scientists had thought, possibly giving life a longer window to take hold on the Red Planet. | Continue reading
Hurricane Helene sent gravity waves rippling through the atmosphere far above the southeastern United States, new NASA images reveal. | Continue reading
Here's all we know about Black Friday 2024 so far — from when it takes place to the best science gifts to look for in the sales. | Continue reading
The number of known galaxies circling the Milky Way is increasing as we develop new powerful telescopes. | Continue reading
Emerging evidence suggests that plate tectonics, or the recycling of Earth's crust, may have begun much earlier than previously thought — and may be a big reason that our planet harbors life. | Continue reading
Rising H5N1 bird flu cases in the U.S. prompted the CDC to study the virus in ferrets, revealing it may have the potential to spread and cause severe symptoms in other mammals. | Continue reading
The cryovolcanic "centaur" comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann has erupted four times in less than 48 hours, becoming unusually bright in the process. It is the most powerful outburst from the city-size oddball in more than three years. | Continue reading
Complicated births may not have arisen in humans as a trade-off between our need for big brains and pelvises suitable for upright walking, new research in chimps suggests. | Continue reading
A fragment of cloth found in a royal tomb in Greece decades ago might be the remains of a tunic once worn by Alexander the Great, a new study claims. | Continue reading
Charles Darwin is famous for proposing the theory of evolution by natural selection, but how much more do you know about the British naturalist? | Continue reading
Incredibly well preserved dinosaurs at China fossil site were thought to have been buried in huge volcanic eruptions, similar to the Mount Vesuvius that covered the city of Pompeii 2,000 years ago. But new research says this isn't how things happened. | Continue reading
Pando is a giant aspen clone in central Utah that has been regrowing parts of itself for up to 80,000 years — but new threats mean the plant is now in decline. | Continue reading
A student-led project comparing satellite images of the Arctic has discovered that a small Russian island has recently vanished after "completely melting" away. | Continue reading
The first-ever wooden satellite, called LignoSat, arrived at the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule on Nov. 5 to perform some key in-space tests. | Continue reading
Scientists identified four new species of king cobra from 154 museum specimens. | Continue reading
Astronomers have used a range of telescopes, including Hubble, to watch as particles dance around a neutron star collision that created the smallest black hole ever seen. | Continue reading
On what would've been the astronomer's 90th trip around the sun, here's a look at his legacy as a scientist, advocate and communicator. | Continue reading
We now know the nerve responsible for dogs shaking water all over your dry clothes. | Continue reading
The new research suggests that this dinosaur's armor was adapted for fighting between members of Borealopelta markmitchelli. | Continue reading
Potentially deadly comets could be spotted many years in advance by following the meteoroid trails they leave near Earth, new research shows. | Continue reading
A ghostly white angular roughshark found near Sazan Island, Albania, is the first example of leucism ever recorded in the species. | Continue reading
A scathing new report points to unclear protocols and multiple failures to raise alarms at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico before the collapse of the site's radio telescope in 2020. | Continue reading
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover was treated to a 'googly eye' solar eclipse on Sept. 30 as the planet's moon Phobos passed in front of the sun. | Continue reading
An ancient-DNA analysis of victims in Pompeii who died in Mount Vesuvius' eruption reveals some unusual relations between the people who died together. | Continue reading
Scientists have discovered a new way of creating superheavy elements by firing supercharged ion beams at dense atoms. The team believes this method could potentially help synthesize the hypothetical "element 120," which would be heavier than any known element. | Continue reading
Future VR headsets could use a new type of lens inspired by holographic devices. The bilayer bifocal lens relies on external voltage to change the intensities in the foci. | Continue reading
Surface features of Uranus' icy moon Miranda point to the existence of a once deep ocean, one that still may exist today. | Continue reading
The Food and Drug Administration will allow a new device to be marketed as a treatment for dry age-related macular degeneration. | Continue reading
Archaeologists say the finds will help them better understand the prehistoric people who lived or buried their dead in this Italian cave. | Continue reading
Primordial black holes may be exploding throughout the universe. If we can catch them in the act, it could pave the way to new physics, a study suggests. | Continue reading
A North Korean ICBM flew 4,350 miles high on Oct. 30, media reports stated. It comes amid growing concern by the U.S. and NATO about North Korean military activities. | Continue reading
Pain-sensing neurons exchange signals with immune cells that drive endometriosis, sparking the pain associated with the condition, new research suggests. | Continue reading
If you're looking to make the most of the dark winter nights, Black Friday and Cyber Monday are fantastic times to save money on your next telescope ahead of Christmas. | Continue reading
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Cats are quicker than babies to associate a picture of a word with its corresponding picture, new research shows. | Continue reading
The Nile crocodile is one of the largest predators in Africa. | Continue reading
Two recent chemistry studies pinpoint reactions that may link the gut microbiome to the development of Parkinson's disease. | Continue reading
The fossilized leg bone of the terror bird went unidentified for almost 20 years. | Continue reading
The nearby bright star Vega is surrounded by a surprisingly smooth, 100 billion-mile-wide disk of cosmic dust, confirming that it is not surrounded by any exoplanets, JWST images reveal. And scientists cannot explain its lack of alien worlds. | Continue reading