The world can be a pretty mysterious place and we at Live Science love to ask and answer scientific questions about mysteries big and small: about ancient civilizations, our planet and our solar system, the plants and animals that live alongside us, our bodies and how they work, and the technologies that we use every day.
Join us on this exciting voyage of discovery and downright weirdness as we solve … Life's Little Mysteries.
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What was the first alphabet in the world?
New discoveries challenge old ideas about the earliest alphabets.
Why do kangaroos have 3 vaginas?
Female kangaroos have one tail, two feet and three vaginas when they're giving birth.
How much of your brain do you need to survive?
Case reports of people with atypical brains reveal the human brain's staggering ability to adapt to damage.
Why does nearly all life breathe oxygen?
Nitrogen comprises around 78% of Earth's atmosphere, so why do most lifeforms breathe oxygen?
Why do cats lick plastic bags?
Your pet's love of licking may come from their desire to nurse as a kitten.
Why don't we remember being babies?
The inability to remember your first few years of life is called infantile amnesia. But why does it happen?
Intelligent aliens would need a power supply to jump-start their civilization — would they require fossil fuels?
Fossil fuels powered the industrial revolution. Would aliens need a similar power source to jump-start a technical revolution?
