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September 30
- 'The Terrorist Inside My Husband's Brain': Robin Williams' Widow Details His Disease
- New Jersey Train Crash: Could Safety Tech Have Averted Disaster?
- Foldable Bike Helmet Offers Recyclable Protection
- Lollipops Could Lure Elusive Tree Rat Out of Hiding
- Mystery Over Face-Down Skeleton Partly Solved
- Cutest Face-Plant Ever? Baby Panda Falls Off Stage
- Gary Johnson's 'Aleppo Moments': Why We Get Brain Freeze
- Cause of Crohn's Disease: Gut Fungus Now Suspected
- World's Deepest Underwater Cave Discovered
- Goodbye, Rosetta! Spacecraft Crash-Lands on Comet in Epic Mission Finale
- Ig Nobel Winner: Why I Lived Like a Badger, an Otter, a Deer and a Bird
- Insane Photos of Sinkholes
- Robo Rocker: How Artificial Intelligence Wrote Beatles-Esque Pop Song
- Why We Get Thirsty at Bedtime
- Piltdown Man: Infamous Fake Fossil
- Facts About Porcupines
September 29
- New Drug May Help People with Alcohol Addiction Reduce Drinking
- Life's Extremes: Democrat vs. Republican
- Send Passwords Securely Through Your Body Instead of Wi-Fi
- London Bridge Replica Crowned World's Largest Lego Sculpture
- Do Black Holes Die?
- Are Religious People Less Likely to Support Marijuana Legalization?
- Flu Vaccination Rates Decline Among Older Adults
- Feel Controlled by Your Hunger? New Study May Show Why
- Huge Claw, Bizarre Limbs Helped Ancient Reptile Dig
- Animal Sex: How Nautiluses Do It
- Bumblebee Set to Become Officially Endangered
- Asthma Inhaler Shrinks to Credit Card Size in New Design
- In photos: Spooky deep-sea creatures
- Clinton Outlines Plans for Health Care in a Leading Medical Journal
- Human-Animal Chimeras: Biological Research & Ethical Issues
- Second Local Case of Dengue Fever Diagnosed in Florida This Year
September 28
- Donald Trump's Sniffling: What Causes Sniffles When You Don't Have a Cold?
- Crikey! 'Unluckiest Man in Australia' Gets 2 Penis Spider Bites in a Year
- Primates, Including Humans, Are the Most Violent Animals
- World's First Automated Insulin-Delivery Device Approved in the U.S.
- 'Trumpapillar': Fluffy Caterpillar Looks Just Like Donald Trump's Hair
- Measles Eliminated from the Americas: Here's Why There Will Still be Cases
- Ancient City Gate and Shrine from Hebrew Bible Uncovered
- Photos: Biblical Gate Shrine Uncovered in Israel's Tel Lachish National Park
- Book Excerpt: 'Venomous' (US 2016)
- World's First '3-Parent' Baby Born: Is It Ethical?
- Rock You Like an Earthquake: Exhibit Converts Quakes to Sound
- Naval Whodunit: How the Doomed Crew of Arctic Expedition Died
- Live Science Book Giveaway: 'Venomous' by Christie Wilcox
- Marijuana Use May Raise Risk of Psychosis Relapse
- SpaceX's Elon Musk Unveils Interplanetary Spaceship to Colonize Mars
- Why the Breeding of Mutant Cats Should Be Banned (Op-Ed)
- It's Not the Economy: Why Unique Baby Names Are Trending Up
- 5,000-Year-Old Swirling Rock Art in Scotland Remains a Mystery
September 27
- New Therapy Helps You Lose Weight Despite Feeling Tired & Hungry
- A Vaccine for the Common Cold May Be Possible
- What Your Temperament Says About You (or a Presidential Candidate)
- World's Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Passes 400 PPM Threshold. Permanently
- Dinosaur Horns and Crests Tied to Rapid Growth Spurt
- The Universe Is Directionless, Study Finds
- Did 1 Sexually Active Tortoise Really Save His Species?
- Religion May Motivate Humanity's Future Expansion into Space
- 6 Strange Facts About Leprosy
- New Shape-Shifting Materials Let Biomedical Implants Morph Over Time
- Clown Sightings Not Always a Laughing Matter
- Artificial Blood Vessels Grow After They're Implanted
- Stop Complaining about 'Fake' Colors in NASA Images
- The Complicated Sex Lives of Giant Pandas
- Neanderthals Fashioned 'Jewelry' Out of Animal Teeth and Shells
September 26
- Rate of Opioid-Dependent Babies Doubles in US
- New 'Artificial Synapses' Pave Way for Brain-Like Computers
- On Jupiter's Moon Europa, More Tantalizing Signs of Giant Water Plumes
- 1st Computer-Generated Music Record from Alan Turing's Lab Restored
- Heavy Marijuana Use May Damage the Brain
- This Roller Coaster Helps People Pass Kidney Stones (Yes, Really)
- Should Men Get Screened for Breast Cancer?
- Elon Musk Unveils SpaceX Raptor Engine Test for Interplanetary Transport
- America's Climate Plan Falls Short of its Promises
- Burn Scar from Massive Australian Wildfire Visible from Space
- Morning Sickness Really Is a Good Thing
- Boredom Is Good for Kids
- 6 Big Mysteries of Alzheimer's Disease
- Pluto's 'Heart' Hints at Deep, Underground Ocean
- Deep-Diving Robots Zap, Kill Invasive Lionfish
September 25
- Stephen Hawking Is Still Afraid of Aliens
- Stephen Hawking Is Still Afraid of Aliens
September 23
- America's Opioid-Use Epidemic: 5 Startling Facts
- Facts About the Global Seed Vault
- Greenland Is Losing More Ice Than Scientists Thought
- Puerto Rico's Massive Power Outage Seen from Space
- Want a Real-Life, Full-Size Transformer? This Company Builds Them
- Controversial Human Embryo Editing: 5 Things to Know
- Facts About Nickel
- Does the Soul Exist?
- U-2 Spy Plane Crash: Why 'Cold War' Aircraft Are Still Relevant Today
- Leprosy Found in California Child: How Doctors Diagnosed It
- Paleo Construction Worker? Ancient Reptile Wore a 'Hard Hat'
- Why Do Your Teeth Feel Weird After Eating Spinach?
- NASA to Announce 'Surprising' Europa Discovery Monday
- Ring-Shaped Geoglyphs Found Near Ancient Town in Peru
- Photos: Ancient Circular Geoglyphs Etched into the Sand in Peru
- How Do Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Get into the Environment?
- Okapi: Facts About the Forest Giraffe
- Teleported Laser Pulses? Quantum Teleportation Approaches Sci-Fi Level
- Drinking Beer May Help You Read Certain Emotions
September 22
- In Shift, Most Americans Now Say President Should Release All Medical Records
- A sixth sense? It's in your genes
- Selfie-Esteem: Smartphone Pics Can Boost Spirits
- Obama Just Tied Climate Change to National Security
- Early Cats Traveled with Vikings and Farmers
- Gallery of Dead Sea Scrolls: A Glimpse of the Past
- Drug Overdose Cluster in Canada Tied to Opioid-Laced Cocaine
- Earth's Atmospheric Oxygen Levels Continue Long Slide
- 'Muscle Memory' May Not Really Exist
- Biologists Receive 2016 MacArthur 'Genius Grants'
- Marsquakes Could Potentially Support Red Planet Life
- Creepy Cannibals: Squid Have No Qualms About Eating Their Own Kind
- Does salt make water boil faster?
- Purch Perks: Live Science Parent Company Launches Member Loyalty Program
- Chromium-6 in Tap Water: Why the 'Erin Brockovich' Chemical Is Dangerous
- Best Medical Alert Systems
- Fish Spit to Keep Monstrous 'Sarlacc' Worms Away
- Male Widow Spiders Survive Sex by Mounting Immature Virgins
September 21
- Oxytocin Hormone May Boost Spirituality
- Is 2 Hours of Screen Time Really Too Much For Kids?
- A Look at Holiday Weight Gain in 3 Countries
- 'Envious' Reigns As Most Common Personality Type
- 3D-Printed Acoustic Holograms Could Move Objects in Midair
- Iceman Killed After Sneak Attack From Behind
- Lake Ripples Cause Utah's Rainbow Bridge to Twist and Bend
- 1,700-Year-Old Dead Sea Scroll 'Virtually Unwrapped,' Revealing Text
- In Images: Watch Utah's Gorgeous Rainbow Bridge Vibrate
- At-Home Tanning Bed Users More Likely to Be Addicted
- Anxiety Boosts Men's Risk of Death from Cancer, Study Suggests
- Mysterious Branch of Humanity Possibly Discovered
- Earth Wobbles May Have Driven Ancient Humans Out of Africa
- This Man Was Killed by Brutal Boomerang Blow 800 Years Ago
- When Will China's Space Station Fall Back to Earth?
- Giant Green Space Blob Mystery Solved
- Ottoman-Era Fisherman's House Unearthed in Israel
- Ancient Cult Site in Rugged Mountains Revealed with Drones
- DARPA's 'Aerial Dragnet' Will Monitor Drones in Cities
- Associating Colors with Letters: Clues to Synesthesia
- Modern Alligator Looks a Lot Like Its 8-Million-Year-Old Cousin
- Book Excerpt: 'Now: The Physics of Time' (US 2016)
- Eggo Waffle Recall: How To Find Listeria
- Facts About the Common Opossum
- Facts About Scandium
September 20
- Men with Vasectomies Can Still Spread Zika Via Sex, Report Suggests
- Fat Flora? Gut Bacteria Differ in Obese Kids
- Brangelina Breakup: What Social Science Says About Divorce
- Pigeons Can Read — Sort of, Study Finds
- This is What Climate Change Sounds Like, in D Minor
- Cosmic 'Echoes' Reveal Stars Devoured by Black Holes
- Feeding Kids Peanuts & Eggs Early May Lower Allergy Risk
- Good Dog! Love Beats Treats for Canines
- Jim Carrey Drug Accusations: What to Do in Opioid Overdose
- Remains of Ancient Roman Oven Unearthed in Scotland
- So Bored! 8 Facts from the Science of Boredom
- Moon Speck Captured in Stunning View of Saturn's Rings
- Bomb Squad: How Cops Safely Move Explosives
- Can Your 'Self' Survive Death?
- Rattlesnake Ancestor Was Venom Factory
- Ancient Skeleton Found on Famed Antikythera Shipwreck
- No More Fires? MRI Scans of Batteries Show Explosive Potential
- To Be or Not To Be? Monkeys Type Shakespeare Using Brain Waves
- Photos: British Warships from WWI and WWII Discovered Near Norway
- 'Last Shipwreck' from WWI's Battle of Jutland Found Near Norway
- Book Excerpt: 'The Tide: The Science and Stories Behind the Greatest Force on Earth'
- The Science of Boredom
- Depression During Pregnancy Linked to Gestational Diabetes
September 19
- Still Good? 5-Second Rule a Myth, Study Finds
- 'Fault in Our Stars' Couple: Why Cystic Fibrosis Shortens Lives
- Addiction's Not Adorable: Babies Less Cute to Opioid Users
- How Much Fuel Is Inside Earth?
- In Photos: Watch an Eagle Take Down a Drone
- Are All Owls Actually Night Owls?
- Paralyzing Cone Snail Venom Could Inspire New Human Insulins
- Want to Quit Drinking? Abstinence Works Best
- NASA Probe Sees the Edge of the Sun
- Skin Proteins from Mummies Reveal How Ancient Egyptians Died
- New Electric Bus Can Travel 350 Miles on Single Charge
- Live Science Book Giveaway: 'Wild Sex' by Carin Bondar
- 'Wild Sex' Author Dishes on Weird World of Animal Mating
- 'Super Sleepers' May Actually Be Sleep Deprived
- Rare Sea Life Found in Mysterious Underwater 'Mountains'
- In Photos: Seamount Dives Reveals Rare Marine Life
- Looting? $283 Million Flow of Artifacts to US Revealed
- How a Mining Engineer's Invention Made All Pop Singers Sound the Same
- 'Smart Textile' Turns Body Movements Into Power Source
- 5 Things to Know About Kratom
September 18
- Childhood Cancer Deaths: Brain Cancer Overtakes Leukemia as Top Cause
September 17
- Shrinking Camera Tech Turned Smartphones Into Super Shooters
September 16
- Heart Found in Plastic Bag: How Officials Could Test if It's Human
- Shocking News: World's Longest Lightning Bolt Was Nearly 200 Miles
- 'Pokémon Go' Risks: Drivers and Pedestrians Warned on Traffic Dangers
- Canada Approves Prescription Heroin: Here's What That Means
- Midnight Sun to Keep IceHotel Open Year-Round
- Viper vs. Viper! Never-Before-Seen Combat Recorded
- Hubble Telescope Spies Strange 'Born-Again' Star After Epic Burn
- Harvest Full Moon Rises Tonight — with a Subtle Lunar Eclipse
- How Astrophysicist Neil Tyson Got His Kid to Test the Tooth Fairy
- Huge Mars Lakes Formed Much More Recently Than Thought
- Could Massive White Cliffs Be Forming Beneath Antarctica's Ocean?
- Dinosaur's Dark Coloring Helped It Hide in the Shadowy Forest
- Donating Blood Kept Man's Disease at Bay
September 15
- Why Are College Students Getting Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease?
- How 'Brainwave-Balancing' Therapy Could Ease Migraines
- Medical Marijuana Programs May Help Cut Opioid Use
- How Many Fighter Jets Will Fit? Planes Pose for Tetris-Style Photo
- 'Ghost Forests' Appear As Rising Seas Kill Trees
- What is a light-year?
- No Groom, No Gloom: Never-Married Women Just as Happy
- Clinton's and Trump's Health: 5 Common Health Issues for People Their Age
- Here's What to Do in a Bleeding Emergency
- These Eagles Snatch Hostile Drones from the Sky
- Arctic Shipwreck May Be Doomed 19th-Century HMS Terror
- YouTube's Maddie Moate Tells Kids: 'Get Curious!'
- Goddess Alert: Marble Statues of Aphrodite Unearthed at Petra
- NASA's IceBridge Mission Checks Summer Melt at Greenland Ice Sheet
- Daydreaming Again? 5 Facts About the Wandering Mind
- Rock City: Sandstone Concretions in Kansas
- Climate Change to Opioids: Presidential Candidates Answer 20 Science Questions
September 14
- How a Hidden TB Infection Caused One Woman's Infertility
- People Can Consciously Control Mental Activity Using Brain Scans
- Weird Red Spot on Pluto Moon Explained
- Alcohol's Toll on the Heart: Bigger, Not Better
- In Photos: The World's Oldest Indigo Dye
- Oldest Indigo-Dyed Fabric Ever Is Discovered in Peru
- Russian Scientists Trapped By Polar Bears Have Been Rescued
- 2nd Tool-Using Crow Species Found
- More Couples Are Asking Friends and Family to Officiate Weddings
- Rare Gold Coin with Nero's Face Discovered in Jerusalem
- Doomed 16th-Century Warship Yields Secrets with New 3D Models
- One Simple Comic Explains Climate Change
- August Declared Hottest on Record: NASA
- Live Mice Are Bred from Artificially Developed Egg
- Glider Will Attempt Record-Breaking Flight to Edge of Space
- Photos: Freshwater Stingray Takes Bite Out of Insects
- This Stingray Chews Its Food
- Toxins at Home? Dust May Harbor Harmful Chemicals
September 13
- Cute Insect-Murdering Mammal Had Roots in Dinosaur Age
- Sober People Make Drinkers Feel Drunker
- Alexis Arquette's Death: How Do People Die from AIDS?
- High Tides Raise Odds of Powerful Earthquakes
- Rare Disorder That Made Patient 'Feel Unreal' Linked to Grim Daydreams
- Wearable Camera Lets You 'Go Back in Time' to Record Fleeting Moments
- 10 Clowns to Fuel Your Nightmares
- Entangled Particles Reveal Even Spookier Action Than Thought
- Surprise! Another Massive Reef Is Hiding Behind the Great Barrier Reef
- Native American Mascots Really Do Reinforce Stereotypes
- 'Unusual' Bee Species Drills Apartment-Style Nests Out of Rock
- Photos: Oddball Bees Build Nests Out of Sandstone
- Japanese Volcano Sakurajima Due for Major Eruption
- Facts About Minks
September 12
- Polly Wanna Fever? Man's Rare Infection Linked to Parrots
- Zika Can Cause Birth Defects in Monkeys Too
- Daily Marijuana Use Linked to Lower BMI
- Fear of clowns: Why are people afraid of clowns?
- Hillary Clinton's Health: Can Pneumonia Really Occur in Summer?
- Blue Origin Announces Huge 270-Foot-Tall Rocket
- Lightning Nearly 3 Times as Deadly as Tornadoes This Year
- Sugar Industry Tried to Bias Heart Research, Study Says
- Homeschooling Is on the Rise: Here's Why
- Animal Sex: How Mosquitoes Do It
- How Brangelina's Baby Bump Changed Image of Unwed Pregnant Stars
- Disputed Maya Codex Is Authentic, Scholars Say
September 10
- Sept. 11 Anniversary: What the Attacks Taught Us About Science
- Facts About Rubidium
September 9
- Leprosy Suspected in 2 California Kids: How Could They Contract It?
- The Science Behind the Samsung Galaxy Note 7's Battery Fires
- New Tech Could Read Books Without Opening Them
- Changing Face of Science: The Psychology of Face Transplants
- Bobblehead Bats: Head Waggles Help Catch Prey
- 3 Great Back Exercises You Can Do at the Gym
- The Best Back Exercises for Preventing Injury and Reducing Pain
- Hepatitis A Outbreak: How Does a Virus Get into Strawberries?
- 10 Percent of the World's Wilderness Has Been Lost Since 1990s
- Why Is the Dead Sea So Salty?
- Zika Pesticide Controversy: Is 'Naled' Dangerous to Human Health?
- Stunning Before and After Space Pics Reveal Massive Ice Avalanche
- Next Stop, Bennu! NASA Launches Bold Asteroid-Sampling Mission
- The Heat Is On: Search Begins for 'Alien' Life Beneath Earth
- Dark Matter Just Got Murkier
- Who Knew? Cats Like to Work for Their Food
- Apple of My Eye: Handheld Device Tells You If Fruit Is Ripe
- The Feejee Mermaid: Early Barnum Hoax
September 8
- Using Pot While Pregnant Not Tied to Birth Risks
- Chicken Pox Virus Spreads Through School Bus
- New iPhone Lacks Headphone Jack: Are Bluetooth Headphones Safe?
- 10 Futuristic Technologies 'Star Trek' Fans Would Love to See
- Drug Use in America: What the Numbers Say
- 1 Long Neck, 4 Species: New Giraffe Diversity Revealed
- All in the Family: Giraffes are 4 Species (Photos)
- Chronic Sinus Problems Linked to Small Increase in Cancer Risk
- 10 Amazing Modern Societies You Won't Believe Are Real
- Four New Wasp Species Identified in China
- Scottish Prisoners of War from 17th-Century Battle to Be Reburied
- Oklahoma Just Experienced Its Largest Earthquake on Record
- Russian River Runs Red
- How a Museum Cleans a Whale
- Tiny 'Vampires' Put the Bite on Amoeba Prey 740 Million Years Ago
- Are 'Fairy Circles' Just the 'Ghosts' of Termite Nests?
- Photos: Mysterious Fairy Circles in Australia
- Designer Thinks About Death Every Hour: Why Do We Dwell on Dying?
- Who Were the Canaanites?
September 7
- Here's Why Drinkers Should Hit the Gym
- Ancient 4-Limbed Creatures Were Too Young for Trip Ashore
- Irregular Heartbeat May Have Wide-Ranging Effects in the Body
- Hospitals Jack Up Costs 'Strategically,' Study Finds
- A Bus-Size Asteroid Just Gave Earth a Close Shave
- Partial Skull Removal Can Save Lives After Injury
- Alcohol Dependence Can Be Reversed, Rat Study Suggests
- Full Moon Baby Boom? Cow Births Increase During Certain Moon Phases
- NASA Is Making 'Star Trek' Tech a Reality
- Forget Loch Ness — Storr Lochs Monster Ruled Ancient Scotland
- Why Don't People Have Orange or Golden Eyes?
- Is Your 'Self' Just an Illusion?
- Iconic Blue Whale at AMNH Gets a Scrubbing: How to Watch Live
- 'Magic' Picture Frame Slows Time — Or So it Seems
September 6
- Baby Gorillas Show Off Cute Hairstyles
- Crying Zika: Virus Material Found in Tears
- Double Eclipse! Earth and Moon Cross in Front of Sun (Photo)
- Gluten-Free Diets Surge in Popularity, Yet Celiac Rates Remain Stable
- Giant Panda Is No Longer Endangered Species
- New 'Gel' May Be Step Toward Clothing That Computes
- 'Little Doubt' Typhoons Have Become More Intense, Study Finds
- Philae Lander's 'Lost' Grave Found on Comet
- Strange Stroke Stories: Ebola, Hickeys and Other Weird Causes
- Are Bats Really Blind?
- Are Iron Maidens Really Torture Devices?
- World's Largest Gorilla Species at Risk of Extinction
- Pediatricians Issue New Flu Shot Recommendations for Kids
September 4
- Why a 4-Day Workweek May Not Be Good for Your Health
September 3
- Photos: Take a Tour of Maine's Spectacular Acadia National Park
September 2
- Alaska Has Been Mapped as Precisely as Mars
- In Images: Maps of Alaska Help Track Climate Change
- Interstellar Space Travel: 7 Futuristic Spacecraft to Explore the Cosmos
- Double Dogs: Identical Twin Puppies Confirmed
- Mussolini Message Found Under Rome Obelisk
- Gumby Bots! New Bendable Structures Could Make Origami Machines
- Driven to Drink: Brain Enzyme Linked to Alcohol Dependency
- FDA Bans Antibacterial Chemicals in Soaps
- Crocodile Carving Played Ritual Role in Ancient Mesoamerican City
- How to Help Shy Kids Without Harming Them
- Milky Way's 'Blowout Bash' May Explain Galaxy's Missing Mass
- Nix Homework to Help Students? What the Science Says
- Alien Interpreters? How Linguists Would Talk to E.T.
September 1
- Does IQ Determine If You're Prejudiced? It's Complicated
- Launchpad Explosion Destroys SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket, Satellite in Florida
- Triathlete Deaths Possibly Linked to Fluid in the Lungs
- Scary Cave Spider? No, They're New Beetle Species
- How Did Life Arise on Earth?
- How Meat Labels Trick Your Mind
- What Nerve: Different Nerve Cells Cause Hard Nipples, Goose Bumps
- What Causes Motion Sickness?
- New Snow-Making Tech Gives a Lift to Ski Resort in Summer
- Ancient Footprints to Tiny 'Vampires': 8 Rare and Unusual Fossils