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August 31
- Astronaut in Space Stares Into the Eye of Hurricane Dorian, a Category 4 Storm
- How Big Is the Universe?
- Hurricane Dorian Is Now a Major Category 4 Storm
August 30
- 'Extremely Dangerous' Dorian Is Now a Category 3 Storm
- NASA's Tiny New Atomic Clock Could Let Spacecraft Drive Themselves in Deep Space
- A Nuclear Winter Could Last Years After an All-Out War Between Russia and the US
- You Probably Shouldn't Be Vaping Anything Right Now, Health Officials Warn
- Peer into Dorian's Monstrously Large Eye
- Hurricane Dorian Is Getting Stronger As It Heads Toward Florida
- Photos Reveal the History of Montezuma Castle in Arizona
- Are Dark Photons the Secret 'Fifth Force' Holding Our Universe Together?
- At Least 227 Slaughtered Children Found at World's Largest Child Sacrifice Site in Peru
August 29
- 6.3-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Off Oregon Coast
- Oldest Evidence of North American Settlement May Have Been Found in Idaho
- The 'Gay Gene' Is a Total Myth, Massive Study Concludes
- Forecast: Dorian Will Slam into Florida As a 'Major' Category 4 Hurricane
- Monstrous ‘Kilonova’ Explosions May Be Showering a Nearby Galaxy in Gold
- Lab-Made Mini Brains Produce Brain Waves Just Like Those of Preterm Babies
- More Than a Dozen Babies in Spain Developed 'Werewolf Syndrome' from Drug Mix-Up
- Astronomers Baffled by 'Cosmic Mountain Ranges' Jutting Through the Milky Way
August 28
- Doctors Find Bizarre Mass of Bone, Teeth & Hair in Teen's Stomach. It Was Her Own Twin.
- Tropical Storm Dorian Just Turned into a Hurricane
- New Fossil Reveals Face of Oldest Known 'Lucy' Relative
- Pluto Still Deserves to Be a Planet, NASA Chief Says
- To Hunt Gravitational Waves, Scientists Had to Create the Quietest Spot on Earth
- Quantum Gravity Could Reverse Cause and Effect
- Venomous Brown Recluse Spider Crawls into Woman's Ear
August 27
- Physicists Just Released Step-by-Step Instructions for Building a Wormhole
- The World's First Space Crime May Have Occurred on the International Space Station Last Year
- Man Has 25% of His Skin Removed to Treat 'Flesh-Eating' Infection
- Could Smoking Marijuana Help Men's Fertility?
- Incan Empire's 'Reign of Terror' Revealed in Four Ancient Skulls Found in Trash Heap
- Mars Missions Stop in Their Tracks as Red Planet Drifts to the Far Side of Sun
- X-37B Military Space Plane Breaks Record on Latest Mystery Mission
August 26
- Watch a Noxious Cloud of Carbon Monoxide Pollution Spill Out of the Burning Amazon
- A Giant Lava Raft Drifting Toward Australia Could Help Save the Great Barrier Reef
- Want to Live Longer? The Right Attitude May Help.
- Most of California's Big Earthquakes Are Preceded by Ghostly 'Foreshocks' Weeks in Advance
- Nuking a Hurricane Would Probably Just Create a Slightly Bigger, Radioactive Hurricane
- One Number Shows Something Is Fundamentally Wrong with Our Conception of the Universe
- Woman Gives Birth to Twins — 11 Weeks Apart
- Many Teens Are Using Ultra-Potent 'Marijuana Concentrates'
August 25
- Why Is Mold Fuzzy?
August 24
- What Was It Like to Be an Executioner in the Middle Ages?
August 23
- Ruth Bader Ginsberg Just Completed Another Cancer Treatment, and She's Good to Go.
- Alien Oceans Could Hold Way More Life Than Earth’s Waters Ever Did, New Research Suggests
- There Are Now Nearly 200 Cases of Severe Lung Illnesses Tied to Vaping
- A Rail Gun the Size of Manhattan Could Reveal the Secrets of the Higgs Boson
- Sending Even a Tiny Message Through a Black Hole Would Make It Evaporate
- Physicists Finally Narrowed Down the Mass of the Tiniest 'Ghost Particle' in the Universe
August 22
- We'd Better Retreat from the Coasts While We Still Can, Scientists Urge Amid Climate Crisis
- Here's Why Drugs That Work So Well in Mouse Brains Often Fail Miserably in Humans
- Magnetars Can Crack Themselves Open and Bombard Earth with Gamma-Ray Flares, New Theory Suggests
- Ancient Skeletons with Alien-Like Heads Unearthed in Croatia
- Biblical War Revealed on 2,800-Year-Old Stone Altar
- Astronomers Create 8 Million Baby Universes Inside a Computer and Watch Them Grow. Here's What They Learned.
August 21
- A Man Accidentally Swallowed a Fish Bone. It Tore a Hole Through His Intestine.
- The Titanic Shipwreck Is Collapsing into Rust, First Visit in 14 Years Reveals
- We Could Detect Extraterrestrials Because They May Glow, Scientists Say
- We May Finally Know Where Vicious 'Black Widow' Pulsars Come From
- Teen Has 3-Pound Hair Ball Removed from Her Stomach
- Why Are Dozens of US Teens Getting Sick After Vaping?
- New US Space Command Will Launch Next Week, VP Pence Says
- What Is the Universe Made of?
- Genetic Tests for Depression Treatment Aren't Effective, Experts Say
August 20
- Smoke from Burning Amazon Turns São Paulo Afternoon into Midnight
- Astronomers Trained AI to find Ancient Galaxy Collisions from the Early Universe
- Vaping May Create Toxic Chemicals That Damage Your Blood Vessels
- Men Are Being Warned Not to Eat Lichen Touted as 'Natural Viagra'
- 'Terminator' Android Preaches Buddhist Wisdom at Ancient Japanese Temple
- Many People with Diabetes Can't Afford 'Good' Insulin. What Should They Know About Switching to the Cheaper Stuff?
August 19
- 'UFOs' Are Flying Out from Supermassive Black Holes and Reshaping Galaxies
- Scientists Just Found a Previously Unknown Organ Lurking Under Your Skin, and It Helps Detect Pain
- Eerie 'Fire Cloud' Floats Like Alien Structure Over Washington
- 'Evil-Genius' Neutrino Gun Could Finally Unmask the Tiniest Particles in the Universe
August 18
- Does drinking chamomile tea really help people fall asleep?
August 17
- Why Does Metal Spark in the Microwave?
August 16
- Trump Says He Wants to Buy Greenland. Here's Why.
- Woman Develops Horrifying Skull Infection After Cleaning Her Ears with Cotton Swabs
- Toothless Druid Woman's Face Comes Alive in Wax, Wrinkles and All
- Something Weird Is Happening to the Black Hole at the Center of the Milky Way
- Hidden 'Jurassic World' of Volcanoes Uncovered in Australia
- Was Deadly Explosion Off the Arctic Coast the Result of a Nuclear-Powered Russian Weapon?
August 15
- There Are Thousands of Tardigrades on the Moon. Now What?
- July Was the Hottest Month Ever Recorded on Earth
- A Banana-Killing Fungus Has Reached Latin America. Does This Spell the End for Bananas?
- Hidden Painting Under da Vinci Masterpiece Revealed with New Imaging
- America's Largest Asteroid Impact Left a Trail of Destruction Across the Eastern United States
- Thousands of Tarantulas Are About to Set Off on Their Annual Migration in Colorado
- Man's X-Ray Reveals His Penis Is Turning to Bone
- Alzheimer's Directly Kills Brain Cells That Keep You Awake
August 14
- Vaping Is Causing Severe Breathing Problems in Some Teens
- Newly Discovered 'Monster' Penguin Was As Tall As an Adult Human
- Scientists Figure Out Why There Are Black Squirrels All Over the United States
- The World's Oldest People Might Not Be As Old As We Think
- Sugary Western Diets Fuel Newly Evolving Superbug
- Astronomers Uncover 39 Ancient Galaxies — Moving So Fast That Even Hubble Can't See Them
- 'Interplanetary Shock' Seen for 1st Time
August 13
- A Doctor Tested a New Treatment on Himself. Now, It May Help Others with This Rare Disease.
- Too Much Karaoke Sent a Man to the Hospital with a Collapsed Lung
- Space Dust from Ancient Supernova Found Hiding in Antarctica
- Amulets of Deities, Skulls and Phalluses Found in Ancient Pompeii
- Cloaked Black Hole Found Hidden Behind Gas Cloud in Early Universe
- 'Mad' Flat-Earther's Steam Rocket Launch Grounded by Bad Water Heater Bought on Craigslist
- Tardigrades and Poop: What Does Space Law Say About Moon Clutter?
- Grave Robbers Missed These Ancient Greek Graves, Filled with More than a Dozen Skeletons
- 'Lost Village' Found at Site of Most Infamous Clan Massacre in Scotland
August 12
- Trump Administration Guts Endangered Species Act
- A Man's Dentures Were Stuck in His Throat for More Than a Week
- Moonquake Detectives Decode Pattern Left on Lunar Surface Jan. 3, 1975
- How to Watch the 2019 Perseid Meteor Shower Live Online
- Droves of Blacktip Sharks Are Summering in Long Island for the First Time
- Divers Find 2,000-Year-Old Shipwreck Graveyard Near Tiny Greek Island
August 11
- Why Do We Bend Our Arms When We Run?
August 10
- Skywatching Spider Photobombs Perseid Meteor Shower
- Man's Vape Pen Explodes, Giving Him Third-Degree Burns
- What If Humans Never Landed on the Moon?
August 9
- Flat-Earther 'Mad' Mike Hughes Is Being Sponsored by a Dating App to Nearly Get Himself Killed
- Want to Ask This Weird Material to Dance? Just Heat It Up.
- Woman Gets Second-Degree Burns from 'Vaginal Steaming'
- Famous 'X-Shaped' Galaxy Isn't Actually X-Shaped
- Fuzzy Baby T. Rex Is One of 4 New Stamps Featuring the Dinosaur King
- Freezing Part of a Woman’s Ovaries Could Delay Menopause for Years, UK Company Says
- Earliest Evidence of Human Mountaineers Found in Ethiopia
- World's Largest Frogs Can Move Rocks Half Their Weight ... for Their Wee Pollywogs
- X-37B Military Space Plane's Latest Mystery Mission Hits 700 Days
August 8
- Drinking This Much Coffee May Trigger Migraines
- Radioactive Grain from Chernobyl Has Been Distilled into Vodka
- Welcome to Live Science: We've Got a New Look!
- Bernie Sanders Pledges to Release Any Info About Aliens If He's Elected in 2020
- A Woman Placed an Octopus on Her Face for a Photo. Then It Bit Her.
- 1,100-Year-Old Viking 'Beer Hall' Discovered. But It Was Only for the Elites.
- Stare at Seagulls and They'll Leave Your Food Alone
- Chernobyl's Crumbling Sarcophagus, Built to Contain Deadly Radiation, Will Be Torn Down
- Earth's Last Magnetic-Field Reversal Took 22,000 Years
August 7
- Amazon Deforestation Shot Up by 278% Last Month, Satellite Data Show
- Cancer Patients Get Rare Blood Infection After Nurse Dilutes Opioids with Tap Water
- We Could Be Witnessing the Death of a Tectonic Plate, Says Earth Scientist
- Mysterious, Ancient Radio Signals Keep Pelting Earth. Astronomers Designed an AI to Hunt Them Down.
- Thief Steals 'Cursed' Medieval Bell from 'Harry Potter' Island in Scotland
- 86 Skeletons Unearthed from Hidden Medieval Graveyard in Wales
- 3 Physicists Win $3 Million Prize for 'Supergravity' Discovery
- Bizarre 'Nanoseaweed' Is the Thinnest Gold in the World
- This Parrot Stood 3 Feet Tall and Ruled the Roost in New Zealand Forests 19 Million Years Ago
- A Tiny Magma Blob May Rewrite Earth's History of Plate Tectonics
August 6
- A Woman Needed Her Hands and Legs Amputated After Contracting Infection from Dog 'Kisses'
- Hidden Water Found on Hawaii’s Kilauea Could Mean Explosive Eruptions
- Thousands of Tardigrades Stranded on the Moon After Lunar Lander Crash
- No Tie Between Mental Illness and Gun Violence
- Firearms Are 2nd-Leading Cause of Death in Kids and Teens
- The Key to Life's Emergence? Bubbles, New Study Argues
- 'Lost' Statue of Alexander the Great (Minus the Nose) Turns Up in Museum Warehouse
- Maya Civilization Was Ultraviolent, Even Before Its Collapse
- Why Thousands of Hawaiians (Including Jason Momoa) Are Protesting a Giant Telescope on Mauna Kea
- Apollo Samples Reveal the Moon Is Millions of Years Older Than We Thought
August 5
- Bits of Corpse from One of the Universe's Oldest Stars Found Inside Its 'Child'
- How Do Trivia Masters Do It? The Right Answer Is ‘Brain Efficiency.’
- US Submarine That Vanished on 1st Mission in WWII Is Found Off Alaskan Islands
- No E.T. Life Yet? Here's Why That's Important.
- Doctors Remove 526 Teeth from Boy's Cheek. How'd They Get There?
- Frogs, Toads, Lizards and Bats ... Were Found in Bagged Salads
- Martian Meteor Collision May Have Triggered a 1,000-Foot Tsunami
August 4
- Why Do Lobsters Turn Red When They're Cooked?
August 3
- An Asteroid Bigger Than the Empire State Building Will Pass Earth Soon. But Don't Worry.
- Why Is There So Much Oil in the Arctic?
August 2
- John Dillinger's Corpse to Be Dug Up and DNA-Tested to Settle Conspiracy Theory
- Scientists Find a Boiling, Toxic Wasteland of an Exoplanet, and It's Shaped Like a Football
- Mysterious Connecticut 'Vampire' Finally Identified 200 Years After Burial
- If Aliens Are Flashing Laser Beams at Us, We Now Have a Way to Detect Them
- Alien Planet Twice the Size of Earth May Be Able to Support Life
- Completely New Form of Gold Created
- July May Have Been the Hottest Month Ever Recorded, UN Says
August 1
- Greenland Lost 217 Billion Tons of Ice Last Month
- New 3D Map of the Milky Way Shows Our Galaxy's Heart Is Totally Twisted
- Jogging Is the Best Weapon Against 'Obesity Genes'
- This Young Man and Woman Were Buried Face-to-Face 4,000 Years Ago in Kazakhstan
- A Seal Has Taken Up Residence in Manhattan, and Its Human Neighbors Are Thrilled
- Japanese Scientists Plan to Create Human-Mouse Hybrids. Here's How.
- Early Christian 'Church of the Apostles' Possibly Unearthed Near Sea of Galilee
- Jeffrey Epstein Dreamed of 'Improving' Humanity With a Baby-Making Ranch (and His DNA)