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May 31
- Sun unleashes biggest flare since 2017. Is our star waking up?
- Elon Musk 'overcome with emotion' after SpaceX's 1st astronaut launch
- Watch Live: SpaceX Crew Dragon to dock at International Space Station
- With SpaceX's first astronaut launch, a new era of human spaceflight has dawned
May 30
- SpaceX successfully launches two NASA astronauts into orbit for historic flight
- How SpaceX's Crew Dragon Demo-2 mission will work in 13 steps
- Why do rockets launch from Florida?
- An inmate's love of mathematics leads to discovery in number theory
- Why would a little storm in the distance shut down historic SpaceX launch?
May 29
- New human-mouse chimera is the most human yet
- SpaceX's Starship SN4 prototype explodes after rocket engine test
- Monkey steals COVID-19 blood samples from a lab technician in India
- Here's what office life could look like amid COVID-19, according to new CDC guidelines
- Ancient people in the Kingdom of Judah may have gotten high off weed
- How to watch historic SpaceX astronaut launch on Saturday
- SpaceX's historic astronaut launch attempt draws huge crowds despite NASA warnings
- Last-known video of 'Tasmanian tiger' rediscovered
- Live Science podcast 'Life's Little Mysteries' special report: Coronavirus (May 28)
May 28
- Salvagers may cut open the Titanic and pull out its 'voice', judge rules
- Why SpaceX has to wait until Saturday for its next try to launch astronauts for NASA
- Wuhan tested millions of people for COVID-19 in just days. Could US cities do the same?
- How COVID-19 might affect a pregnant woman's placenta
- Guys, live cannonballs are not recyclable. Ask me how I know.
- Here's every spaceship that's ever carried an astronaut into orbit
- Fiery meteor that doomed the dinosaurs struck at 'deadliest possible' angle
- The coronavirus didn't really start at that Wuhan 'wet market'
May 27
- Mysterious 'Fermi Bubbles' may be the result of black hole indigestion 6 million years ago
- SpaceX delays 1st astronaut launch for NASA due to bad weather
- Allosaurus cannibalized its own kind, grim new fossils reveal
- Meet Goliath, a Massive Tadpole as Long as Your Face
- SpaceX will launch NASA astronauts for the 1st time today. Here's what to expect.
- A giant mammoth graveyard was just discovered outside Mexico City
- How close can you get to a black hole?
May 26
- Ancient 'ring of fire' galaxy found glaring at Earth across space and time
- Oldest 'nearly complete' HIV genome found in forgotten tissue sample from 1966
- Meteor that blasted millions of trees in Siberia only 'grazed' Earth, new research says
- Giant viruses spew their DNA through a 'stargate.' Now, scientists know what triggers them.
- 'Vigorous' magnetic field oddity spotted over South Atlantic
- Loon stabs bald eagle to death
- General Relativity passes the Ratio's Test
- An astronomer calculated that Earth's intelligent life is probably 'rare.' Here's what that means.
- Why bats don't get sick from the viruses they carry, but humans can
May 25
- Russian military satellite launch spawns space-junk fireball over Australia (video)
- New Marsquake study could shatter theories on how Mars was born
May 24
- The world's oldest temple was built along a grand geometric plan
- Ready, SETI, go: Is there a race to contact E.T.?
May 23
- Strange ice formations may have tricked physicists into seeing mysterious particles that weren't there
- Colonizing Mars may require humanity to tweak its DNA
May 22
- Coronavirus vaccine developed in China shows promise after early study in 100 people
- The coronavirus 'does not spread easily' from touching surfaces or objects, CDC says
- Live Science podcast 'Life's Little Mysteries' special report: Coronavirus (May 21)
- Massive disk galaxy could change our understanding of how galaxies are born
May 21
- The CDC is lumping positive COVID-19 viral and antibody tests together. Here's why that's bad.
- Giant tectonic plate under Indian Ocean is breaking in two
- Mysterious inflammatory syndrome tied to COVID-19 is showing up in adults in their early 20s
- Pollen-starved bumblebees bite 'half-moons' into plants to make them bloom
- Death mask of King Henry VII is brought to astonishing life in a digital restoration
- 300,000-year-old remains of towering elephant species discovered in Germany
- Hawaii just got a new 'largest volcano on Earth.' (Condolences to Mauna Loa.)
- Baby exoplanet spotted growing around distant star (photo)
- Hidden underground chambers unearthed near Israel's Western Wall
May 20
- 50 days in lockdown, 30 days of relaxation, could help contain COVID-19 pandemic
- Cold War satellites tracked missiles ... and marmots?
- Global carbon emissions dropped an unprecedented 17% during the coronavirus lockdown — and it changes nothing
- Baby pygmy hippo born at San Diego Zoo, conquers the internet with cuteness
- High-speed video shows every second of a praying mantis's lethal strike
- US seeks to change the rules for mining the moon
- Annie Glenn, widow of 1st American astronaut in orbit John Glenn, dies at 100
May 19
- Intense fitness classes can lead to rapid spread of COVID-19, report shows
- Hurricanes really are getting stronger, just like climate models predicted
- T. rex was a deadly 'power-walker'
- 'First species discovered on Twitter' is a parasitic fungus that dines on millipede genitals
May 18
- How do you stay safe now that states are reopening?
- Arthur becomes the Atlantic's 1st named tropical storm of 2020
- 'Blank' Dead Sea Scrolls have hidden letters on them
- Antibody that inhibits the new coronavirus discovered in patient who had SARS 17 years ago
- Moderna's coronavirus vaccine shows promise in early results
- Sometimes, cool air rises. Here's what that means for tropical climates.
- When the Romans turned Jerusalem into a pagan city, Jews revolted and minted this coin
- One of the world's smallest cats chirps like a wee bird, first-ever audio recording reveals
- How are COVID-19 deaths counted?
- Live Science podcast "Life's Little Mysteries" 28: Mysterious nightmares
May 17
- Space Force launches robotic X-37B space plane on new mystery mission
May 16
- Launch of secret X-37B space plane delayed by bad weather
- Viking 'treasure' of rare artifacts revealed on a long-lost mountain trail
- 1st super-fast pulsar found snacking on its companion in far-flung star cluster
May 15
- 2 Washington cases of 'COVID-19-like illness' in December raise questions about when disease arrived in US
- Why a microwave-beam experiment will launch aboard the Air Force’s secretive X-37B space plane
- Maine: Latest updates on Coronavirus
- Magnitude-6.5 earthquake in Nevada has a long history of temblors
- Kansas: Latest updates on Coronavirus
- Should researchers deliberately infect volunteers with coronavirus to test vaccines?
- Louisiana: Latest updates on Coronavirus
- Kentucky: Latest updates on Coronavirus
- Moon's mysterious disappearance 900 years ago finally gets an explanation
- Fungus is destroying a buried Viking ship. Here's how Norway plans to save it.
- Ohio: Latest updates on COVID-19
- Utah: Latest updates on coronavirus
- Sun-watching spacecraft just might fly through tail of Comet ATLAS in rare encounter
- This bacteria can survive on pure hydrogen. Could alien life do the same?
- Live Science podcast 'Life's Little Mysteries' special report: Coronavirus (May 14)
May 14
- Illinois: Latest updates on Coronavirus
- How does the new coronavirus compare with the flu?
- Iowa: Latest updates on Coronavirus
- How a superspreader at choir practice sickened 52 people with COVID-19
- The most endangered species on the planet
- First animal 'buckyballs' discovered in 80-million-year-old sea lillies
- Here's how to tell a 'murder hornet' from other nasty wasps
- COVID-19 is killing 20 times more people per week than flu does, new paper says
- Blind people could 'see' letters that scientists drew on their brains with electricity
- Weird Saturn hexagon covered in 'sandwich-like' layers of haze
- Indiana: Latest updates on Coronavirus
- 6 reasons why your coronavirus stimulus payment might be less than you thought and how to check if it's correct
May 13
- Ancient 'shapeshifting vampire demon' anchovy had saber tooth and fangs
- Could COVID-19 be linked to a rare childhood inflammatory illness?
- Did men's beards evolve to absorb a punch to the jaw?
- The sky is full of weird X-shaped galaxies. Here's why.
- Debunking the most dangerous claims of 'Plandemic'
- COVID-19 looks different in children, doctors say
May 12
- The north magnetic pole is leaving Canada for Siberia. These 'blobs' may be the reason why.
- How heavy is the universe? Conflicting answers hint at new physics.
- Reopening the country too soon might lead to 'really serious' consequences, Dr. Fauci warns
- Scientists spot super-Earth planet in Earth-like orbit
May 11
- Massive piece of Chinese space junk slams uncontrolled into Earth's atmosphere
- Ice Age giant sloths died in a pit of their own poop
- People are catching hepatitis from rats in Hong Kong. But scientists don't know how.
- After recovering from COVID-19, are you immune?
- The science behind yeast and how to make your own
- Sinkhole opens near the Pantheon, revealing 2,000-year-old Roman paving stones
- These lava tubes could be the safest place for explorers to live on Mars
May 10
- Amazing astronomical discoveries from ancient Greece
May 9
- Is it safe to visit your mom on Mother's Day? A doctor offers this checklist.
- 'Spaceship Earth' is a radical ride through science, quarantine and so much more
- Here's how a wavy jet stream is screwing up weather all over the US this weekend
May 8
- Here's how the COVID-19 pandemic could play out over the next two years
- Viral story of 'drunk elephants' in China is adorable ... and false. Here's what really happened.
- Two 'warrior women' from ancient Mongolia may have helped inspire the Ballad of Mulan
- Moderna's coronavirus vaccine has moved to second phase of testing
- First at-home saliva test for COVID-19 earns FDA approval
- Coronavirus pandemic takes staggering toll on mental health in US
- Elon Musk and Grimes named their baby in honor of the 'coolest plane ever'
- Russia wants to land 3 next-generation Luna spacecraft on the moon by 2025
- Live Science podcast "Life's Little Mysteries" special report: Coronavirus (May 7)
- Florida lizard breaks world poop record, dies constipated
May 7
- Coronavirus found in infected men's semen
- These invasive 'comb jellies' cannibalize their own babies every year
- 200 million-year-old fossil shows oldest 'squid attack' on record
- Gigantic new 3D map traces every neuron in a tiny mouse brain
- Sword fighting with Bronze Age weapons is really hard, scientists learn
- US Space Force to launch the next X-37B space plane mystery mission on May 16
- Man with back pain finds out he has 3 kidneys
- Renowned string theorist proposes new way to hunt our solar system's mysterious 'Planet 9'
May 6
- Astronomers discover closest black hole to Earth. And you can 'see' it.
- New image captures 'impossible' view of the moon's surface
May 5
- Coronavirus was circulating in France in December, case report suggests
- How to see the last supermoon of 2020
- At least 15 children in NYC are hospitalized with unusual inflammatory syndrome tied to COVID-19
- Texas: Latest updates on coronavirus
- San Francisco COVID-19 testing reveals stark burden on the poor and marginalized
- Leaked White House document projects COVID-19 deaths will skyrocket
- New satellite maps show dire state of ice melt in Antarctica and Greenland
- Scientists discover evidence of ancient, nitrogen-rich Martian groundwater hiding in Antarctica
- Chaos reigns in detailed new views of Jupiter's icy moon Europa
- Monstrous 'murder hornets' have reached the US
- Ancient 'Tully monster' was a vertebrate, not a spineless blob, study claims
May 4
- FDA releases more stringent rules for COVID-19 antibody tests
- Study aims to uncover rate of COVID-19 infection among US children
- Live Science podcast "Life's Little Mysteries" 25: Mysterious spiders
- Scientists test 47 old drugs against the coronavirus. Results show promising leads.
- Where do baby magnetars come from? Mysterious 'fast radio bursts' may provide clues.
- More than 'covid toes': Numerous reports of skin rashes tied to COVID-19
May 2
- These Lego 'Star Wars' helmets are perfect for your Dark Side life
May 1
- Dogs are being trained to sniff out COVID-19 in humans
- 4,200-year-old burial of Bronze Age chieftain discovered under UK skate park
- Online course trains students in the bizarre world of quantum computing
- Hundreds of towering hydrothermal chimneys discovered on seafloor off Washington
- Live Science podcast "Life's Little Mysteries" special report: Coronavirus (April 30)