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June 30
- Watch thousands of fire ants form living 'conveyor belts' to escape floods (Video)
- Gut bacteria may 'talk' to the brain, mouse study suggests
- Enormous Antarctic lake vanishes in 3 days
- Scientists catch 1st glimpse of a black hole swallowing a neutron star
- The 10 weirdest moons in the solar system
- No hope for life in Venus clouds
- Bronze Age 'infinity pool' hosted supernatural water rituals, archaeologists say
- Hear the 1st sounds from China's Mars rover Zhurong (Video)
June 29
- A dangerous 'Omega block' is trapping scorching hot air over the US and Canada
- Take a tour of the synchrotron, where electrons reach near light-speed
- Pfizer and Moderna vaccines may provide years of protection from COVID-19
- Mystery explosion 1,000 years ago may be a rare, third type of supernova
- Should you still wear a mask indoors? It depends.
- A new type of optical illusion tricks the brain into seeing dazzling rays
- Earliest known strain of plague could have come from a beaver bite
- These 12 individuals have a rare genetic quirk that prevents 'self-eating' in cells
- Fool's gold not completely worthless. There's real gold inside.
- This french-fry-stealing seagull is the star of a new Google ad
- Rare 'zombie fingers' parasitic fungus is hanging on (barely) in Australia
- Mars may have dozens of lakes beneath its south pole
- Largest objects ever get cooled down to their ‘quantum limit’
- Possible shaman's snake stick from 4,400 years ago discovered in a Finnish lake
June 28
- 6 weird animals that evolution came up with
- What caused the Surfside condo collapse in Miami-Dade County?
- Natural rates of aging are fixed, study suggests
- Man survives attack by great white shark off California beach
- Peculiar parasitic fungi discovered growing out of the rectum of a 50 million-year-old fossilized ant
- Living fossil with arms made of 'pig snouts' discovered in the South Pacific
- Can fish and other marine animals drown?
- Woman unknowingly had chopsticks embedded in her sinuses for a week
June 27
- Giant ghostly 'hand' stretches through space in new X-ray views
- Earth is trapping twice as much heat as it did in 2005
- Did a comet strike 13,000 years ago change human civilization as we know it?
- How fast does the Earth move?
June 26
- Long-anticipated 'UFO report' finally released. No, it's not aliens.
- These tiny indestructible tardigrades will reveal how to survive in extremes of space
- Already-weird galaxy found to have oddly little dark matter
- Why does outer space look black?
- Why do some animals have sperm 20 times the length of their bodies?
June 25
- New human species 'Dragon man' may be our closest relative
- Summer School with Live Science: Project the Stars
- Half the country is facing an apocalyptic summer
- Oldest-known shark attack discovered in 3,000-year-old skeleton with 800 injuries
- Single bee is making an immortal clone army thanks to a genetic fluke
- Countries hosting dangerous pathogen labs lack biosecurity
- Never-before-seen colossal comet on a trek toward the sun
- NASA spacecraft spots China's Mars rover Zhurong heading south on Red Planet (photo)
- Sticky orange coating on a 6,000-year-old Yukon dart came from a beaver's anal sac
June 24
- Baby dinosaurs hatched in the Arctic 70 million years ago
- Unknown human ancestor unearthed in Israel. It had large teeth but no chin.
- Arctic Circle is already recording 118 F degree days (and summer is just heating up)
- Tasmanian devils wipe out colony of little penguins in major conservation backfire
- Fauci says delta variant is the 'greatest threat' in our fight against COVID-19. Why?
- Could there be a link between interstellar visitor 'Oumuamua and unidentified aerial phenomena?
June 23
- Scientist recovers coronavirus gene sequences secretly deleted last year in Wuhan
- COVID-19 vaccine benefits 'clearly' outweigh risks of rare myocarditis in teens, CDC says
- Metal detectorist unearths rare gold coins from Black Death period
- Project to map entire ocean floor by 2030 passes 20% mark
- Boiling 'baby bubble' where stars are born comes into view
- Aliens in 1,700 star systems could have seen civilization emerge on Earth
- This 'charming' particle could have saved the universe
- Venus has a gooey flowing mantle jostling crust chunks on its surface
- Scientists spot earliest-known supermassive black hole 'storm'
- Mars helicopter Ingenuity nails 8th flight on the Red Planet
June 22
- Earth has a 'pulse' of 27.5 million years
- Strange 'blinking star' defies all explanation
- Star Wars Baby Yoda Echo Dot is 35% off for Prime Day
- US faces critical blood supply shortage
- Skies alive with UFOs? Government report on mysterious sightings due soon
- These spiders take down snakes hundreds of times their size
- Here's how to watch June's 'Strawberry' supermoon this Thursday
- Photos: Spiders feast on deadly snakes
June 21
- Hubble telescope spends a week in 'safe mode' following mysterious computer error
- Lego's A-wing Starfighter from 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker' is 37% off for Prime Day
- Dive into LEGO Star Wars: The Mandalorian's Razor Crest starship is 40% off for Prime Day
- Why is humidity so uncomfortable?
- Turkey aims to send a rocket to the moon in three years, land lunar rover by 2030
June 20
- Is every spiderweb unique?
- Why one of the brightest stars in the sky mysteriously started to dim
June 19
- The best Star Wars Prime Day deals and gifts for 2021
- Why does it hurt so much when you hit your funny bone?
- Archaeologists investigate mystery of graves reopened 1,400 years ago
June 18
- Are ghosts real?
- Large TB outbreak may be caused by surgical 'bone repair product'
- Farmer discovers 2,600-year-old stone slab from Egyptian pharaoh
- How does the summer solstice affect animals?
- Famous Stephen Hawking theory about black holes confirmed
- Post-pandemic overcrowding of national parks causing bigger problems than just long lines
- Summer School with Live Science: Egg Drop Challenge
- Weird gadget may cure hiccups, early study suggests
- Milky Way gallery: See awe-inspiring images of our galaxy
- The world needs space junk standards, G7 nations agree
- NASA asteroid-hunting satellite clears hurdle on path to 2026 launch
- The edge of the solar system is a blob, 3D map reveals
- Scientists convert plastic waste into vanilla flavoring
June 17
- NASA prepares 'moonikin' for spaceflight aboard 1st Artemis mission
- 'Heat dome' scorches western US with record-breaking temps
- 'Supertasters' may have some innate protection against COVID-19
- When this star blows, its planets will be turned into enormous pinballs
- Ancient giant rhino was one of the largest mammals ever to walk Earth
- This 'ancient' monster fish may live for 100 years
- World's largest (and deepest) indoor pool to house new astronaut training center
- World's first bionic vulture created
- Never-before-seen brain cells discovered in mice. They're called gorditas.
- Plasma wind tunnel annihilates satellite model in atmospheric reentry test
June 16
- Third-largest diamond on Earth uncovered in Africa, miners say
- 'Ballooning' spiders leave behind sea of silk after flood in Australia
- Mysterious flashes of radio light come in two 'flavors,' new survey finds
- Google Earth reveals the world's largest geoglyph
- Pointy shoes destroyed rich people's feet in medieval England
June 15
- COVID-19 was spreading in the US by December 2019, mounting evidence suggests
- Antarctica was likely discovered 1,100 years before Westerners 'found' it
- Amazing astrophotography: How some of the most iconic space images were captured
- World's most powerful magnet begins journey to heart of giant fusion experiment
- Astronomers discover largest-known spinning structures in the universe
- 'Strange beast' in amber is a very weird lizard
- Humpback whale swallows lobster diver before spitting him out
- Gold miners discover giant skeletons of 3 woolly mammoths
- Toxic hairy caterpillars invade Maine
June 14
- Novavax's COVID-19 shots are 90% effective, company reports
- Huge sinkhole bursts open near underwater 'blowhole' in South Australian coast
- Earth's fifth ocean just confirmed
- Ancient people lived at German 'Stonehenge,' site of brutal human sacrifices
- Scientists unravel mystery of echidnas' bizarre 4-headed penis
- China's Mars rover Zhurong just snapped an epic self-portrait on the Red Planet (photos)
- Crows understand the 'concept of zero' (despite their bird brains)
- Breakthrough dengue-prevention strategy passes huge trial
- Why do we have eyebrows and eyelashes?
- Humans might be making genetic evolution obsolete
June 13
- 100,000 star nurseries mapped in first-of-its-kind survey
- Will humans ever learn to speak whale?
June 12
- Climate 'tipping points' could push us past the point-of-no-return after less than 2 degrees of warming
- Does everyone have an inner monologue?
June 11
- Hoover Dam reservoir reaches record-low water levels
- 'Giant arc' stretching 3.3 billion light-years across the cosmos shouldn't exist
- Frozen mouse sperm that spent 6 years in orbit used to conceive 8 healthy ‘space pups’
- Dramatic images capture rapid slide of Antarctic glacier
- See the 'Star of India,' decades after it was nabbed in a heist
- Boulders on asteroid Ryugu are surprisingly fluffy, Japan's Hayabusa2 probe finds
- Electrons 'surf' across space to create the northern lights, new study finds
- Summer School with Live Science: Lemon volcanoes
- Conservationists want to bring wily wolverines back to the Rockies
- Woman gets rare cowpox infection from her pet cat
- The 'friendship paradox' doesn't always explain real friendships, mathematicians say
June 10
- 7,000-year-old letter seal found in Israel hints at ancient long-distance trade
- New discovery could help take down drug-resistant bacteria
- Earth's core is growing 'lopsided' and scientists don't know why
- 'Ring of fire' solar eclipse wows skywatchers (Photos)
- Nuclear bomb detectors uncover secret population of blue whales hiding in Indian Ocean
- Jupiter's largest moon revealed in stunning detail in first close-up images in 20 years
- Girl buried with finch in her mouth puzzles archaeologists
- Should 12-year-olds get the COVID-19 vaccine?
- Physicists link 'quantum memories' in early step toward quantum internet
- These eels can swallow prey on land, thanks to extendable jaws in their throats
June 9
- How to watch 'ring of fire' solar eclipse live or online
- Laughing gas may treat depression, small study suggests
- Record-breaking Aussie dinosaur was as long as a basketball court
- Physicists harness atomic 'dark states' to store light
- Hoard of silver coins may have been part of historic ransom to save Paris
- A 'ring of fire' solar eclipse will bring a subdued sunrise to the northeast US and Canada on Thursday
- Russia threatens to leave International Space Station program over US sanctions: reports
- Hunks of oceanic crust are wedged inside Earth's mantle
- Shackled skeleton may be first direct evidence of slavery in Roman Britain
June 8
- Boy gets burned by wet cement in rare case
- How to make a solar eclipse viewer to safely watch the total solar eclipse on April 8
- Mysterious East Asians vanished during the ice age. This group replaced them.
- Inside of world's largest airship revealed in stunning images
- Orcas 'attacked' humpback mother and calf. Now the calf is missing.
- How much does all the SARS-CoV-2 in the world weigh?
June 7
- Expect an Orwellian future if AI isn't kept in check, Microsoft exec says
- 24,000-year-old 'zombies' revived and cloned from Arctic permafrost
- Scientists puzzled by 'unexplained excess mass' lurking in human chromosomes
- Jeff Bezos will fly on Blue Origin's 1st crewed flight
- 'Glacier blood' could be key to understanding impacts of climate change
- 17 decapitated skeletons found at ancient Roman cemetery
- Why are small dogs so fierce?
- Did a dark energy discovery just prove Einstein wrong? Not quite.
June 6
- What was the deadliest day in US history?
June 5
- Is the COVID-19 vaccine causing rare myocarditis cases?
- Can we stop time?
June 4
- How to watch the 'ring of fire' solar eclipse on Thursday
- 'No evidence' UFOs are alien spacecraft, but they're not American, Pentagon says
- Frozen mammoths, bog men and tar wolves: Here's how nature preserves prehistoric creatures
- Frozen in time: 10 prehistoric animals found trapped in ice
- Weird nearby gamma-ray burst defies expectations
- Ancient 'magical' amulet used to ward off the 'evil eye' rediscovered after 40 years
June 3
- SpaceX launches new solar arrays to space station, nails rocket landing at sea
- Scientists reprogrammed bacteria to be immune to viruses
- Here's the most complete picture of the Milky Way's center ever created
- Mysterious event nearly wiped out sharks 19 million years ago
- AI drone may have 'hunted down' and killed soldiers in Libya with no human input
- Our galaxy is warped, and scientists have no idea why
- Amateur archaeologist uncovers earliest known animal carvings in Scotland
- Pentagon's long-awaited UFO report to Congress due this month
- Mysterious protein makes human DNA morph into different shapes
- 2 types of flu viruses may have gone extinct
June 2
- Elephants inhale water at 330 mph
- Adorable 'chocolate frog' discovered in crocodile-infested swamp
- 20 of the most bizarre stories from the Bible
- Mass grave of WWII massacre victims could be hiding under field in Singapore
- China is gaining ground in space. Should the US be concerned?
- Hubble telescope spies lopsided spiral galaxy deformed by gravity
- 1st matter in the universe may have been a perfect liquid
- Christian monks may have buried this treasure to dupe the Vikings
- 11 children diagnosed with new form of ALS
June 1
- China reports first known human case of H10N3 bird flu
- Tons of toxic pellets blanket Sri Lanka beaches, causing environmental disaster
- Coronavirus variants to be named using Greek letters, WHO says
- International space station hit by orbital debris in 'lucky strike' (video)
- Lost in space? Here's a new method to find your way back home.
- Is Latin a dead language?
- 'Bonanza' gold veins in rocks finally explained
- COVID-19 can infiltrate insulin-producing cells in the pancreas, study suggests
- Hurricane season kicks off. Expect higher-than-normal storm activity.