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LATEST NEWS
Coronavirus cases reach nearly 25,000: Live updates on 2019-nCoV
How does the new coronavirus compare with the flu?
What’s causing mysterious ‘ice rings’ to form in the world’s deepest lake?
Two invisible stars are bending space-time deep in the Milky Way
Seal caught clapping underwater … and scientists flip out
PLANET EARTH
What’s causing mysterious ‘ice rings’ to form in the world’s deepest lake?
Eddies under the ice appear to be causing these mysterious rings on Lake Baikal.
Punxsutawney Phil Says ‘Early Spring.’ Here’s What Actual Weather Forecasters Say.
The acclaimed and furry weather prognosticator failed to see his shadow. Is spring really around the corner?
SPACE AND PHYSICS
Two invisible stars are bending space-time deep in the Milky Way
Astronomers uncovered a pair of invisible stars creating ripples in space-time, a phenomenon known as gravitational lensing.
Photons could reveal ‘massive gravity,’ new theory suggests
This is a radical new design compared to the world’s most sensitive gravitational wave detectors.
HISTORY
Stopping the spread of coronavirus: Quarantines go back thousands of years
The recent global spread of a deadly coronavirus originating in Wuhan, China, has led world leaders to invoke an ancient tradition to control the spread of illness: quarantine.
Mystery deepens over 42 oddly buried skeletons found on UK farm
Skeletal remains of 42 people were recently unearthed at a farm in December 2019, but the construction company that found the bodies has yet to release a report.
HEALTH
Will airport screenings be enough to stop coronavirus in the US?
Probably not, but they may slow down the new virus.
Woman grows ‘eyelash-like’ hairs in her mouth
A woman in Italy had an extremely rare condition in which she grew eyelash-like hairs in her mouth.
Electrical ‘storms’ and ‘flash floods’ drown the brain after a stroke
Strokes cause brain cells to short-circuit and trigger a dangerous flood of fluid in the tissue.
ANIMALS
How Accurate Are Punxsutawney Phil’s Groundhog Day Forecasts?
Dinosaur ‘Firewalkers’ left behind giant footprints in a ‘land of fire’
Scientists recently discovered 183 million-year-old dinosaur footprints on a South African farm.
Newly discovered neon-green spider named after the ‘Lady Gaga of mathematics’
Given their coloring, the members of this spider’s family are known as green cucumber spiders.
STRANGE NEWS
Cat with 4 frostbitten paws gets new feet made of titanium
Dymka the cat suffered severe frostbite in all four paws, but after they were amputated she received new titanium limbs.
Florida weather forecast: Cloudy with a chance of falling iguanas
Low temperatures in Florida prompted an unusual warning from the National Weather Service.
Why this 15th-century ‘Jesus-lamb’ painting is creeping people out
A famous 15th-century altarpiece has been restored in Belgium, and people are freaked out by the artist’s original image of a human-faced Jesus sheep.
CULTURE
The Most Interesting Science News Articles of the Week
Here are the most interesting, amazing and unusual things that happened in the world of science this week. A recap of Live Science’s best.
Amazing Images: The Best Science Photos of the Week
Here are the stories behind the most amazing images in the world of science this week. A recap of the coolest photos featured on Live Science.
The Live Science merch store is here with hats, shirts, mugs & more!
If you’re a science geek like us, you’ll love the new Live Science merch store, where you can get all of your science-y gear, from t-shirts and mugs to tote bags and stickers.
TECH
Nuclear fallout exposes fake ‘antique’ whisky
Fallout from nuclear bomb tests could help experts detect fraudulent whiskeys that are purportedly more than a century old.
World’s First ‘Living Machine’ Created Using Frog Cells and Artificial Intelligence
Scientists used computer algorithms to “evolve” an organism that’s made of 100% frog DNA — but it isn’t a frog.
Love It or Hate It, Tesla Cybertruck Is Revolutionary
The so-called Cybertruck is an angular, stainless steel, all-electric pickup truck that quickly became polarizing. Here’s why it’s revolutionary.