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PLANET EARTH
Silent earthquakes are tied to changes in fluid deep below Cascadia’s fault
Fluid pressures in the Cascadia subduction zone are linked to regular, imperceptible earthquakes.
How a tornado outbreak left 22 dead across central Tennessee
Twenty-two are dead, more are missing, and many more are injured after a supercell storm spawned a series of tornadoes early Tuesday morning, including one that struck downtown Nashville.
SPACE AND PHYSICS
Freeman Dyson, quantum physicist who imagined alien megastructures, has died at 96
Physicist Freeman Dyson was known for his work on quantum physics and mathematics, as well as his big ideas about the far future.
Scientists spot the biggest known explosion in the universe
A gargantuan explosion tore through the heart of a distant galaxy cluster, releasing about five times more energy than the previous record holder, a new study reports.
HISTORY
Titanic’s iconic telegraph ‘voice’ may be recovered. But some say the salvager is a ‘greedy treasure hunter.’
Frantic distress messages were sent over the machine after the cruise liner slammed into an iceberg in 1912.
Hello kitty! Leopard face reconstructed from ancient Egyptian sarcophagus
Archaeologists have reconstructed part of a colorful leopard painting that decorated the lid of an ancient Egyptian sarcophagus.
HEALTH
6 ways the US government could help contain the new coronavirus
Here are six ways the U.S. government and health care system could fight back against the coronavirus.
New drugs could stymie superbugs by freezing evolution
Scientists aim to stay the spread of antibiotic resistance by messing with how bacteria evolve.
Hand sanitizer sold out? Here’s how to make your own.
High alcohol content ensures that DIY hand sanitizers will effectively reduce coronavirus when soap and water aren’t available.
ANIMALS
‘Exquisite’ dinosaur-age cockroaches discovered preserved in amber
A pair of 99-million-year-old cave-dwelling cockroaches are rewriting the early history of when bugs first moved into caves.
Deep-sea sponges caught ‘sneezing’ in time-lapse photos
Deep-sea sponges may not have noses, but they still sneeze.
Why do so many cats have white ‘socks’ on their paws?
Those white socks are there because of genetic mutations and domestication.
STRANGE NEWS
‘Welcome to Narnia’: Frozen homes near Lake Erie are an eerie sight
Powerful winds and freezing temperatures recently made a chilling spectacle of several homes near Lake Erie, encasing them in thick layers of ice.
Bizarre ‘ice volcanoes’ erupt on Lake Michigan beach
What are ‘ice volcanoes,’ and why are they erupting in Michigan?
Read an excerpt from ‘The Falcon Thief’
Over decades, a brazen thief stole hundreds of eggs from rare and endangered falcons’ nests around the world, to sell to private collectors.
CULTURE
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.
Can you ‘turn off’ a nightmare?
With lucid dreaming, people can stop or even control their dreams.
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.
TECH
Physicists link quantum memories across the longest distance ever
We’re one step closer to having quantum internet, but wait, what is quantum internet?
DARPA’s hypersonic ‘Glide Breaker’ could blast missile threats out of the sky
Aerojet Rocketdyne will develop “enabling technologies” for DARPA’s Glide Breaker program under a newly announced contract, which is worth up to $19.6 million.
‘Mad’ Mike Hughes dies in rocket crash
Mad Mike Huges has died after crash-landing a homemade rocket Saturday.
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Russ Roberts