Video: Dolphin Carries Dead Calf in What Experts Call Mourning
Footage posted by a conservancy group offers an unusual glimpse of a common behavior by dolphins that often goes unobser...
When a total solar eclipse darkens the sky on Aug. 12, these citizen scientists will be watching
Meet the citizen scientist initiative bringing you closer to totality.
August full moon 2026: When, where and how to see the Sturgeon Moon
Your guide to August's full Sturgeon Moon, from peak times to skywatching highlights.
SpaceX launches Starlink satellites on 90th Falcon 9 flight of the year (video)
SpaceX launched 24 more of its Starlink internet satellites to low Earth orbit today (Aug. 4), on the 90th Falcon 9 rock...
Brains don't always rot: Scientists may finally know how human brains have evaded decay for thousands of years
Thousands of skeletal human remains have been discovered with their brain tissue unexpectedly intact. Now, a team of sci...
'A very busy mission': SpaceX on track to launch 4 astronauts to the ISS on Sept. 12
NASA and SpaceX officials, together with the four members of Crew-13, spoke to the media on Aug. 3, providing an update ...
'Darwin’s hypothesis provided an important inspiration': Scientists bolster 150-year-old Darwinian theory with a carnivorous plant in China
Researchers have confirmed that a plant native to alpine regions in southwest China is carnivorous, supporting a Darwini...
A SpaceX rocket will hit the moon at 5,000 mph tonight. Experts explain what you could see, and when.
An upcoming collision of a Falcon 9 rocket part with the moon may be visible from Earth with telescopes, new research su...
A 9,000-pound SpaceX rocket will crash into the moon tonight. Will you be able to see it?
While the impact itself probably won't be visible from Earth, observers may have a chance to spot a plume of debris risi...
Super El Niño may push an already stressed climate ecosystem across a critical threshold, climate change researcher says
Live Science spoke with climate change researcher Jong-Seong Kug about how a super El Niño could cause lasting damage to...
Darwin Was Right: These Plants Are Carnivores
Scientists have proved that a species of plant covered with sticky hairs is carnivorous, confirming Darwin’s 150-year-ol...
ISS astronaut spies a swirling super storm | Space photo of the day for Aug. 4, 2026
From the International Space Station on Aug. 2, 2026, NASA astronaut Anil Menon captured an incredible photograph of a s...