First photos from Smile spacecraft show Earth like you've never seen it before
The joint European-Chinese Smile satellite officially began its science operations this week, sharing a ghostly image of...
Scientists Warn of Another Unseen Risk From Fire: Ozone
Small particulates sent up by wildfires are a well-documented health hazard. But recent research finds that ground-level...
A Supreme Court Battle Over Climate Change Begins
The justices are about to hear a lawsuit that could determine whether the oil industry faces billions of dollars in liab...
Do animals experience schadenfreude?
Schadenfreude, or pleasure at seeing another's pain, is a complex emotion. So can animals besides humans experience it?
Trust warns of 'tangible' climate threat to heritage sites
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Fountains Abbey is feeling the impact of extreme weather, the National Trust sa...
Queen's University students blast off to US for Nasa robotics competition
Image source, Queen's University BelfastImage caption, The team is made up of 10 students from Queen's Univers...
Astronomers get permission for mini-observatory
Image source, Shropshire Astronomical SocietyImage caption, The Shropshire Astronomical Society said the dome would look...
I'm a wildlife cameraman but 'special' rare sightings can still take me by surprise
Image source, Dan AbbotImage caption, Abbot has seen the humpback whale before, but never in this areaByAmelia Shone-Ada...
1 in 8 cancer cases are caused by infections, underscoring the importance of vaccines, experts say
Four pathogens account for most infection-related cancers, a new study highlights, but the tools to prevent them range f...
Woodlands project records more trees than expected
Image source, Lost WoodsImage caption, Bob Epsom (l) and a Lost Woods volunteer recording ancient trees for the mapping ...
What medieval people made of fossils before vertebrate paleontology
In this excerpt from "The Story of the Mammals in 25 Discoveries," author Donald R. Prothero looks at a time when the id...
Could psilocybin treat brain injuries? Neuroscientist explains how psychedelics could fill a gap in head trauma care
Live Science spoke with neuroscientist Argel Aguilar-Valles about recent research exploring psychedelics as a treatment ...