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The speed of sound on Mars is constantly changing, bizarre study finds
LiveScience· 11 hours agoResearchers have teased out the details of how sound behaves at various times and places on Mars —...
James Webb telescope reveals 'cataclysmic' asteroid collision in nearby star system
LiveScience· 10 hours agoThe James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has found evidence of two giant asteroids slamming into each...
How do people 'wake up' from comas?
LiveScience· 11 hours agoA person in a coma can sometimes wake up months, years or even decades after they fell unconscious, seemingly out of nowhere. One of the longest cases is...
4,000-year-old 'Seahenge' in UK was built to 'extend summer,' archaeologist suggests
LiveScience· 9 hours agoA mysterious Bronze Age wooden circle known as "Seahenge" on England's east coast was built more...
'Physics itself disappears': How theoretical physicist Thomas Hertog helped Stephen Hawking produce...
LiveScience· 21 hours agoIn 2002, Thomas Hertog, then a theoretical physics graduate student, stepped inside Stephen...
100-foot 'walking tree' in New Zealand looks like an Ent from Lord of the Rings — and is the lone...
LiveScience· 7 days agoA bizarre, giant tree with a pair of leg-like trunks looks like an Ent from "The Lord of the Rings"...
Salmonella outbreak tied to cucumbers sickens 162
LiveScience· 5 days agoCucumbers contaminated with Salmonella bacteria have been tied to an outbreak that has affected at least 162 people in the United States. Of these, 54...
Pink dolphins spotted with baby from completely different species in 'mystery' encounter
LiveScience· 15 hours agoA rare, endangered baby dolphin has been spotted swimming with members of a different species in...
Rare fungal STI spotted in US for the 1st time
LiveScience· 4 days agoA highly contagious form of ringworm that can spread via sexual contact has been spotted in the U.S. for the first time. Ringworm, also known as tinea,...
What's the difference between a rock and a mineral?
LiveScience· 19 hours agoRocks and minerals hold precious clues about how Earth formed and evolved over billions of years — but what is the difference between the two? Minerals,...