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Scientists, technologists, engineers, and visionaries are building the future. Amazing things are in the pipeline. It's a big deal. But you already knew all that. Such speculation is common. What's less common? Scale. Ho...

Faceless fish, giant sea spiders, and other strange species have been found 4-km-deep off the east coast of Australia

A team of researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory has identified a nickel oxide compound as an unconventional but promising candidate material for high-temperature superconductivi...

A specific biomarker detected in the blood of lupus patients with no symptoms of cardiovascular disease (CVD), thought to be at low risk of CVD based on traditional risk factors, is associated with the presence of athero...

As World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is observed on June 15, new study data from the Chinese community in Chicago is shedding light on the impact of elder abuse in America.

Pulsed cavitation ultrasound can be used to remotely soften human degenerative calcified biosprosthetic valves and significantly improve the valve opening function, according to a new study. This new noninvasive approach...

Join Live Science as we sit down with Annette Libeskind Berkovits, author of "Confessions of an Accidental Zoo Curator."

A factor that has been linked to childhood obesity is restrictive feeding practices by primary caregivers, the implication being that it may interfere with a child's ability to learn to self-regulate food intake. When a ...

The Affordable Care Act, if embraced, can dramatically reduce disparities between Mexican-heritage people and white patients with hypertension, new research concludes.

You can now read all about how Elon Musk plans to establish a million-person city on Mars.

Tiny icicles shaped like lollipops can form and exist in clouds - and may even affect the weather

A "significant" lack of 'editing' has been observed in microRNAs in brain tissue of brain cancer patients, report investigators.

New Study in the Journal of Neuromuscular Diseases Underscores the Importance of Confirming the Validity of Potential Biomarkers in a Large Animal Model

Scientists are making the transition to teaching after successful careers in other industries. But why?

Who pays what in a flat-share is a tricky problem. Results from website Spliddit show the maths of fair division gives the solutions people think are best

Do you harbor a fondness for space robots and lasers? You might be ready for Future Con.

Ray Kurzweil is an inventor, thinker, and futurist famous for forecasting the pace of technology and predicting the world of tomorrow. In this video, Kurzweil takes a look at the elementary particle of the classical worl...

Enter Live Science's book giveaway for a chance to win a copy of "Confessions of an Accidental Zoo Curator" by Annette Libeskind Berkovits.

The magnificent reptiles were on the verge of extinction in Myanmar, but are now being reintroduced to the wild. Alice Klein joins the effort to save them

Fish is a healthy diet, it supplies important omega-3 fatty acids and trace elements like iodine and selenium. However, eating fish caught in certain regions can sometimes also have its risks. In Bavaria, there have rece...

Despite mixed evidence recently about an association between atopic dermatitis and cardiovascular disease, a new study that analyzed more than 250,000 medical records suggests there is no link.

A team of scientists has developed a method to create structures whose building blocks are a millionth of a meter in size by encoding DNA with assembly instructions.