Universal Rhythm: People Dance to Same Beat Across the Globe

A new analysis of music from diverse cultures around the globe reveals that all music shares certain universal features, such as having a simple beat. And these characteristics tend to be those that bring people together, the researchers said.

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Russian Space Junk Burning Up Over US Southeast? | Video

A bright object lit up the skies at 1:29 EST on June 29th, 2015 across multiple southeastern states.

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There's a Sign Women Are Ovulating, But Men Can't Detect It

When women ovulate, their faces get just slightly redder, a new study finds.

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Southern Lights Shimmer in Antarctica's Night Sky (Photo)

A dark, moonless sky is awash in light radiating from an aurora over Antarctica in a new image released by NASA.

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Plague Evolution: How a Mild Stomach Bug Became a Worldwide Killer

The Black Death — the dreaded plague that killed millions of people during the Middle Ages — only reached pandemic status after the bacteria that cause it acquired two pivotal mutations, a new study finds.

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Meet Hades, the Centipede from Hell

Deep beneath the surface of the Earth, in a dank and dismal cave, lives Hades, the invertebrate king of hell.

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Will Technology Bring Us Together or Tear Us Apart? (Op-Ed)

Technology can serve to boost empathy or damage it, and the effects on society can be profound.

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'(R)EVOLUTION' (US 2015): Book Excerpt

Prologue to the novel (R)EVOLUTION by P.J. Manney.

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Death and Medicine: Why Lethal Injection Is Getting Harder

Is lethal injection a humane way to execute someone? As drug companies ban the sale of their products to prisons, painless execution becomes harder to guarantee.

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US Military's Hypersonic Jet Could Fly 5 Times the Speed of Sound

The U.S. military is reportedly developing a hypersonic jet plane that could soar at up to five times the speed of sound — faster than a bullet, which generally travels at Mach 2, or twice the speed of sound.

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1 in 3 Americans Owns a Gun

Nearly one in three adults in the U.S. owns at least one gun, according to a new study.

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Toxic Fish Poisons More People Than Thought

More people in Florida get "ciguatera poisoning" every year than previously thought, a new study finds.

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Sugary Drinks Kill 184,000 People Every Year

Sugary drinks cause 184,000 deaths worldwide annually, including 25,000 deaths in the United States, according to a new study.

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Shark Attacks in North Carolina: 'Perfect Storm' May Be Causing Bloody Encounters

North Carolina's recent bevy of shark attacks are the result of many diverse factors, according to experts.

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How Does Execution Drug Midazolam Work?

States can still use the sedative drug midazolam in lethal injections, according to today's Supreme Court decision, but how exactly does the drug work, and why do some say that it's unreliable?

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After Trauma, Women Face Heart Disease Risk

Women who have experienced a traumatic event may be at increased risk of heart disease even years later, a new study finds.

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How Millennials and Older Adults are Using Their Smartphones (Infographic)

A majority of younger millennials reported that they were "constantly" checking their phone.

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Walking in Nature May Reduce Negativity

A walk in the woods really can clear your head, a new study finds.

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500-Million-Year-Old 'Squishy' Worm Had Spiky Armor

A spiky, wormlike creature with 30 legs — 18 clawed rear legs and 12 featherlike front legs that likely helped it filter food from the water — once lived in the ancient oceans of the early Cambrian period, about 518 million years ago, a new study finds.

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Supreme Court Blocks EPA Rule on Mercury Emissions

The court ruled that the EPA did not properly account for the costs of reducing toxic emissions.

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Camel Spider's Fierce Jaw Is Focus of New Creepy Crawly 'Dictionary'

Some of the most ferocious jaws in the animal kingdom belong to a creature that's rather small and quite misunderstood.

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Solar Plane Takes Off on Record 120-Hour Flight Across Pacific

A solar-powered plane able to fly in sunshine or darkness without using any fuel took off today (June 29) on a planned 120-hour flight across the Pacific Ocean, from Nagoya, Japan, to Kalaeola, Hawaii.

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Iron Age Warrior Lived with Arrowhead in Spine

A horrific spinal injury caused by a bronze arrowhead didn't immediately kill an Iron Age warrior, who survived long enough for his bone to heal around the metal point, a new study of his burial in central Kazakhstan finds.

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Why June 30 Will Be 1 Second Longer

This year has a leap second, set to take place on Tuesday (June 30) at 7:59:60 p.m. EDT. The reason? Earth's rotation is slowing down, thanks to a kind of braking force caused by the gravitational tug of war between Earth, the sun and the moon.

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How Long Fast Does a Thought Travel?

Scientists have quantified the speed of light, the speed of sound, the speed at which the Earth revolves around the sun, the speed at which hummingbirds beat their wings, the average speed of continental drift….

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Fight Childhood Obesity in the Home, New Guidelines Say

Parents should fight childhood obesity by improving kids' diet and activity levels at home, new guidelines say.

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SpaceX Rocket Fails During Cargo Launch to Space Station

An unmanned SpaceX cargo mission crashed back to Earth today (June 28), marking the third failure of a resupply flight to the International Space Station in the past eight months. SpaceX and NASA officials still aren't sure exactly what happened.

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Recycled Dormitory Water: The Next Big Thing On Campus? (Video)

Would you drink second-hand water from a college dorm?

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Animal Sex: How Antechinus Do It

Antechinus sex involves ambushes, intermittent copulation lasting 14 hours and ultimately suicide.

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Does Music Give You Math Skills? It's a Tricky Equation

Will Mozart truly boost your mathematical mind?

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What? Hearing Aids Are Out of Range for Most Americans (Op-Ed)

Despite the impact hearing aids can have on quality of life, they remain out of reach for too many Americans.

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How Same-Sex Marriage Ruling Could Improve Health

The Supreme Court decision that same-sex couples have a right to marry could improve the health of gay, lesbian and bisexual people, experts say.

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Livestock Genes Cryopreserved To Battle Extinctions | Video

Heritage livestock breeds are going extinct at the rate of one species per month. In a 20-year project to cryopreserve genetic material from endangered North American breeds, SVF Foundation aims to insure against potential catastrophe.

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Best Cooking Apps Handle Recipes and Grocery Lists

There are apps that make cooking at home a breeze, with the ability to import recipes and organize your grocery list. Here are Live Science's picks for the best cooking apps.

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June 2015 Gets An Extra Second - Here's How We Know | Video

Due to a "gradual slow down" of the Earth's rotation a 'leap second' has been added to June 30th. Scientists use a technique called Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) to measure how long it takes the Earth to make a full rotation.

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Python Eats Porcupine, Regrets It Later (Here's Why)

Ever wonder what might happen if a python ate a porcupine? Well, wonder no more. One of these giant snakes — which kill prey by suffocating it and then consuming it whole — recently dined on a porcupine and didn't live to brag about it.

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In Images: Hungry Python Eats Porcupine Whole

Ever wonder what might happen if a python ate a porcupine?

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5,500-Year-Old Fingerprint Found on Ceramic Vessel

The vessel is known as a funnel beaker, a kind of ceramics that features a flat bottom with a funnel-shaped neck. The discovery was made ahead of the construction of an immersed tunnel to connect the German island of Fehmarn with the Danish Lolland.

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Women's Sexual Readiness Tied to Heart Rate

A woman's sex life and her heart rate may be linked, a new study finds.

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Continents Rose Above Oceans 3 Billion Years Ago

The continents may have first risen high above the oceans of the world about 3 billion years ago, researchers say. That's about a billion years earlier than geoscientists had suspected for the emergence of a good chunk of the continents.

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How Gay Marriage Became the Law of the Land

Gay marriage is now legal in all 50 states, but the dramatic legal change is the result of incremental legal and social changes over the last hundred years.

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Red Sea's Glowing Corals are Rainbow of Colors

Deep in the Red Sea, beyond the reach of most scuba divers, coral reefs are putting on a glowing, colorful show, scientists have discovered.

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Red Sea Underwater Tour Reveals Colorful, Deep-Sea Corals | Video

Coral reefs that glow in an impressive array of fluorescent colors were discovered in the Red Sea.

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Will Fake Rhino Horns Curb Poaching?

A company is making synthetic rhino horn in order to flood the market and drop the price, thereby reducing demand, but some conservationists say the approach could backfire.

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Athenian Wealth: Millions of Silver Coins Stored in Parthenon Attic

The vast reserve of coins stored in the Parthenon, one of the most famous structures from the ancient world, may have been used by Athenians to erect buildings and fund battles against their rival Sparta.

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There's No Such Thing As 'Free-Range' Parenting — It's Just Parenting

Helicopter parents, "free-range" parents — what really is the best way to raise a kid?

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Will the Everglades, and Its Surprises, Ever Get Full Protection? (Op-Ed)

From world-class wilderness to an abandoned nuke site, the Everglades holds tremendous mystery — all at threat from development.

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Baby's Gaze May Predict Later Hyperactivity

In newborn babies just a few days old, the ability to pay attention may be apparent, new research finds.

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British Jump Jet Uses 'Ski Jump' To Launch | Video

On June 19th, 2015, BAE systems' F-35B "ramp-launched" like skateboarder off a quarter pipe. The plane is designed for vertical landing but not take-offs. Two newly constructed UK aircraft carriers were specifically designed to host this jet.

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How Contagious Is Measles? Man Catches Virus During Airport Gate Change

It's no secret that airports are hubs for germs, but one Minnesota man was particularly unlucky during his travels — he appears to have caught measles simply by passing a sick child while exiting his plane.

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Icy Earthquakes: Warming Planet Shakes Up Glaciers

When large chunks of ice break off of a glacier and plop with a giant splash into the chilly water, the result can be lots of thunderous shaking.

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Fading Florida Panthers Need New Paths to Safety

Florida panthers are getting a lifeline in newly protected territory, but will it be enough?

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F-35 Fighter Jet Nails Olympic-Worthy 'Ski Jump' Takeoff

When a fighter jet takes off from a runway the same way that a skier launches gracefully off a jump, the result can be surprisingly beautiful.

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Breast Milk Studies May Lead to Better Probiotics, Baby Formula

Breast milk influences the community of bacteria that colonize the gut, but scientists are only now discovering exactly what it does.

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More Pool Outbreaks Tied to 'Crypto' Parasite

A diarrhea-causing parasite often transmitted through water is causing an increasing number of outbreaks in the United States linked with pools

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Texas Just Banned Shark Finning, Will Other States Follow?

One by one, states are deciding sharks are more important than soup.

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Bizarre Cometlike Alien Planet Is First of Its Kind

A Neptune-size planet with a giant plume of gas streaming behind it like a comet's tail has been discovered by astronomers, and is the first such planet ever discovered.

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Here's What Went Wrong with Last Year's Flu Vaccine

The flu shot didn't work so great this past season, and now researchers say they know why.

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Climb Yosemite's El Capitan with Google Street View

Now, even the most die-hard couch potatoes can summit one of the world's most imposing rock faces, El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, using Google Street View.

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Surreal Storm Rages Against Starry Backdrop in Winning Weather Photo

Tornadoes, fog and every type of weather in between take center stage in the new NOAA Weather in Focus photography contest.

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Images: Amazing Shots of Storms Light Up Weather Photo Contest

The first Weather in Focus photo contest by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has produced some stunning shots, from a massive funnel cloud to raindrops decorating the underside of a leaf.

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Stepping on a Scale Daily May Help You Lose Weight

Weighing yourself daily and tracking your weight over time may help you accomplish your weight loss goals, according to a new study.

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Too Much Vitamin B12 Linked to Acne

Don't toss out your multivitamins just yet, but there's growing evidence that vitamin B12 supplements could contribute to some people's acne

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Confederate Flag Protest: 6 Flags with Heated Histories

The Confederate flag isn't alone in its controversy. Nations as diverse as Japan, Iran and Macedonia have also raised flags with debatable meanings. Here, we list six controversial flags with some surprising histories.

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Is It Ethical to Choose a Baby's Sex? Kim & Kanye Fuel Debate

Rumors claim that celebrity couple Kim Kardashian and Kanye West chose their baby's sex during an in vitro fertilization procedure. Is such sex selection ethical, or is it a slippery slope toward designer babies?

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Science in 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' (Infographic)

2015 is the 150th anniversary of the publication of Lewis Carroll's children's fantasy book.

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Zombie Burials? Ancient Greeks Restrained the Undead

Ancient supernatural practices may explain why two Grecian graves contain skeletons that are pinned down with heavy objects and rocks, almost as though people wanted to trap the bodies underground, a new article finds.

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Photos: Ancient Greek Burials Reveal Fear of the Dead

The ancient Greeks sometimes placed heavy objects, such as rocks and ceramic vessels, on the bodies of people they feared to be revenants, or the living dead.

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'Yeti' Crab Grows Its Own Food, Lives in Antarctic Spa

What's white and blind and hairy all over? A yeti, of course! Or rather, a yeti crab.

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In Images: The Amazing World of Antarctic Yeti Crabs

They're white, blind and surprisingly hairy. They're yeti crabs.

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Ancient, Shell-Less Turtle Sported Whiplike Tail

An ancestor of modern-day turtles, a shell-less creature with a long tail once puttered around an ancient lake, likely munching on insects and worms with its peglike teeth, a new study finds.

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500-Million-Year-Old 'Smiling' Worm Rears Its Head

Scientists have finally seen the face of the ancient worm Hallucigenia, which leaves fossils so bizarre researchers once thought its top was its bottom and its back was its front. And it's a doozy, with a circular tooth-lined mouth and throat.

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Some Indoor Tanning Locations May Attract 'High-Risk' Tanners

People who go tanning at gyms or beauty shops may have riskier tanning habits than those who go to tanning salons, new research finds.

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The World's Happiest Countries (The List)

A new report used interviews with more than 146,000 people around the world to rank 145 countries by the well being of their residents.

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'Endangered' Cougar Has Likely Been Extinct for 70 Years

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is planning to remove the eastern cougar from the endangered species list after determining the subspecies has likely been extinct for 70 years.

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California's Lake Fire Burns Massive 'Scars' into Forest (Photo)

California's four-year-long drought is helping fuel its first major forest fire of the year, a blaze that is engulfing federal land about 80 miles (130 kilometers) east of Los Angeles.

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Survival of the Feces: Why Some Caterpillars Look Like Poop

Curling up to look like a pile of poop might not sound appealing, but it's a useful strategy that some species of caterpillars use to hide from hungry birds, a new study finds.

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Happiest Countries in the World: New Rankings

Panama tops the ranking of the world's happiest countries for the second year in a row, according to a new report.

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Spinach: Health Benefits, Nutrition Facts (& Popeye)

Popeye the Sailor Man's favorite veggie is dense in vitamins and minerals, low in calories and may help with several health conditions.

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Butt Enhancement Is Dangerous And Can Kill You | Video

Caution: Graphic Medical Images. Sophely Ouk didn’t think it would hurt her. She had seen many of her friends do it. So what could go wrong? A lot. Illegally injected silicone caused life-threatening issues requiring repeated surgical procedures.

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Real Climate Change as World Does More Than 'Show Up' (Op-Ed)

The climate may change for the better if nations continue to ramp up efforts.

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Mushroom Extract May Help Treat Obesity, But It's No Magic Cure

The extract from a mushroom that is often used in traditional Chinese medicine may help fight obesity, a new study finds.

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Jersey Shore Situation: Man-of-War 'Jellyfish' Pays a Visit

The Jersey Shore is the place to be this summer (if you're a dead sea creature).

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Roughhousing and Climbing Trees: Some Risks May Be Good for Kids

Risky play — such as climbing a tree, wandering far from home and getting lost — may be good for kids' development, new research shows.

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Shark-Mounted Cameras Reveal Predators' Deep-Sea Secrets

In a first-of-its-kind project using cameras mounted onto the fins of deep-sea sharks, researchers have made surprising discoveries about what keeps these mysterious creatures afloat.

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Photos: Deep-Sea Shark Migrations Captured with Fin-Mounted Cameras

Researchers at the University of Hawaii and the University of Tokyo studied sharks' swimming habits using fin-mounted cameras.

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Many Medical Marijuana Edibles May Have Inaccurate Labels

Medical marijuana products that are edible have labels that list the levels of the potent ingredients, however, these labels are often wrong, a new study finds.

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140 Million Suns! Monster Black Hole Weighs In

A monster black hole in the heart of a barred spiral galaxy called NGC 1097 has the mass of 140 million suns, according to new measurements. A vivid video by the National Radio Astronomy Observatory describes how researchers "weighed" the black hole.

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Watch Ring-Shaped Molecule Unravel in Record-Fast Movie

For the first time, scientists have observed a chemical reaction as it was happening at the molecular level, in intervals lasting just femtoseconds, or quadrillionths of a second. The experiment reveals molecular moviemaking is possible.

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Medical Marijuana: Review Shows Pot Helps These Conditions

Medical marijuana may provide some benefit for patients with chronic nerve pain or cancer pain, or those who experience muscle spasms with multiple sclerosis, according to a new review study.

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Rough-and-Tumble Roach Bots Barrel Over Obstacles

Robots inspired by cockroaches can use the shape of their bodies — particularly, their distinctive round shells — to maneuver through dense clutter, according to a new study.

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'Cockroach Shell' Makes Robot More Maneuvarable | Video

Discoid cockroaches (Blaberus discoidalis) roll their bodies to help them get through narrow obstacles. Roboticists took natures design and added it to their VelociRoACH robot.

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Teens Less Familiar with Marijuana, E-Cigarette Health Risks

Teens don't really know the health risks of using marijuana or e-ciggs, a new study finds.

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Fitness Trackers Help People Exercise More (If You Use Them), Study Finds

Fitness trackers have gained popularity in recent years, but it's not clear whether all this tracking is actually helping people become healthier. Now, a small new study suggests the devices can help people become more active.

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Alien-Like Worm Invades US

The New Guinea flatworm, one of the worst invasive species on Earth, has appeared for the first time in the U.S. — in Miami-Dade County, Florida. The worm uses a mouth protruding from its belly to suck soft tissues from snails.

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Ancient Greek 'Antikythera' Shipwreck Still Holds Secrets

An ancient shipwreck doesn't give up all its secrets at once. Greek authorities have approved a five-year extension for explorers to continue probing the remains of a 2,085-year-old shipwreck known for holding what is considered the oldest computer.

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What Is Topology?

Topology is a branch of mathematics that describes mathematical spaces, in particular the properties that stem from a space’s shape.

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Curious Case of Muscle, Nerve Damage from Skinny Jeans

Skinny jeans may be hazardous for your health, a new case report shows.

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Teen Dies of Plague: What Are the Symptoms of the Deadly Disease?

A Colorado high school student died of the plague in early June, the first person since 1999 to get the plague in Larimer County, in northern Colorado, health authorities said.

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Accordion-Like Conductors Could Spawn Flexible Display Screens

Origami-inspired engineering techniques could help researchers develop stretchy conductors for flexible plasma-screen displays and, eventually, solar panels that can bend to follow sunlight, according to a new study.

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X-Ray Laser Reveal Ultra-Fast Molecular Changes | Video

Imagine your video camera shooting at a frame-rate in the quadrillionths of a second.

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Taking a Shine: Gorgeous Clouds Glow in New Earth Images

Luminous, filamentous noctilucent clouds glow over the North Pole in new NASA images.

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'Whispering Gallery' of Light Speaks Loudly on Disease Detection (Op-Ed)

If you like cotton candy, you'll love electrospinning.

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More Than Two-Thirds of Americans Are Overweight or Obese

More than two-thirds of women and three-fourths of men in the U.S. are now either overweight or obese, according to a new study.

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Modern Human Possibly Had Neanderthal 'Great-Great-Grandparent'

One of the earliest modern humans in Europe had a surprisingly recent Neanderthal ancestor, possibly a great-great-grandfather. The finding suggests the two species interbred in Europe and more recently than once thought.

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Cyberbullying on Social Media Linked to Teen Depression

In study after study, teens who are cyberbullied are also at higher risk of depression, a new analysis finds.

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From Blobfish to 'Adorable' Octopus: 9 Animals with Perfect Names

There are lots of cute (and some not-so-cute) critters out there whose names really reflect their physical characteristics.

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'Iron Man' Laser: Beams Can Shape Electrical Discharges

Want to make lightning bend like the super-villain Ivan Vanko in "Iron Man 2?" Lasers might be the way to do it. Turns out, laser beams can control the shape and direction of electrical discharges, physicists have found.

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Unhealthy Teens Face College and Job Obstacles

Teens with mental or physical health problems are less likely to complete college and go on to hold higher-paying jobs later on, a new study finds.

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Flowering Beauty: Photos of Desert Ironwood Trees

The desert ironwood tree, Olneya tesota, can be found growing only in the Sonoran Desert of Mexico, California and Arizona. Check out these spectacular photos of ironwoods.

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Solstice Science: How Humans Celebrate Official Start of Summer

This Sunday (June 21) marks the summer solstice, the official start of summer in the Northern Hemisphere.

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Water Fights and Grown-Up Talk: How Dads Do It Differently

Moms and dads tend to parent differently, and Dad's different child-rearing style may provide unique benefits to little ones, research suggests.

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Precious Time: The Challenge of Building a Better Atomic Clock

For clocks, precision of one nine-billionth of a second just isn't good enough anymore.

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Saturn's Moon Titan Has Polar Winds, Just Like Earth

In our solar system, the objects with rainfall, rivers and oceans can be counted on two fingers: Earth, and Saturn's moon Titan. Both also share a thick atmosphere, rocky ground and plate tectonics.

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In Photos: 1 Ton of Illegal Ivory Crushed in NYC

U.S. officials destroyed more than 1 ton of illegal ivory in New York City on June 19, 2015.

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NYC Ivory Crush Sends Strong Anti-Poaching Message

Some 1,500 people gathered in New York City's Times Square today to witness the destruction of 1 ton of confiscated ivory — a move intended to demonstrate to the world that objects made from poached ivory have no value.

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Listening with Lasers: Hybrid Technique Sees Into Human Body

Laser-ultrasound? It may become a leading tool to harmlessly peer inside our organs.

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The New Dying: How Human-Caused Extinction Affects the Planet (Infographic)

Scientists found that species are dying off more than 100 times faster than they would without human activity.

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Here's More Proof Earth Is in Its 6th Mass Extinction

Diverse animals across the globe are slipping away and dying as Earth enters its sixth mass extinction, a new study finds.

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Honey Bees' African Ancestors May Hold Cure for Biting Mite Plague

Blood-sucking parasites are yet another serious threat to plague bees.

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Surviving Ebola: Physical & Psychological Ailments Linger for Many

Many Ebola survivors experience appetite loss and joint pain months after they are declared free of the virus. In addition, Ebola often impacts social life and mental health.

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Art-ificial Intelligence? Algorithm Sorts Paintings Like a Person

From assembly-line work to self-driving cars, computers are taking over many tasks once performed by humans. Artistic jobs, however, have been relatively safe — until now.

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Sitting Down for Too Long May Increase Anxiety

People who spend too much time sitting down — be it during a daily commute, or in front of a computer or TV — may be at increased risk for anxiety, a new review finds.

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Daddy's Here! Why Fathers Call Themselves 'Dad' Around Children

The moment a newborn baby pops into a family, parents often stop using their first names and instead start calling each other "daddy" and "mommy."

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Giant 'Walking Bat' Once Prowled Rainforest Floors

About 16 million years ago, a giant bat used all four of its limbs to stalk around the subtropical rainforest of modern-day New Zealand, a new study finds.

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Illegal Silicone Butt Injections Cause Host of Health Problems

In the hopes of achieving a fuller buttocks, some women receive illegal injections of silicone that can cause a host of health complications.

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Photoacoustic Imaging Captures Single Red Blood Cells In Motion | Video

The imaging technique is based on a concept Alexander Graham Bell discovered in the 1880s, it combines laser light and ultrasound. In this case, at a rate of 20 3-D images per second, scientists are able to study red blood cells in great detail.

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Did Sharks Really Kill That Cute Baby Dolphin?

A baby dolphin sounds cute, right? What about a baby dolphin torn apart by hungry sharks?

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Will Pope Francis' Climate Encyclical Change the World?

Pope Francis just released a long document on man's relationship to the Earth, but will his call for action on climate change have an impact?

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Pope’s Climate Encyclical: 4 Main Points

Pope Francis' climate change encyclical has been released. Here are 4 main points from it.

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The Moon's Puzzling Dust Cloud Finally Yields an Answer

The moon is surrounded by a permanent dust cloud likely caused by comet particle collisions, new observations reveal. NASA's LADEE moon dust probe data suggests the lunar dust cloud that is different than that seen by astronauts on Apollo 15 and 17.

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Oklahoma's Surge in Earthquakes Due to Oil Production

Oklahoma is not known for its earthquakes, but in recent years episodes of ground shaking have surged, with the U.S. Geological Survey releasing a rare warning last May saying the risk of a damaging earthquake in Oklahoma had significantly increased.

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1 Ton of Illegal Ivory Will Be Publicly Destroyed in NYC Friday

In a public display against elephant poaching, U.S. officials will pulverize a huge store of illegal ivory tomorrow (June 19) in Times Square, in the heart of New York City.

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'The Next Trans Fat': Experts Predict Coming Food Battles

Now that trans fat has been taken off the table, is there another highly concerning ingredient that should be banned next?

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8,500-Year-Old 'Kennewick Man' Is Native American

Native Americans are the closest living relatives of the Kennewick Man, an 8,500-year-old skeleton discovered in Washington State.

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Toddlers Have a Sense of Justice

Toddlers who see puppets steal from other puppets try to right the injustice by returning the stolen item, new research says.

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Photos: Canine Catacomb Was Tribute to Ancient Death God

The ancient Egyptian catacomb honoring Anubis, the jackal-headed god of death and funerals, once held 8 million mummified dogs, according to a new study, which was the first to thoroughly investigate the underground tomb.

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8 Million Dog Mummies Found in 'God of Death' Mass Grave

In ancient Egypt, so many people worshiped Anubis, the jackal-headed god of death, that the catacombs next to his sacred temple once held nearly 8 million mummified puppies and grown dogs, a new study finds.

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Mix-n-Match Arms: Jellyfish Rearrange Limbs After Injury

After losing limbs, juvenile moon jellyfish rearrange their remaining limbs to stay symmetrical. This never-before-seen method of self-repair probably helps jellies stay alive in the wild, the researchers said.

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In Photos: Moon Jellyfish Can Rearrange Limbs

Delicate saucer-shaped blobs that pulsate their way through the seas, moon jellyfish have a clever trick up their "sleeves," as scientists have found the jellies can self-repair after losing a limb or two.

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Internet Cat Videos Keep You Purring, Study Finds

Internet cat videos don't just result in major "LOLs," they also deliver significant health benefits, a new study suggests.

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Earth's Mysteriously Light Core Contains Brimstone

Researchers have found that the vast majority of brimstone — reverently referred to in biblical times as "burning stone," but now known more commonly as sulfur — dwells deep in the Earth's core.

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Southpaws Down Under: Most Kangaroos Are Lefties

Southpaws Down Under: Eastern gray and red kangaroos are overwhelmingly left-pawed, unlike humans. The study is the first to examine handedness in wild marsupials.

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Breast vs. Bottle: Weighing Infant-Feeding Options

Health professionals consider breast-feeding to be the best choice for baby. However, for some mothers bottle-feeding may be the better option.

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Giant 'Earth Stethoscope' Spies on Planet's Wonky Behavior

The planet is crawling with tiny spies: Hidden undersea microphones, instrument-clad satellites and infrared cameras are listening, watching and smelling all the action on planet Earth, from a migrating whale to a meteor crash.

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Online Breast Milk Carries Health Hazards, Report Warns

adults who drink breast milk may be putting their health at risk, especially if the milk is unpasteurized, improperly stored or pumped from a woman with a transmittable disease, researchers say in a new report.

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Unhealthy Data? How US Obtains Dietary Info Is Criticized

The U.S. dietary recommendations are based largely on data that is enormously flawed, a provocative article says. But other researchers dispute this.

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Which State Has the Highest Death Rate from Injuries?

West Virginia has the highest rate of death from injuries, such as those sustained in car crashes, falls, fires and drug overdoses, while New York has the lowest rate, according to a new report

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Trans Fat May Impair Memory

Even as a new rule will force food companies to stop adding trans fat to food, research continues to show the negative effects of trans fat on health.

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Social Wasps Thrive On 'Group Think'? | Video

Love social media? It may be making you individually dumber. Research into wasp brains shows that central cognitive processing decreased as social behavior increased.

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In Photos: Searching for Amelia Earhart

Photos from a search expedition to solve the mystery of Amelia Earhart's disappearance.

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Finding Amelia Earhart: New Expedition Could Solve Decades-Long Mystery

The search for Amelia Earhart is on (again).

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Lost Legs? Jellyfish Just Re-align Themselves | Video

As injured moon jellies (Aurelia aurita) swim, their dynamic body pulsations will drive remaining legs into a symmetrical configuration. Such ‘symmetrization’ is a never-before seen self-repair strategy.

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How to Choose a Sunscreen That Protects You

You know you should wear sunscreen, but do you know what to look for in a sunscreen?

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US Injury Death Rates: Full State Rankings

A new report calculates the rate of death from injury in each state, between 2011 and 2013. Here are the full rankings.

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The Science of Race: Why Rachel Dolezal Can't Choose to Be Black

The bizarre case of Rachel Dolezal, the Spokane, Washington, woman who was passing as black, highlights confusion over ethnic and racial identity, experts said.

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3D-Printed Platinum Spacecraft Thruster Passes Hot-Fire Tests | Video

Reaching a a maximum throat temperature of 1253°C, an additively manufactured combustion camber and nozzle by Airbus Defence & Space survived 618 ignitions, a total operation time of over an hour and one continuous 32 minute burn.

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Did Ebola Strike Ancient Athens?

Ebola may have struck Athens during ancient times, one researcher says.

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Search for King Henry's Tomb Centers on English Playground

If the English King Richard III was the "king in a car park," King Henry I may prove to be the "king in a playground." British historians and archaeologists are turning to a church and school yard in Reading in search of the remains of Henry I.

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Properties of Pascal’s Triangle

Pascal's triangle, a simple yet complex mathematical construct, hides some surprising properties related to number theory and probability.

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5 Things I Learned When my Research Went Viral

We researchers all wonder whether reaching a broader audience for our academic work is worth the time and effort. Here’s a recent experience that may help you decide.

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Mind Meld: Social Wasps Share Brainpower

As wasps become more social, the brain regions responsible for complex cognition decrease in size. Turns out, they may make up for these smaller "higher thinking" areas by working together and sharing brainpower, researchers found.

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Astronaut Spies Menacing Tropical Storm Bill from Space

Tropical Storm Bill lurks menacingly near the coast of Texas in a photo taken from space yesterday (June 15).

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Mount Everest Moves 1 Inch After Earthquake

The incredible energy unleashed by the magnitude-7.8 earthquake that hit Nepal on April 25 moved Mount Everest, the world's tallest peak, more than an inch to the southwest.

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Curbing Accidental Pregnancies: Docs Should Mention IUDs, Implants

Young women who talk with a doctor about long-term contraception have fewer unintended pregnancies, a new study finds.

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Tropical Storm Bill Seen From Space | Time-Lapse Video

Three days of GOES-East satellite imagery has been compiled to show the progress of the storm over the Gulf of Mexico from June 14th-16th, 2015. It makes landfall on the Texas coast on June 16th.

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Oldest Banded Bald Eagle Dies, But Sets New Longevity Record

The oldest known banded bald eagle was killed by a car recently, but the 38-year-old bird of prey set a new longevity record.

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Say Goodbye to Trans Fat: FDA Officially Bans Ingredient

Trans fat is officially on the way out. The Food and Drug Administration announced today that the ingredient will need to be removed from food, citing the known harmful effects of trans fat on health.

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Hot Car Dangers: How to Prevent Child Deaths

At least five U.S. children have died in overheated cars this year, but experts say there are a number of steps that parents can take to prevent such tragedies.

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Rare King David-Era Inscription Discovered in Biblical City

A 3,000-year-old ceramic jar discovered in pieces in Israel has been restored to reveal a rare inscription of the name of a ruler and biblical figure whose reign coincided with that of King David.

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Photos: Rare Inscription from King David's Time

A rare inscription on a ceramic jar dates back to the time of King David, in the 10th century B.C., according to archaeologists with the Israel Antiquities Authority.

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Solitary Confinement: What Are the Impacts of 43 Years of Isolation?

A man who spent nearly 43 years in solitary confinement in a U.S. prison could soon be set free.

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'Jurassic World' Has Awesome Dinos, Iffy Science

But how accurate are the dinosaurs of "Jurassic World"? Live Science asked seven paleontologists to scientifically assess the film and its beastly characters. Their analyses revealed dinosaur faux pas, from the lack of dinosaur feathers to the strangely l

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Preterm Birth Risk Linked to Common Surgery

A common surgical procedure known as D&C may cause the cervix to open too soon during pregnancy, causing preterm birth.

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Real-Life 'Jurassic World' Dinos May Be 10 Years Off, Scientist Says

The film "Jurassic World" stars a massive chicken-based dinosaur that was created in a lab. The genetically altered behemoth, dubbed Indominous rex, is fictitious, but one famed dinosaur hunter says the idea is not so far-fetched.

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Hedgehog Facts

Hedgehogs are small mammals with cone-shaped faces, short legs and bodies that are covered with porcupine-like quills, but they are not closely related to porcupines.

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Pope Francis’ Letter on Climate Change Leaked Early

Pope Francis's much-anticipated climate change encyclical was leaked early by an Italian paper.

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Shark Bites Two: Possible Explanations for Attack

A trip to the beach turned terrifying for two young people on Sunday (June 14) when each was attacked by a shark while wading in waist-deep water off the coast of Oak Island, North Carolina.

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Can Chocolate Really Benefit Your Heart?

Chocolate is good for your heart — sort of, maybe.

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Want to Lose Weight? Let Your Doctor Pick Your Diet

If you're trying to lose weight, choosing your own diet may not be a great idea.

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Medical Marijuana Laws Don't Increase Teen Use

Teen use of marijuana doesn't seem to change when states pass laws legalizing the drug for medical purposes, a new study suggests.

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Paradise Avoided: Why Largest Dinosaurs Skipped the Tropics

Giant dinosaurs steered clear of the tropics for tens of millions of years because wild climate swings there were too much for them to handle, researchers say. The finding could shed light on troubles that climate change might bring in the future.

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Elon Musk Wants Your Hyperloop Designs

Elon Musk's company has announced a new competition to build pods for the futuristic Hyperloop transit system.

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Clouds Over Peru: Upwelling Causes 'Bumpy' Fog Along Coastline

Winter clouds hang low over the coast of Peru in a new bird’s-eye image from NASA;s Terra satellite.

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It's Alive! Comet Lander Philae Phones Home After Months of Silence

A European probe that made a bouncy landing on a comet last year and then slipped into an silent hibernation is alive again and phoning home. The Philae comet lander on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko beamed its "alive" signal home on Saturday, June 13.

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Cosmic Confusion: Talk of Multiverses and Big Errors in Astrophysics

At the 2015 World Science Festival, four prominent astrophysicists discussed one of the most troubling (and embarrassing) puzzles in modern physics, and whether a theory of multiple universes can hope to solve it.

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Penis Disorder Found in Fertility God Pompeii Portrait

An explicit portrait of a god of fertility shows signs of a disease that would have rendered him infertile.

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World's Thinnest Light Bulb Created from Graphene

The wonder material graphene can now add "making light" to the long list of its abilities. Researchers have developed a light-emitting graphene transistor that works in the same way as the filament in a light bulb.

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'Cannon Earthquakes' Tied to Red Sea's Creation

For generations, Bedouin nomads living in the Egyptian coastal resort Abu Dabbab by the Red Sea have heard noises like the rumbling of a distant quarry blast or cannon shot accompanying small quakes in the area. And now researchers know why.

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Gladiator Fights Revealed in Ancient Graffiti

Graffiti etched into walls of the ancient city of Aphrodisias reveals life some 1,500 years ago, including gladiator combat, chariot racing and religious fighting.

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In Photos: Ancient Graffiti Discovered in Aphrodisias

Hundreds of graffiti messages dating to 1,500 years ago reveal gladiator combat, chariot racing , religious fighting and sex. Here are photos of the ancient graffiti found engraved onto ancient city walls.

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Water Droplet-Powered Computers Could Run Mini Science Labs

A computer made using water and magnets can move droplets around inside itself like clockwork, researchers say. The device demonstrates a new way to merge computer calculations with the manipulation of matter, scientists added.

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Stretchy 'Origami Batteries' Could Power Smart Clothing

Stretchy batteries inspired by origami could power smartwatches and other wearable electronics, researchers say.

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Marijuana 'Dabbing' Is 'Exploding onto the Drug-Use Scene'

Young people who use marijuana are increasingly turning to "dabbing," a new paper suggests.

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Seismic Risk? Research Addresses Dangers of Older Concrete Buildings in U.S.

Old concrete is not known for standing up to earthquakes, but retrofits made with carbon fiber and shape memory alloy may change that assumption.

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After Higgs, Ramped-Up Collider Hunts for Next Puzzle

With the power of an early universe in its control, what will the LHC find next?

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Beyond Dinosaurs, What Would We Need to Create a Jurassic World?

No matter how thrilling this movie may be, one question will plague me throughout: where are the dung beetles?

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Polar Bears Now Eat Dolphins, Thanks to Global Warming

Faced with a rapidly changing habitat, polar bears are adapting with a new entrée: For the first time, a polar bear was seen preying on a white-beaked dolphin carcass that had been trapped in the ice in Svalbard.

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In Photos: Polar Bears Eat Dolphins Trapped in Ice

For the first time, scientists have reported polar bears preying on white-beaked dolphins in Svalbard. Check out these stunning photos of the bears and their dolphin meals on an icy island.

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Can a Transplanted Penis Work Like the Original?

A man who received a penis transplant has impregnated his girlfriend, suggesting that the transplanted organ has at least some functionality.

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Snacking on Peanuts May Extend Your Life

People who regularly eat peanuts may live longer, a new study from the Netherlands finds.

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Eating Brains: Cannibal Tribe Evolved Resistance to Fatal Disease

Some members of a cannibalistic tribe in Papua New Guinea carry a gene that appears to protect against a fatal brain disease.

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Is the Apple Watch a Good Health and Fitness Tracker?

A prominent feature of the Apple Watch is its health and fitness tracking, which monitors your movement throughout the day and reminds you to boost your activity. But is the device worth buying for its health features alone?

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How Dangerous Was 'High 5' With Great White Shark?

A video of a diver appearing to high-five a shark made the rounds Wednesday (June 10) and one might reasonably ask whether that isn't a seriously dangerous thing to do. According to shark experts, it's not as crazy as it looks.

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Exercising Mind and Body May Not Protect Against Alzheimer's

There's only so much you can do to protect against Alzheimer's, a new study reveals.

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Nobel Scientist’s Claim Examined: Do Women Actually Cry More?

Studies show women do cry more than men — though not, as Tim Hunt claimed, because they can't take criticism, but because of various biological, social and environmental factors.

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Simpsons' Science: Why Homer & Marge Were Bound to Split

Marge and Homer Simpson's marriage has survived countless calamities, but the couple is set to separate this fall, according to news sources. And sociologists are not surprised that America's favorite four-fingered couple is calling it quits.

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The LHC: The World’s Largest Scientific Facility | Video

The Large Hadron Collider is the world’s most powerful particle accelerator. Scientists sift through data generated by this facility, trying to understand the deepest and most fundamental laws of the universe.

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Dark Matter: The Unseen Universe | Video

Astronomers have long known that galaxies spin more quickly than can be explained by the laws of physics.

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What is Supersymmetry? | Video

Supersymmetry is widely considered to be one of the most promising theories for extending our understanding of the Universe. In this video, Dr. Don Lincoln explains what Supersymmetry actually is.

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Molecules Reach Coldest Temperature Ever

Physicists have chilled molecules of sodium potassium to just a smidgen above absolute zero — colder than the afterglow of the Big Bang.

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Iguana Facts

Iguanas are lizards identified by their stocky stature, saggy skin and spines. They are popular pets and can live 15 to 20 years if cared for properly.

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Great White Shark High 5? Here's What Really Happened

One of the biggest great white sharks ever recorded has sent waves across the Internet for her seeming high five with a dive master. Turns out, the diver in the shark cage was not slapping the shark's fin in celebration.

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Should You Take Out a Perfectly Good Prostate?

Preemptive prostate removal may become more common, and may save lives.

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Tim Hunt's Boys' Club: Women Still Face Challenges in Science

Tim Hunt's sexist comments may be particularly egregious, but they do reflect an underlying level of discrimination and hostility to women in science, research suggests.

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Major Surgical Mistakes Still Happen in the US

Major errors during surgery are rare, but preventable mistakes still happen in hospitals throughout the United States, a new review finds.

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Forgotten 1920s 'Ten Commandments' Sphinx Gets a Hollywood Ending

After spending more than 90 years in the sandy dunes of Guadalupe, California, a majestic plaster Hollywood sphinx, created for the 1923 blockbuster silent film "The Ten Commandments," is making its 21st century debut.

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Photos: 1920s Hollywood Sphinx Goes on Display

A plaster sphinx, more than 90 years old and weathered by the elements, will make its 21st-century debut at a museum in Guadalupe, California, tomorrow (June 12).

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Yes, You Can Drown on Dry Land — Here's How

While most people know the signs of drowning, they don't understand that drowning can have a delayed response that occurs once someone is on dry land.

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Women's Progress in Science and Engineering Since 1973 (Infographic)

Men outnumbered women 10 to 1 in the early Seventies, but today that gap has closed to two to one.

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Earthquake Risk: Older Concrete Buildings May Fail | Video

Hundreds of thousands of low-rise concrete buildings in the U.S. have not been retrofitted for earthquake safety.

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Soft Robotic Tentacles Pick Up Ant Without Crushing It

Tiny soft robotic tentacles might be ideal for delicate microscopic surgery, say researchers who were able to use the teensy "limbs" to pick up an ant without damaging its body.

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Burned Bones in Alexander the Great Family Tomb Give Up Few Secrets

It's a mystery worthy of Sherlock Holmes, with a backstory that puts "Game of Thrones" to shame: Who was laid to rest in a lavish, gold-filled Macedonian tomb near Vergina, Greece? Archaeologists may never agree if it's Alexander's dad or half brother.

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Ancient Rome's Aqueducts Held Less Water Than Previously Thought

The aqueduct that fed ancient Rome carried hundreds of gallons of water per second, enough to support a million residents, a new calculation shows.

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Mystery on Mercury: Strange Pattern of Huge Cliffs Defy Explanation

A baffling new mystery has turned up on Mercury — a pattern of giant cliffs and ridges on the planet's surface that defies any explanation that scientists have currently been able to offer.

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Biggest Ring Around Saturn Just Got Supersized

Saturn's giant newfound ring is even larger than previously thought, spanning an area of sky nearly 7,000 times larger than Saturn itself, researchers say.

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Robo-Klutz: Bipedal Bots Bite It at Competition

They walked, they climbed, they drove around in utility vehicles, but the skillful robots at this year's DARPA Robotics Challenge (DRC) also spent much of the competition doing something else: falling over.

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CPR Mobile App System Sends Trained Adults to Rescue

A new app could help put people who need CPR in touch with people who know how to do CPR.

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College Rape Prevention Program Cuts Risk by 50%

A new program to help college women resist rape was able to reduce the risk of rape by nearly 50 percent during participants' freshman year, a new study finds.

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4 Things Women Can Do to Lower Thier Risk of Sexual Assault

A new program reduces the risk of rape among college women by nearly 50 percent. Here are some methods used by the program to prevent sexual assault.

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Were Dinosaurs Warm-Blooded? New Study Fuels Debate

Dinosaurs were once thought to be the cold-blooded kings of the Mesozoic era. But new research on their growth rates suggests the prehistoric beasts grew just as fast as mammals, indicating they were warm-blooded creatures.

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Some Heartburn Drugs May Increase Heart Attack Risk

People who take certain drugs to lower their stomach acid may be at increased risk of having a heart attack, new research finds.

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What Will Get Men to Stop Ignoring Their Health? (Video)

What can get men to the doctor before it's too late? Apparently, a Tesla road trip.

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Ancient Church Uncovered During Highway Project in Israel

A highway upgrade turned into an archaeological discovery in Israel.

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Crops and Climate: Plants Will Suffer as Earth Warms (Op-Ed)

Global warming isn't going to help crops — in fact, in most countries it will destroy them.

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Farah Holt Smoking Hot Topless In Just Tights

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Kaili Thorne And Eryn Krouse Bikini Hot Bodies Getting Wet in Malibu

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Your Birth Month May Predict Your Risk for Certain Diseases

Your birthday isn't just for horoscopes; it can predict your risk for disease.

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Ana Braga And Anais Zanotti Matching Booty Shorts, Double the Lust Inducement

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Google Searches for 'Skin Cancer' Rise in Summer

Warm weather and sunny days may make people think about skin cancer: A new study finds that people do more Google searches for the terms "skin cancer" and "melanoma" during the sun-soaked summer months than they do in other seasons.

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Iryna Ivanova Topless Busty Sextastic Seduction

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Will Dreadnoughtus Dinosaur Lose Its Heavyweight Title?

Dreadnoughtus — the immense, long-necked dinosaur recently uncovered in Patagonia — may not be as heavy as scientists once thought, a new study suggests.

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Family Ties: 8 Truly Dysfunctional Royal Families

Palace plots, assassination attempts and multiple marriages would have made family reunions in these royal lineages awkward, to say the least.

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iPhone Will Track Your Sex Life: Is That Helpful?

An update to Apple's Health app that is set for release this fall will let users track their sex lives, but experts say this tracking feature alone has little value for people's health.

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Super Busty Maria Jose Lopez String Bikini in Mykonos

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Multitasking During Exercise May Ramp Up the Workout

When it comes to exercising, though, multitasking may be a good idea, a new study suggests.

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Bones With Names: Long-Dead Bodies Archaeologists Have Identified

While history records the exploits of kings and queens, archaeologists mostly dig up anonymous common people -- with a few exceptions.

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Facts About Deer

There are 47 species of deer, including caribou, elk, moose and wapiti.

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A Better Way to Forecast Hurricanes (Podcast)

How many hurricanes will the United States really get this year?

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Color-Changing 'Squid Skin' Made in Lab

Just as squids and octopuses can change colors in a flash, even portraying dynamic skin patterns, electronic camouflage suits could become a reality. Researchers have just created artificial squid skin that can change from light to dark with electricity.

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Frozen Ovarian Tissue Works a Decade Later: Woman Gives Birth

A woman has given birth to a healthy baby boy who she conceived naturally after her ovarian tissue was extracted from her during her childhood, and frozen.

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Chimps Get Drunk on Palm Wine

Our closest living relatives may have a drinking habit. Scientists spied intoxicated wild chimps soaking up palm wine with leaves and squeezing it into their mouths. It's the first time scientists have confirmed nonhuman primates habitually drink alcohol.

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Chimp Uses Tool To Get Hammered On Palm Wine | Video

A West African chimp (Pan troglodytes verus) uses a leaf sponge to steal drinks from a palm tree sap container. This species can get intoxicated on the fermented  sap. 

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How Your Birth Month Affects Your Risk of Disease (Infographic)

Researchers have found new links between the month of your birth and your risk of getting certain diseases.

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'Cave of the Skulls' Robbers Get Prison Term in Israel

A team of antiquities thieves who were caught red-handed after looting an ancient cave in Israel have been sentenced to 18 months in prison

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Phoebe Price Naughty Nurse in Super Sheer Bikinis

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Candice Swanepoel Lingerie Lacy Treats

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Oh, You Deer: Newborn Mini Fawn Is Seriously Cute

What's cuter than a baby deer? A baby deer you can hold in the palm of your hand, of course.

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Miley Cyrus Naked Topless Frontal Peeks Covered In Paint

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Jessica Alba Cleavy Hot Coconuts on Display for Zico

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Rita Rusic String Bikini For a Sextastic Return of the GILF

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More Harry Amelia Topless Bouncy Moments From Big Brother UK

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Spinal Injuries Increasing Among Older Adults

There has been a significant increase in traumatic spinal cord injuries in older adults in the U.S., according to a new study.

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Life on the Serengeti: Thousands of Wild Images Captured by Hidden Cameras

The 1.2 million photos taken by remote cameras in Serengeti National Park may be cute, but they're also valuable for science. Researchers hope to use the photos to answer questions on how animals interact with their ecosystems, according to a new study.

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Photos: Wild Animals of the Serengeti

Motion-triggered cameras helped to capture more than 320,000 photos of wild animals living in the Serengeti in Tanzania.

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Marijuana Exposure Among Kids Under 6 Rises Sharply

The rate of marijuana exposure in young children increased significantly from 2003 to 2013.

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Can a Pill Increase a Woman's Libido? 5 Things That Affect Female Sex Drive

Ladies with low libido could soon get their own version of the "little blue pill," but this cure for what ails a woman's mojo might not work.

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Chipmunk Facts

Chipmunks are rodents that are a type of squirrel. They are identified by their stubby legs, bushy tails and the white, black and brown stripes that run down their backs.

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Woman's Tattoos Mistaken For Cancer on Imaging Test

For a California woman with cervical cancer, a body scan seemed to show that her cancer had spread. It was only after surgery that they realized the real reason for the findings.

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7 Marine Animals That are Not OK with Seismic Blasting (Photos)

From loggerheads to scallops, seismic blasting on America's East Coast could cause devastating damage to wildlife, and coastal economies.

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50 US Hospitals That Mark Up Prices the Most

Some hospitals charge more 1,000 percent mark-up for certain procedures.

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Does MERS Pose a Threat in the US?

The MERS virus could be imported into the United States but is unlikely to spread very much, one expert says.

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Ancient Algae Discovered in Tropical Mountain Ice Cap

Unexpected algae leaves clues to an ancient environment

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Ultra-Flexible Tech May Monitor the Brain

Electronics that can be used to monitor brain activity are getting more flexible.

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People in Ancient Ireland Preferred Britain's 'Magical' Gold To Their Own

Prehistoric Ireland snubbed its own gold for more exotic, mystical gold across the sea.

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Micaela Schaefer Curves Covered In Only Black Tape

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Samantha Cannon Topless in The Bedroom for So Much Natural Goodness You Just Might Cry

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Charlotte McKinney Bare Booty Crack And Busty Hannah Davis Epic Displays at the Spike TV Guy’s Choice Awards

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Men Remember Cars, Not Medical Checkups, Survey Finds | Video

A survey about men and their cars reveal that 80 percent of men could remember the make and model of their first car but only 50 percent could remember their last physical exam.

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Climate Plan Will Transform How You Get Your Electricity

Four things to know about how the Clean Power Plan will change how you get electricity.

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Creativity May Be Genetically Linked with Psychiatric Disorders

People who carry the genetic components of creativity and may also have genetic links to some psychiatric disorders, according to a new study.

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Doona Bae Bare Booty Shower And Lela Loren Topless Highlight the Boob Tube Roundup (VIDEO)

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Elle Fanning, Her Belly Chain, And Spandex

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Shay Mitchell Cleavy Peeks in White Jacket, No Bra, All Good

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The Surprising Reason Why Some People Smile More

People with two copies of a gene tied to PTSD and depression are also quicker to laugh and smile, suggesting the gene may make them more emotionally responsive overall.

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Kendall Jenner, Emily Ratajkowski, and Ashley Greene Lead List of Hotties at 2015 Tony Awards

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Incredible Surgery Gives Man New Lease on Life

Getting a kidney transplant is a big deal. Getting a pancreas transplant is a big deal. But getting a kidney and pancreas transplant while simultaneously undergoing a scalp and skull transplant — that was unheard of until very recently.

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Gangnam Style! Robots Dance & Slither at DARPA Challenge

From robots that scuttle like spiders to ones that dive underwater, a menagerie of amazing machines were on display this weekend at the DARPA Robotics Challenge Finals.

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Then There Were 5: Inside the Race to Save the Northern White Rhino

Only five northern white rhinoceroses are left on Earth. Can reproductive technology save a subspecies driven to near extinction?

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In Photos: The Last 5 Northern White Rhinos

Just five northern white rhinoceroses remain in the wild. And chances of them breeding, without human intervention, to bring numbers back up are slim.

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Charli XCX Flashes Major Zebra Skin on Today Show

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Insect Parts and Mouse Poop: Gross Things in Your Food

The FDA reassures people that the allowable defects in the U.S. food supply "present no health hazards for humans." But these defects still seem pretty gross.

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Are You the 5 Percent? Small Minority Have No Health Problems

If you're in perfect health, you're in the minority: Less than 5 percent of people worldwide had no health problems in 2013, a new study finds.

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Korean Robot Takes Home $2M Prize in DARPA Challenge

A robotics team from South Korea took home the $2 million first-place prize in a competition this weekend to design robots that could aid humans in a natural or manmade disaster.

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DARPA Robotics Challenge (Photos)

The finalists in the DARPA Robotics Challenge faced off this weekend in a series of eight tasks meant to tease out which machines had the right stuff to help humans respond to natural and man-made disasters. Here's a look at how the robots, and their huma

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Origin-of-Life Story May Have Found Its Missing Link

It's been one of modern biology's greatest mysteries: How did the chemical soup that existed on the early Earth lead to the complex molecules needed to create living, breathing organisms? Now, researchers say they've found a missing link.

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Inside T. Rex: Fake Autopsy Reveals Dino's Innards

In an opener worthy of "Jurassic Park," a top-secret vehicle carries a Tyrannosaurus rex to a nondescript building sheltered behind a barbed wire fence, where four people anxiously await T. rex's arrival.

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Apelike Robot Dominates First Day of DARPA Robotics Competition

Watching a robot competition can be incredibly exciting, but things tend to move at a glacial pace. While some of the robots had trouble staying upright, others drove a vehicle and climbed a set of stairs.

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Hubble Image Inspires White House to Ponder Our Cosmos

On Wednesday, President Barack Obama mentioned something curious in a tweet — it was a message about the cosmos.

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Dissolving Sea Stars Reveal a Damaged Ocean

Sea star wasting disease is just one more harbinger of weakened oceans.

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Dwindling Large-Mammal Populations Create Ripple Effects

Without elephants, hippos and rhinos, the world will not be the same.

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Ox Urine to Olive Oil: Fighting Garden Pests Like the Colonists

How did Colonial Americans rid themselves of garden pests?

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Topless Moments From Entourage and The Wire Highlight the Mr. Skin Minute (VIDEO)

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Deadly Melanoma May Not Show Up as a Mole

A new study finds that the sometimes-deadly skin cancer melanoma usually arises in normal skin, where there is no dark spot or sign of cancer until the melanoma suddenly shows up.

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Say Cheese: Rare Striped Rabbit Photographed

A rare striped rabbit, seen only a handful of times, has peeked out of its tropical forest home, and a graduate student got the chance of a lifetime, holding and photographing the little guy.

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Eniko Mihalik Oiled Up Topless Treats In Marie Claire France

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Lia Marie Johnson Beach Photoshoot Hints at Future Busty Reveals

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Elsa Hosk Hand Bra and Body Shots in Bras and Panties For Victoria’s Secret

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Triceratops' Teeth Turned Into Slicing Machines While Chewing

Triceratops is known for its distinguished trio of horns, but the dinosaur's teeth are just as distinctive, a new study finds.

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These Triceratops Teeth Could Still Bite Today | Video

When Gregory Erickson and Brandon Krick cut open 66 million-year-old Triceratops fossil teeth they found five different well-preserved tissue types.

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Elsa Hosk Hand Bra and Body Shots in Bras and Panties For Victoria’s Secret

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Phoebe Price Spreads Her Legs for Art Opening (I Mean, I Like Art, But I Don’t Love Art)

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Bai Ling Joins the See-Through Dress Craze in WeHo

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READER FINDS: Emily Ratajkowski Topless, Anne Heche Topless, Young Victoria’s Secret Models Topless, and Much Much More…

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Kate Bock Tiny Black Bikini Hanging in Miami

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Christina Milian And Karrueche Tran Wear See Through Outfits To Dinner In Hollywood

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Klaudia Brahja Black And White and Wet and Topless

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Sylvie Meis Models Summertime Bikinis, You Feel Warm and Gooey Inside

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Look Out, Scientists! AI Solves 100-Year-Old Regeneration Puzzle

An artificial intelligence (AI) system has solved a puzzle that has eluded scientists for more than 100 years: how a tiny, freshwater flatworm regenerates its body parts.

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Gory Guts: Photos of a T. Rex Autopsy

Tyrannosaurus rex got first-rate autopsy service from a team of experts that literally dove into the belly of the beast to determine its likely cause of death.

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Angelina Jolie’s Birthday Is A Gift To Us All

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Kelli Garner Sweet Bare Booty and Curves As Marilyn Monroe for Lifetime

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Meet the Guy Who Fake-Dissected a T. Rex

Tyrannosaurus rex may be long gone from this Earth, but that won't stop special-effects gurus and enthusiastic paleontologists from dissecting one. Live Science talked to one such paleontologist, Matthew Mossbrucker.

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Huge Beached Oarfish Sports 7-Foot-Long Ovaries

A stroll on the beach turned strange for two co-workers this week when they stumbled upon a giant (and newly deceased) deep-sea creature that had made its way ashore.

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Oarfish: Photos of World's Longest Bony Fish

They lurk in the deep sea but on occasion these long, slender fish come ashore, possibly because they are injured.

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Air Bag Recall Highlights Need for Smarter Cars

Future air bags will be "smarter" and will react to crashes as they happen, reducing air bag-induced injuries, researchers say.

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Gallery: Robots Face Off in DARPA Robotics Challenge Finals

At the 2015 DARPA Robotics Challenge Finals, robots built by teams from around the world are preparing to face off in a competition that tests their ability to assist humans during a simulated natural or manmade disaster.

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A Manned Mission to Mars: How NASA Could Do It

NASA could land astronauts on the Red Planet by 2039 without breaking the bank, provided the space agency takes a stepwise approach that includes a manned 2033 trip to the Mars moon Phobos, according to the research.

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Pluto's Moons Are Even Weirder Than Thought

Pluto's moons are even stranger and more intriguing than scientists had imagined, observations by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope reveal.

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What Is Symmetry?

In geometry, an object exhibits symmetry if it looks the same after a transformation, such as reflection or rotation. Symmetry is important in art, math, biology and chemistry.

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The Three Reasons So Many People are Getting Cancer (Op-Ed)

There are three reasons cancer rates are rising, even as treatments improve.

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1 Pinprick Test Could Detect Hundreds of Viruses

A new test could use just a small amount of your blood to reveal a slew of the viruses that have ever infected you.

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FBI's High-Tech Surveillance Planes: 4 Things You Should Know

Here's what we know so far about the FBI's surveillance-ready aviation program.

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Threatened Black-Tailed Antechinus Caught On Video

A research team from Queensland University of Technology captured the antechinus in its natural Australian habitat. Threatened species listing is pending by the state.

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Antechinus Photos: New Marsupials Die for Sex

The bristly, sex-crazed antechinus has two previously unknown species in its family, a new study finds.

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Sex-Crazed Marsupials Do It to Death

Two chubby marsupial species that would literally die for sex (albeit 14-hour sessions) have been discovered Down Under, researchers now report.

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Kimberley Garner Toned And Tan and Sweaty Tiny Shorts in Ibiza

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Rebecca Dayan Pokies, Topless And Underwater Treats For All Your Senses

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Has Global Warming Taken a Rest? Not So Fast, Study Suggests

The global warming hiatus — a decade-plus slowdown in warming — could be chalked up to some buoys, a few extra years of data and a couple buckets of seawater.

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Kendall Jenner Bare Cheek Peeks, Gigi Hadid Bra Delights, Bella Thorne Bare Boxing Highlight The Sextastic Twitpic Roundup

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Heidi Klum Hot Wet T-Shirt Bikinis in St. Bart’s

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What a Face! 'Hellboy' Dino Sported Head Crown, Teeny Eye Horns

About 70 million years ago, a bizarre-looking relative of Triceratops with a crownlike frill, tall nose horn and tiny eye horns tread over the ancient landscape of southeastern Alberta, a new study finds.

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Kylie And Kendall Jenner Meet and Greet Like Nobody’s Leering Business

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Eating the Placenta: Some Celebrities Do It, But Should You?

"Yummy...PLACENTA pills!" Kourtney Kardashian wrote in a recent Instagram post. But is eating the placenta a good idea?

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Why Your Next Flu Shot Will Be Different

Next season's flu shot will contain two new flu strains not present in last season's shot, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Chelsea Handler Topless Again On Twitter

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Yara Khmidan Bikini Pictures Hot Pimping the Two Pieces

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Just Two Actions May Stop the Planet's Runaway Warming (Op-Ed)

Control emissions, save the world.

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Nina Agdal Boobtastic Show for Vulkan

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Harry Amelia Thong Bikini Topless On Big Brother UK

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New 'Everest' Trailer: Climbing Dangers and Exhilarations Highlighted | Video

The movie, which premieres in September 2015, is a dramatization of the 1996 mountain climbing disaster on Mount Everest. Its based on the best-setlling book "Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster" by Jon Krakauer.

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Jillian Michaels, Val Fit And Jennifer Nicole Lee Tight Body Bikini Showdown From Malibu To Miami

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Padma Lakshmi Super Cleavy In Extra Tight Dress

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Pia Mia Perez Wears A Bikini On The Set Of Her New Music Video

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Why There's (Still) No Viagra for Women

Scientists haven't found a drug to boost sexual desire in women because desire is much more complicated to treat than sexual performance, experts say.

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Dragon Tales: Zookeeper's Komodo Bite Raises Questions

One woman recently became the heroine of her own modern-day fairy tale after she was bitten by a dragon and lived to tell the tale.

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Squee! New Absurdly Tiny Frogs Found in Brazil

Each smaller than a thumbnail, seven new species of frog have been discovered in the cloud forests of Brazil. Some have warty coverings while others are smooth with spots.

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In Photos: Teeny-Tiny Frogs Found in Brazil

Seven new species of miniature frogs, each fitting onto the tip of a thumb, have come out of hiding in the Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest. The teeny-tiny frogs live on isolated mountaintops in cloud forests. Here are photos of the colorful cuties.

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Meet the Robot Finalists in the DARPA Robotics Challenge

This week, students and engineers from around the world will descend on Southern California for two days of good old-fashioned robot mayhem.

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Robot Showdown: Droids to Face Off in DARPA Robotics Challenge

This weekend, some of the world's most sophisticated robots will go head-to-head in a competition that tests their ability to assist humans in a natural or man-made disaster.

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Interactive Map Lets You Find Dinosaur Tracks, Extinct Volcanoes

Want to trace the footsteps of dinosaurs or pinpoint the exact location of extinct volcanoes? A new interactive geological map of Texas lets people browse everything from where dinos once roamed to the whereabouts of oil and gas formations.

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Neuron Probes are Exposing the Brain as Never Before (Kavli Roundtable)

At every scale, scientists can now peer deep into the living brain.

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Losing Sense of Smell Linked with Earlier Deaths

People who have problems with their sense of smell may be at increased risk for dying sooner than those who don't have trouble smelling, a new study suggests.

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Suki Waterhouse Almost Spills Out At Glamour’s Women Of The Year Awards

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Rosie Jones, Lacey Banghard, Lissy Cunningham Lead the Charge of This Week in Page 3 Topless Hotties

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Kim Kardashian Skin Tight Curves in Plastic

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Teresa Palmer Busty Cleavy Swimsuit MILFtastic in Maui

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Chimp Chefs? These Primates Could Cook, If Given the Tools

You may not want to hand them an apron and spatula just yet, but chimpanzees have many of the smarts to cook food, researchers found in a series of experiments with sweet potatoes and carrots.

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Chimps Understand Cooked Food - And Can Wait For It | Video

Researchers Felix Warneken and Alexandra Rosati have discovered that chimpanzees have the cognitive skills needed to cook food, suggesting that cooking probably came soon after control of fire in human evolution.

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20-Foot Monster Shark Once Trolled Mesozoic Seas

Researchers unearthed several giant vertebrae from a giant shark that trolled the seas about 100 million years ago.

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Charlie Charlie Challenge: Can You Really Summon a Demon?

The so-called Charlie Charlie Challenge is based on shaky science, but there are some real and powerful forces behind this parlor game, according to one expert.

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Delilah Parillo Summertime Topless Platinum Goddess

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