Giant crack frees a massive iceberg in Antarctica
A giant iceberg, more than 20 times the size of Manhattan, just split off from Antarctica's Brunt Ice Shelf. This dramatic breakup comes after a ma…
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Why do deserts get so cold at night?
If you're taking a day trip to the Sahara Desert in North Africa, you're going…
Bermuda’s hurricanes are twice as strong as they were six decades ago
Hurricanes are blasting Bermuda with wind speeds that have more than doubled in strength over the last 66 years, due to rising ocean temperatures i…
What could drive humans to extinction?
The scene opens on a sparse, gray landscape, a gnarled tree in the foreground, bits of ash slowly drifting down from the sky. On the horizon, a few…
Amazing images: The best science photos of the week
Each week at Live Science we find the most interesting and informative articles we can. Along the way, we uncover some amazing and cool images. Her…
The #PeepYourScience contest wants to see your sugary scientific dioramas
Sugar, gelatin and science collide in the annual #PeepYourScience contest — a challenge to craft scientific dioramas out of sticky marshmallow Pe…
Perfectly-preserved ‘bog beetles’ nearly as old as Egypt’s pyramids
Two thumb-size beetles found preserved in an English bog may look as though they died as recently as yesterday, but in reality they're nearly as an…
We’ve already blown past the warming targets set by the Paris climate agreement, study finds
It's already too late to meet the warming limit of 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit (2 …
Wandering polar vortex may cause a wild, snowy winter
High above the North Pole, the polar vortex, a fast-spinning whirl of fri…