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Hydroxychloroquine doesn't prevent people from catching COVID-19, study finds

Taking the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine did not prevent people from coming down with COVID-19 after being exposed to the disease.…
livescience
2020-06-04 01:20
Yesterday

How does ketamine work as an antidepressant? It’s complicated.

Experts say we need larger studies and more data.…
livescience
2020-06-03 22:20

Jane Goodall: Humanity is doomed if we don't change after this pandemic

We must take action to prevent future pandemics, she warned.…
livescience
2020-06-03 21:26

#BlackBirdersWeek co-founders talk nature and race

#BlackBirdersWeek is an online event created with the goal of promoting and encouraging the inclusion of black people in science and nature communities traditionally dominated by white people.…
livescience
2020-06-03 20:45

SpaceX rocket returns to shore after historic astronaut launch (photos)

The first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket that launched SpaceX's Demo-2 mission arrived in Port Canaveral, Florida, on Tuesday (June 2).…
livescience
2020-06-03 17:58

You attended a protest during a pandemic. Now what?

Protesting during a pandemic can be risky. Here are ways to lessen the risk and what to do after you've attended a protest against police brutality spurred by the death…
livescience
2020-06-03 17:53

Best-preserved dinosaur stomach ever found reveals 'sleeping dragon's' last meal

Just like a toddler, this dinosaur was a picky eater.…
livescience
2020-06-03 17:30

Sexy, stinky corpse plant blooms to life on live stream (watch here)

Streaming video from NYC offers a stink-free view of the notoriously malodorous corpse plant in bloom.…
livescience
2020-06-03 13:20

Remnant of world's largest 'lava lamp blob' found off New Zealand coast

An underwater plateau near New Zealand was likely created by the 'largest volcanic outpouring' in Earth's history, a new study suggests.…
livescience
2020-06-03 13:15
This week

Ancient DNA could reveal full stories on the Dead Sea Scrolls

Tiny traces of ancient DNA in Dead Sea Scrolls could help scientists piece the fragments together.…
livescience
2020-06-02 22:06

Face masks may reduce COVID-19 spread by 85%, WHO-backed study suggests

The WHO-backed study found that face masks and eye protection really do prevent spread of COVID-19.…
livescience
2020-06-02 19:55

The fury in US cities is rooted in a long history of racist policing, violence and inequality

The protests that have engulfed American cities in the past week are rooted in decades of frustrations. African Americans have protested against these injustices going back as far as the…
livescience
2020-06-02 18:36

Cambrian fossils show oldest example of parasites in action

Fossil brachiopods from China were crusted with parasites, which may have hijacked their hosts' feeding structures in order to steal their dinner.…
livescience
2020-06-02 18:20

Get ready for the full 'strawberry' moon on Friday

Much of the Eastern Hemisphere will see a penumbral lunar eclipse on Friday, but to North America, it will be just a regular full moon.…
livescience
2020-06-02 14:50

Scientists capture the world's deepest octopus on video. And it's adorable.

The octopus was found miles beneath the ocean surface.…
livescience
2020-06-01 22:24

Nazi diary reveals secret location of WWII treasure under a palace in Poland

A long-hidden diary written by a Nazi officer may point to the location of a treasure stash that includes more than 30 tons of buried gold.…
livescience
2020-06-01 22:23

Who created the polio vaccine?

In the early 1950s, Dr. Jonas Salk and Dr. Albert Sabin each found a way to protect the world from poliomyelitis, the paralysis-causing disease commonly known as polio. Here's how…
livescience
2020-06-01 19:19

SpaceX 'stowaway' revealed by crew as sons' dinosaur toy 'Tremor'

A stowaway aboard SpaceX's first mission to launch astronauts to the International Space Station may have set a new record — the most sequins to enter Earth orbit.…
livescience
2020-06-01 15:04

Here's how plants became meat eaters

Carnivorous plants began evolving about 70 million years ago, when an ancestor duplicated its entire genome, allowing some genes to be repurposed for hunting.…
livescience
2020-06-01 14:12

Live Science podcast "Life's Little Mysteries" 31: Mysterious sneezing

In this episode of Life's Little Mysteries, we'll take a closer look at an involuntary bodily function that can sometimes be a little explosive: sneezing.…
livescience
2020-06-01 13:00
May 2020

Sun unleashes biggest flare since 2017. Is our star waking up?

Friday morning, our star fired off its strongest flare since October 2017, an eruption spotted by NASA's sun-watching Solar Dynamics Observatory.…
livescience
2020-05-31 22:32

Elon Musk 'overcome with emotion' after SpaceX's 1st astronaut launch

SpaceX founder Elon Musk was choked up with emotion after his company successfully launched astronauts to space for the first time on Saturday (May 30).…
livescience
2020-05-31 15:22

With SpaceX's first astronaut launch, a new era of human spaceflight has dawned

The launch of SpaceX's first crewed mission is a very big deal. Here's why.…
livescience
2020-05-31 14:48

SpaceX successfully launches two NASA astronauts into orbit for historic flight

Amid an uncertain weather forecast, SpaceX successfully launched two NASA astronauts toward the International Space Station today (May 30).…
livescience
2020-05-30 22:06

How SpaceX's Crew Dragon Demo-2 mission will work in 13 steps

Here's a step-by-step explainer of what will happen during SpaceX's first Crew Dragon mission with astronauts, from prelaunch preparations to splashdown.…
livescience
2020-05-30 17:25

Why do rockets launch from Florida?

Today, Cape Canaveral is America's gateway to the cosmos, but it wasn't the first place from which rockets were launched.…
livescience
2020-05-30 17:16

An inmate's love of mathematics leads to discovery in number theory

Christopher Havens came upon his love of math while in solitary confinement. A decade later, he published a paper on number theory in a top mathematics journal.…
livescience
2020-05-30 15:17

New human-mouse chimera is the most human yet

The mouse-human embryo contains up to 4% human cells.…
livescience
2020-05-29 23:02

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