Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the ...

An intact bronze cannonball unearthed near the Alamo was likely used in the 1836 battle between Mexico and the Republic of ...

Using a new method, physicists found a way to 'catapult' electrons across solar materials in quadrillionths of a second.

Two archaeologists explore the enduring myth that extraterrestrials contributed to the various ancient cultures around the ...

Think you know your technology? Put your computing knowledge to the test by matching classic and modern devices to their ...

Today's sea level rise is significant enough to slow the rotation of the planet by just over a millisecond per century.

Divers investigating a shipwrecked brig once owned by Lord Elgin have discovered an overlooked piece of marble from the ...

Astronomers have detected strange "wobbles" in the light curve of a super bright supernova, hinting that a magnetar was born inside the extreme stellar explosion.

China's massive Sky Dragon and Matrix aircraft are suitable for up to 10 passengers, or more than one ton of cargo.

Live Science spoke with Herman Pontzer, an evolutionary anthropologist and author of the book "Adaptable," about the science of human diversity.

Sørvágsvatn, also called Leitisvatn, is the largest lake in the Faroe Islands. Viewed from a certain angle, one side appears ...

The spider-shaped sword ornament was created in Ghana in the 19th century and was passed down in a Texas family for ...