The discovery of a handgun from 1390 found in Germany reveals that portable firearms were used earlier than thought in late medieval Europe.

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NASA's Van Allen Probe A is falling to Earth much sooner than expected, though the spacecraft's reentry poses a low risk to humans.

A German town has been peppered by meteorites after a stunning "fireball" exploded in the skies over central Europe. One extraterrestrial fragment landed in a bedroom after punching a soccer ball-size ...

A 2025 satellite photo shows a giant "Y" in the middle of the Taklamakan Desert, where a verdant river and a lengthy "red-white mountain" meet. The intersecting features are also home to an ...

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Scientists have created the smallest QR code in the world, measuring just 3.07 × 10⁻⁹ square inches (1.98 square micrometers). It can preserve data for thousands of years and it's so small that you ...

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

Many mammals have fur the color of brown and black. Why don't they have more exotic colors, like purple and neon pink?

A unique technique allowed astronomers to see the early universe as a "sea of light" and explore the effects of gravity and ...

Live Science spoke with the scientists behind an upcoming clinical trial testing an immune therapy for depression.

Humans have practiced head shaping for tens of thousands of years, and anthropologists are beginning to uncover clues as to why.