A suspected space rock, around the size of a cantaloupe, was found in the bedroom of a Houston home after crashing through the building's roof. It is likely a fragment of one of several "fireball" ...

Data from NASA's InSight mission suggests the Red Planet's Tharsis region is more active than previously thought and may be why Mars is spinning more quickly over time.

A recent satellite photo captured a stunning scene of sediment swirling across the West Florida Shelf after an extreme cold snap that covered large parts of the eastern U.S. in snow.

Researchers have captured extraordinary footage of sperm whales randomly headbutting each other, confirming anecdotal reports from mariners and whalers in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Intestinal viruses can activate immune cells that regulate carbohydrate metabolism, highlighting an overlooked role of the gut virome, a study in mice finds. When you purchase through links on our ...

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

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

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

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

Monte Verde, a Paleolithic archaeological site in the mountains of southern Chile, stands as one of the oldest human settlements in the Americas and is believed to be 14,500 years ...

A new analysis of archaeological layers at Monte Verde in Chile suggests that people lived there 4,200 years ago, not 14,500 years ago as originally proposed. But many experts point to errors in the ...

The first Americans came over during the last ice age, but how much do you know about them?