The world saw plenty of sad, angry and downright catastrophic news this year. But a river of heartwarming, amazing discoveries also flooded in this year, from tardigrades on the moon (lunar water ...

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Each week at Live Science we find the most interesting and informative articles we can — and along the way, we uncover some amazing images. Here you'll discover this week’s most incredible photos and ...

Scientists recently announced they had found potential signs of life on a planet 124 light years from Earth. While the bold claim has been challenged, the mere prospect is enough to inflame a ...

This is the second in a series of “five amazing physics demonstrations” presented by science-demo guru Neil Downie. In addition to his day job in industrial science, Downie has run Saturday science ...

This video is the first in a series of “five amazing physics demonstrations” presented by demo aficionado Neil Downie. In addition to his day job in industrial science, Downie has run Saturday science ...

When it comes to incredible science, 2015 will be hard to top. Among a number of notable events, we got our first, thrilling look at Pluto, found evidence that liquid water still flows on Mars and ...

A trio of scientists won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for creating some of the world’s tiniest machines. Their nanorobots use extremely controlled movements to perform tasks that the creators hope ...

Talk about a bizarre feature of the human body: If you happened to swallow a razor blade, your stomach acid would dissolve it. Acids are ranked on a scale from zero to 14—the lower the pH level, the ...

The collection opens with Elmo Keep’s demolition of Mars One, the Dutch-based not-for-profit that wants to colonise the red planet. It made headlines in 2013 when its call for ­volunteers willing to ...

Thanks in part to the fact that information is so readily available online, kids today are smarter than ever before. Sure, quick access to distractions like Snapchat and Angry Birds aren’t helping, ...