Why Do Firearm Injuries Drop During NRA Conventions?

People are injured by firearms every day, but a lower rate of gun-related injuries happen during a certain yearly event: the National Rifle Association (NRA) Annual Meetings and Exhibits, according to a new study that looked at eight years' worth of data.

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This Woman Is Her Own Twin: What Is Chimerism?

Twins often feel like they have a special connection, but for one California woman, the connection is particularly visceral — she is her own twin.

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Cosmic Dawn: Astronomers Find Fingerprints of Universe's First Stars

Stars were lighting up the universe by just 180 million years after the Big Bang, a new study reports.

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America's Tallest Mountain Has a Serious Human Poop Problem

Denali, the United States' tallest mountain, has issued new regulations to stop the accumulating mountain of human poop from contaminating local water sources.

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World's Biggest Plane Taxis Closer to Takeoff

A new milestone for the world's biggest plane rolls it closer to leaving the ground.

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An Even-Weirder-Than-Usual Tardigrade Just Turned Up in a Parking Lot

The world's newest species of water bear has eight legs and eggs covered with tentacles.

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Black People Were Enslaved in the US Until as Recently as 1963

White landowners enslaved black Americans for at least a century after the Civil War.

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Ancient Greenland Shark Reveals Its Age in Eerie Underwater Video

Scientists capture amazing underwater video of the biggest sharks, and some of the oldest, in the Arctic.

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This Bizarre, Overstuffed Atom Is the Turducken of the Microscopic World

These giant, overstuffed atoms take advantage of the weird properties of materials at very low temperatures.

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Remains of 'Maya Underworld' Found in World's Longest Submerged Cave

From ice age animals to Maya altars, the world's biggest underwater cave system has big potential for discoveries.

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Woman Who Thought She Had the Flu Actually Had a Rare, Rodent-Borne Virus

An Arizona woman who thought she had the flu turned out to have an infection with a rare, rodent-carried virus called hantavirus.

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The Wall of Death Around Black Holes Could Break Down

A sufficiently determined astronaut might be able to penetrate the mysterious, impenetrable world of a very weird kind of black hole.

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What is Darwin's Theory of Evolution?

Charles Darwin's theory of evolution and natural selection isn't an idea with holes. It's one of the most solid theories in science. But what exactly is it?

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How Did These Giant Boulders End Up on an Ohio Highway?

A major landslide shuts down traffic near the Ohio-West Virginia line.

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This Caterpillar Makes Noise the Same Way a Tea Kettle Does

It isn't immediately clear how some caterpillars make such weird noises - in particular, the Nessus sphinx hawkmoth (Amphion floridensis), which emits a faint cry that sounds like a mix between spitting and static.

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Last Week, the Arctic Was Warmer Than Europe: Here's Why

The Arctic is experiencing a highly unusual heat wave.

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Why You Can't Skip Magnesium If You're Taking Vitamin D

If you find yourself wondering, "Am I getting enough vitamin D?" you should also ask yourself another question: "Am I getting enough magnesium?"

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Who Will Survive the Cosmic Crash Between Our Galaxy and Its Neighbor?

The cosmic smashup between the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies is likely to end in a tie, at least if new measurements of Andromeda are any indication.

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How Kevin Smith Survived a 'Widow-Maker' Heart Attack

This past weekend, filmmaker Kevin Smith survived a heart attack that's usually so deadly that doctors call it the widow-maker. But what exactly is this type of heart attack, and how did the "Clerks" director beat the odds?

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'Phantom' Traffic Jams Are Real — And Scientists Know How to Stop Them

Traffic jams that seem to spring up out of nowhere, called phantom jams, could be reduced by changing how drivers space themselves out on the road.

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How Doctors Removed a 'Potentially Explosive' Firework from a Man's Leg

The patient arrived at the hospital with a device in his body that could potentially explode.

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CDC Researcher Calls Sister, Then Vanishes

Two weeks ago, an official at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), spoke to his sister on the phone. And then he went missing.

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Humans Will Hear From Intelligent Aliens in This Century, Physicist Says

Michio Kaku tells Redditors his predictions about intelligent aliens.

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2,300-Year-Old Cemetery with Mummy Priests Found in Egypt

The mummies were buried in shafts along the Nile River.

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How Much Salt Do You Need to Survive?

Americans don't need to worry about getting the minimum required amount of salt per day.

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Flu Shot Facts & Side Effects (Updated for 2017-2018)

The seasonal flu shot is a yearly vaccine administered to protect against the flu, or influenza. In the United States, flu shots are recommended for everyone ages 6 months and older.

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Tumbling Cat or Olympic Snowboarder? Turns Out, the Physics Is the Same

If you want to understand how snowboarders, skiers, and other Winter Olympians perform complex tricks while shooting through open air, you need to understand cats.

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Renaissance Mapmaker Was a Mastermind and a Copycat

The enormous, rotating map is filled with horribly drawn sea monsters.

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What's Behind Toddler's Extremely Rare Water Allergy?

For one toddler in Minnesota, contact with plain old H2O can be dangerous.

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A Little Robotic Submarine Could Ply Alien Seas

Researchers have been testing the sub in a bucket-sized mock alien ocean in a lab.

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In Photos: A Look at Titan's Bizarre Seas

Saturn's largest moon Titan is covered in frigid seas of liquid hydrocarbons. Here's a look at what NASA's Cassini mission found and how scientists hope to send an autonomous submarine to explore those extraterrestrial waters.

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A New, Chinese Airplane Design Could Reach Blazing Mach 5 Speeds

Past, American waveriders had some critical flaws that the new Chinese design aims to solve.

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Why Scientists Are Rushing to Hunt Down 1.7 Million Unknown Viruses

Can researchers uncover 800,000 viruses in the next 10 years? We're about to find out.

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Whoosh! Virgin Unveils Hyperloop that Will Travel 760 MPH

Virgin Hyperloop One has released prototype for a levitating pod that is designed to zoom at speeds as high as 760 mph (1,200 kph) though a Hyperloop connecting Dubai to Abu Dhabi, according to news sources.

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Toenail Fungus' Nonexistent Sex Life Is More Interesting Than You Think

Toenail fungus is not sexy, and the microbes that cause the infection appear to agree.

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This Week's Strangest Science News

Ready to get weird? Here are some of the strangest stories on Live Science this week.

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Evolution May Make it Harder for Humans to Hold Their Liquor

Humans are still evolving… but before toasting to that, know this: Some of the genetic changes may make hangovers worse, a new study finds.

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Here's What Happens When You Break Apart a Fidget Spinner & Swallow It

Whether fidget spinners really help kids focus is unclear, but one thing is for sure: Don't take the ball-bearing toy apart and swallow the pieces.

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Facts About Pangaea, Ancient Supercontinent

About 300 million years ago, all the seven continents formed one massive supercontinent called Pangaea.

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This Parasite Is a Surprising Cause of Seizures in the US

A brain-infecting parasite causes a surprising number of hospitalizations in the United States.

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The World's Luckiest Photographer May Have Proved Astrophysicists Right

Catching a star begin to go supernova is a 'one in 10 million' chance. This man just won the cosmic lottery.

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The Day Humans Taught Robots to Fight Back

Boston Dynamic's new robot dog can fight off a human as it opens a door.

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Indian Man's Brain Tumor Might Be the World's Largest

Doctors in India recently operated on what they say could be the largest brain tumor in the world, according to news reports.

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This Giant Clock Will Tick for 10,000 Years, But You'll Never Find It

Would you pay $42 million for a clock that ticks once a year?

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How Do Ski Jumpers Fall Huge Distances Without Breaking Their Legs?

My legs would break if I fell 50 feet onto hard snow. Why don't Olympic skiers break theirs?

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These 7 Animals Would Absolutely Crush It at the Winter Olympics

The Olympics are designed to test elite athleticism, at least in the human realm. But what about the animal world? How would arctic foxes fair in the Winter Olympics, or snowy owls for that matter?

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Why Elon Musk Is Stepping Down from AI Safety Group He Co-Founded

The move could have implications for artificial intelligence development at Tesla.

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No, Medical-Marijuana Legalization Doesn't Make Teens Smoke More Pot

Medical-marijuana legalization doesn't seem to lead to an increase in pot usage for teenagers.

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Is This Seal the Earliest Evidence of the Prophet Isaiah?

The 2,700-year-old seal impression refers to Isaiah, which may be the first extra-biblical evidence of the man who has a book in the Hebrew Bible named after him.

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Does Anesthesia Cause Memory Problems in Adults?

Middle-age adults who had surgery showed greater declines in memory and executive function than similar people who did not have surgery.

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Here's What Happens When You Leave Surgical Sponges in a Person's Body for Years

Years after a C-section, doctors spotted a strange complication.

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Faceless Fish, Phallic Worms & Other Bizarre Creatures Hauled from the Deep

They are among more than 100 deep-sea species recently scooped up off Australia's coast in a mission to identify animals that live in these barely explored, extreme underwater habitats.

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Physicists Hatch Mad Plan to Put Antimatter in a Moving Van

Antimatter is about to go on its first road trip.

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Mysterious Spiral Found in the Tail of Human Sperm

Scientists have spent decades studying the extraordinary abilities and anatomy of human sperm, so an international team of researchers was surprised to discover a mysterious, spiral-shaped nanostructure in the tails of sperm.

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No, Drinking Won't Make You Live Forever

Drinking moderate amounts of alcohol may not make people live longer, despite the findings of a massive study of retirees.

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AI-Driven Robot Learns the Meaning of Love, On Paper At Least

The AI-fueled robot BINA48 has completed a college course called Philosophy of Love

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The Case of the Missing Thumb: Man Arrested After Stealing Terracotta Warrior Digit

The thumb thief reportedly took a selfie before snagging the valuable souvenir.

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That Teeny-Tiny Speck in This Image Is the Tesla Roadster

Scientist paparazzi turned their scopes toward Elon Musk's Roadster and its mannequin driver.

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What Is Ramadan?

Ramadan is the most sacred month of the year in Islamic culture. During Ramadan, Muslims fast, abstain from pleasures and pray to become closer to God.

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Lymphatic System: Facts, Functions & Diseases

The lymphatic system helps rid the body of toxins.

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A Giant Claw Will Grab Falling SpaceX Gear 'Like a Giant Catcher's Mitt'

SpaceX is planning to use a giant net - one so immense that it takes up the majority of a high-speed watercraft named Mr. Steven - to catch reusable gear that falls back to Earth after missions to outer space.

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This Giant, Goopy, Floating Blob Is a Whale Placenta

The boaters, cruising off the coast of Hawaii, came across something that looked like a giant, used tissue floating in the water.

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This Google AI (Sort of) Knows When You'll Have a Heart Attack

Your eyes are the windows to your heart — and Google wants in.

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Swarm of 200 Earthquakes Hits Yellowstone - Here's What That Means

A swarm of 200 earthquakes hit Yellowstone National Park, but seismologists still aren't sure what that means.

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Here's Another Reason Health Officials Want You to Avoid Kratom: Salmonella

Health officials are again warning Americans not to consume kratom, but this time it's because the substance could be contaminated with Salmonella.

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World's Loneliest Tree Records Fallout from Humanity

A lone tree on a subantarctic island bears the marks of human activity.

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NASA's New Spacesuit Has a Built-In Toilet

NASA is developing a spacesuit with a built-in toilet system, something the agency hasn't used regularly since the Apollo era.

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Why You Probably Shouldn't Waste Your Money on DNA-Based Diets

Sure, it seems like a good idea: Lose weight following a diet that's tailored to your own unique genetic makeup instead of trying a one-size-fits-all approach.

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Photos: Royal Statue with Egyptian Hieroglyphics

Parts of a 2,600-year-old statue engraved with an Egyptian hieroglyphic inscription were discovered recently at the site of Dangeil in Sudan.

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Elon Musk's Company Gets OK to Dig Washington, D.C. Hyperloop Tunnel

The preliminary permit issued by the district's Department of Transportation is still vague on details.

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This Bacteria Eats Toxic Metal, 'Poops' Gold Nuggets

Researchers discover how a weird bacteria survives its toxic environment.

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Who Created These Strange, Ancient Sculptures Hidden in the Saudi Desert?

There's a place in the desert where the ghosts of camels seem to loom out of ancient rocks.

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Ancient Statue of Nubian King Found in Nile River Temple

Remains of the 2,600-year-old statue with an inscription written in Egyptian hieroglyphics turned up in a temple at Dangeil.

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The Real Way Ancient Priests Sacrificed Animals at the Roman 'Gate to Hell'

Turns out, the supernatural force that suffocated the animals was not from well-meaning gods but rather Mother Nature.

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1st Video of Dumbo Octopus Hatchling Is Adorbs

Deep-sea researchers captured an adorable video of a baby 'Dumbo' octopus swimming for the first time.

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Secret to Great Pyramid's Near Perfect Alignment Possibly Found

Though slightly lopsided, the towering, Great Pyramid of Giza is an ancient feat of engineering. Here's one of its secrets.

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Beneath Biblical Prophet's Tomb, An Archaeological Surprise

Deep inside looters' tunnels dug in the ancient Iraq city of Nineveh, archaeologists have uncovered 2,700-year-old inscriptions that describe the rule of an Assyrian king.

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Are Supermassive Black Holes Going to Eat the Universe?

Uh-oh, black holes often grow faster than the galaxies they anchor.

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Hidden Artwork Found Beneath Picasso 'Blue Period' Masterpiece

Picasso flipped the painted canvas 90 degrees and used what was once a cliff top as the line of the cloaked woman's back.

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The Brutal Neuroscience of Figure Skating: How Spinning Athletes Overcome Dizziness

The mental preparations figure skaters must go through to spin at Olympic levels without dizzily toppling over are at least as intense as their physical workouts.

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Strange Infection Strikes Wisconsin Dog Shelter: What Is 'Strep Zoo'?

Two dogs at a Wisconsin animal shelter recently tested positive for "strep zoo," a potentially lethal respiratory infection in animals.

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Can Olympic Figure Skaters Break the 5-Spin Barrier?

Olympic audiences went wild last week when Mirai Nagasu landed a triple axel, becoming the first U.S. female figure skater to turn an entire 3.5 rotations in the air at the Winter Games.

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Death Toll Rises in Nigerian Outbreak: What Is Lassa Fever?

Around 40 people have died in an outbreak of Lassa fever in Nigeria, according to news reports.

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How 5,000 Pencil-Size Robots May Solve the Mysteries of the Universe

The little, swiveling robots will look at a new portion of the sky for the invisible force called dark energy that may be causing the accelerating expansion of the universe.

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This Martian Crater Has a Weirdly Earth-Like Secret

Is this mountain from Mars, or Hawaii?

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A Man's Eye Floater Was Actually a Tapeworm — Plus Thousands of Its Eggs

A tapeworm in your gut sounds horrifying enough, but imagine having a tapeworm in your eye.

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What's Worse for Your Brain — Alcohol or Marijuana?

For both teens and adults, alcohol appears more dangerous for the brain than marijuana is.

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Bits of Famous, Lost (and Fake) 'Flying Saucer' Turn Up in British Science Museum

The flying saucer's copper bottom was covered in hieroglyphics, very much like the saucer discovered in Roswell, New Mexico.

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10 Ways Parents and Schools Can Prevent School Shootings Now (Op-Ed)

While politicians argue endlessly over gun control, here are 10 practical ways the rest of us can work to prevent school shootings.

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This Photo of Earth Reminds Us How Small We Are

Here's a new perspective on our home planet.

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Endocrine System: Facts, Functions and Diseases

The endocrine system is a collection of glands that secrete hormones.

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Here's How a Transgender Woman Breast-Fed for 6 Weeks

A transgender woman was able to produce enough milk to breast-feed her partner's newborn baby for six weeks, according to a new report of the case.

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Here's What You Can Expect from This Spring's Weather

Is the U.S. heading into a chilly and rainy spring, or a warm and drought-ridden one? The answer, as always, depends on your location, according to the March, April and May weather outlook released today (Feb. 15) by the U.S. Climate Prediction Center.

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The Solar Storm Hitting Earth Today Might Look Awesome

Thanks to a solar storm, the northern part of North America may see a dazzling auroral display tonight.

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The Flu Shot Is More Effective Than We Thought This Year

It's been a bad flu season, but this year's vaccine does offer some protection against the nasty bug.

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Will North Korea's Synchronized Cheerleaders Soften the Country's Image?

The mystery of the 229-woman squad is hard to ignore.

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NASA's 'Quiet Supersonic' Plane Could Change Airports Forever

NASA's plan to fly a quiet supersonic jet by 2021 could have world-changing consequences for air travel.

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Chinese New Year: Customs & Traditions

The Chinese New Year is one of the world's most celebrated festivals.

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In Photos: North Korea's Cheerleading Squad — An Army of Beauties

This dollhouse-like version of North Korean girls appears in contrast to the nation's isolated, sharp and militant reputation.

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Ruling Out 'Sonic Attack,' Docs Still Mystified by Brain Damage in US Staff in Cuba

A new report on a group of U.S. embassy workers in Cuba experiencing unexplained concussion symptoms after hearing weird noises only deepens the mystery of the case.

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What Your Genes Do After Death Can Help Detectives Solve Crimes

Your genetic code: the ultimate murder witness.

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What Millions of Years Look Like in One Photo (Well, Not Exactly)

A photo of Dún Briste - a layered, chunky tower of rock rising off the western coast of Ireland -skyrocketed to the top of Reddit last week.

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Here's Another Reason You May Gain Back Weight After Dieting

Successful weight loss could be hampered by chemical compounds lurking in everyday products in your house, a new study finds.

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Can You Find Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster Zooming Through Space in New Video?

After a two-day chase, astrophotographer Rogelio Bernal Andreo captured Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster cruising through the solar system.

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Enriched Uranium Particle Appears Over Alaska — and No One Knows Why

A research plane detected a single particle of enriched uranium over Alaska's Aleutian Islands. The particle's origin is a mystery.

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Nervous System: Facts, Function & Diseases

The network of nerves is the body's electrical wiring.

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Lena Dunham's Hysterectomy: Can It Cure Endometriosis?

Actress Lena Dunham has revealed that she recently underwent a hysterectomy to treat crippling pain from endometriosis.

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How A Physicist Caught a Single Atom on Camera

Warning: Atoms on camera may appear larger than they actually are.

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How Much Money Would It Take to Make You Happy? Scientists Calculate

Money may not buy you love, but it turns out that the green stuff can bring happiness, to a point.

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There's a Reason Roaches Love Banging Their Heads Into Walls

Cockroaches take a head-on approach to obstacles.

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Underwater Shipwrecks Photographer of the Year Finalists (Photos)

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These Pun-Filled Science Twitter Valentines Are Better Than Cherry Pi

We may be a bit biased at Live Science, but we think the best Valentine's Day tweets are the science ones.

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The Key to Surviving Superbugs May Be in the Dirt Beneath Our Feet

Down in the dirt — and well within our reach — lies what may be a pharmaceutical gold mine.

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How Olympic Athletes Fare in Freezing Cold

Athletes at the 2018 Olympic Games are dealing with some bitter-cold temperatures. But does the chill affect athlete's performance?

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Sea Slime Can Trigger 65-Foot Mega-Tsunamis

The corpses of these tiny creatures ooze out a slimy layer that may explain catastrophic undersea landslides and tsunamis.

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This Photo of a Submerged Motorcycle 'Cemetery' Will Haunt You

A sunken WWII vessel inspired the photographer who snapped a haunting underwater image.

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The first Falcon Heavy rocket built by the private spaceflight company SpaceX soared on its maiden voyage today (Feb. 6) — a historic test flight that also sent a car toward Mars and included two confirmed booster landings.

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Here's Who Will Super Bowl 2018, According to a Hippo

Fiona the hippo knows who will win Super Bowl 2018. This is science.

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Please take Tom Brady's water advice with a grain of electrolytes.

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If you already caught the flu, are you in the clear for the rest of the season?

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Interlocked Spiral of Ancient Skeletons Unearthed in Mexico City

The 10 bodies were buried in the unusual arrangement 2,400 years ago.

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6 More Weeks of Winter: Punxsutawney Phil Sees His Royal Shadow

The furry weather prognosticator has seen his shadow, forecasting six more weeks of winter.

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Lungs are an important part of the respiratory system. Adults take 15 to 20 breaths a minute, which comes to around 20,000 breaths a day.

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Despite new warning labels on "bug bomb" products, Americans are still injuring themselves with these at-home pesticides.

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Are Dogs More Likely To Bite You If You're Anxious?

If you regularly feel anxious, you might be the perfect candidate for a dog bite.

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Polar Bears Starving As Arctic Ice Vanishes

A new study shows that polar bears require more food than previously thought.

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Archaeologists have found thousands of mysterious Maya structures using lidar. The structures indicate a sort of Maya urban sprawl.

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Thousands of Mysterious Maya Structures Discovered in Guatemala

A new survey of the Maya lowlands reveals a sprawling ancient population.

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Were Dinosaurs Having a Party Millions of Years Ago in NASA's Backyard?

About 110 million years ago, two tank-like dinosaurs - a baby and an adult - left five-fingered handprints in the soft, earthy wetland of what is now NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, in Greenbelt, Maryland.

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You may never look at tea strainers or dental floss in the same way again.

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Was Princess Diana's death an accident? People who feel strongly that it wasn't may be skeptical about vaccines, too.

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Scientists have cracked a frothy mystery: the physics of fizz.

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Double Trouble: These Diseases Could Raise Your Risk for Cancer

Chronic diseases such as heart disease and diabetes are serious health concerns by themselves, but to make matters worse, they may also raise the risk of cancer.

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Skywatchers around the world were treated to a rare Super Blue Blood Moon today (Jan. 31). While this was the first time in 150 years that this type of eclipse happened in the U.S., the universe has a few more eclipses in store for us in the next year.

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Why You (Probably) Shouldn't Worry About Earth's Magnetic Poles Flipping

Earth's magnetic poles, whatever they're doing, are not going to spark chaos and kill us all — a scenario making the rounds online right now.

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New 'Slasher' Wasp Comes Equipped With Its Own Body Saw

This parasitic wasp inflicts horrors on its hosts.

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Earthquake Watch: California Is Overdue for a 'Big One'

California has a 93 percent chance of a magnitude-7 or greater earthquake occurring by 2045. Early warning systems, now in development, could limit casualties and damage.

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This medical cadaver sure had a lot of nerve.

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