A Young, Pro Athlete Nearly Died After Swallowing a Toothpick

He was a young and fit pro athlete, but he came dangerously close to death when he accidentally swallowed a rather common place item.

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This Is the Purest Beam of Light in the World

The device, built to be portable enough for use in space, produces a beam of laser light that changes less over time than any other laser humanity has created.

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Climate Change May Hurt Babies' Hearts

Extreme heat due to climate change might increase congenital heart defects.

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Neanderthals and Denisovans Lived (and Mated) in This Siberian Cave

The Neanderthals and Denisovans — both relatives of modern humans — were roommates, literally, for thousands of years in a remote Siberian cave, two new studies find.

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Will It Really Take Joshua Tree '200 to 300' Years to Recover from the Shutdown?

The government shutdown lasted just 35 days. The damage that happened during it at Joshua Tree National Park could take decades to heal.

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Hyperfast Shock Waves from a Supernova Heat Atoms to Blazing-Hot Temperatures

Taking the temperature of a star bomb.

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Israeli Scientists Say They'll Have Cure for Cancer Within a Year. Here's Why That's Highly Unlikely

An Israeli biotech company said that it believes it will have a cure for cancer within a year, but experts contacted by Live Science say that's highly unlikely.

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