Scientists have identified viruses that may trigger cancer meaning it may be possible to develop a vaccine to protect people from the disease and save thousands of lives every year As many as 47,000 Brits could be spared a cancer…
Japan says 10 more passengers on board the Diamond Princess have tested positive for coronavirus but a British man stranded on board says they found out on the news and fear a longer spell in quarantine David Abel on Diamond…
A person in Wisconsin has tested positive for the new coronavirus, 2019-nCoV, marking the first case in the state and the 12th case in the U.S., officials announced today (Feb. 5). The patient is an adult who recently traveled to…
It’s been an amazing month for the Live Science team as our forums hit 1,000 members! To celebrate, we’re declaring February our Month of Discovery. Tell us about your favorite discovery in this thread for a chance to win a…
Most healthy people experience little variation in their heart rates at rest, but a new study shows that normal resting heart rates can differ between individuals by an astonishing 70 beats per minute. The findings challenge the conventional approach to…
Students are taken to a special army facility as a precaution against the possible coronavirus infection on their return from China, at Indira Gandhi International Airport, on Feb. 1, 2020 in New Delhi, India. The passengers were evacuated from Wuhan…
In today’s episode of our Life’s Little Mysteries podcast, we’ll take a closer look at one of the most puzzling animals on our planet, and one that you may share your home with: cats. Why do cats love boxes, why…
An illustration shows what the interior of IceCube might look like without the ice. Where do neutrinos get their mass from? It’s a mystery, one of the most baffling in the Standard Model of particle physics. But a team of…
The coronavirus particle has a crown of spikes on its surface. The new coronavirus outbreak has made headlines in recent weeks, but there’s another viral epidemic hitting countries around the world: flu season. But how do these viruses compare, and…
Trees struggle to remain upright in a lake formed by abrupt permafrost thaw. Arctic permafrost can thaw so quickly that it triggers landslides, drowns forests and opens gaping sinkholes. This rapid melt, described in a new study, can dramatically reshape…