Laura Geggel
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Chernobyl: The world's worst nuclear disaster
There are plenty of unanswered questions about Chernobyl, the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster. → Read More
New Moai statue that 'deified ancestors' found on Easter Island
A newly discovered Moai statue on Easter Island has been found buried in a dried up lake bed. → Read More
Stunning reconstruction reveals 'lonely boy' with deformed skull who died in cave in Norway 8,300 years ago
A new reconstruction of one of Norway's oldest known skeletons shows a teenager with an unusual skull who may have died alone in a cave. → Read More
Strange love: 13 animals with truly weird courtship rituals
For Valentine's Day, Live Science gathers together some of the more extravagant and outlandish courtship rituals in the animal kingdom. → Read More
Who were Europe's 'bog bodies'? Deep look uncovers the secrets of this mysterious practice.
A deep dive into "bog bodies" reveals that this practice started in southern Scandinavia during the Neolithic and spread throughout Northern Europe. → Read More
10 dazzling gold and silver treasures dug up in 2022
Here are 10 stunning gold and silver treasures, dating from millennia to centuries ago, that came to light in 2022. → Read More
10 amazing things we learned about our human ancestors in 2022
From when our ancient relatives began walking on two feet to the first known medical amputation on Homo sapiens, here's what we learned in 2022 about our human ancestors. → Read More
Winter solstice: The science behind the shortest day of the year
What happens during the winter solstice? Here's why this day is the shortest day of the year, with the fewest hours of daylight. The winter solstice falls on Dec. 21 or 22 every year in the Northern Hemisphere. → Read More
Monstrous 'gorgons' survived a mass extinction, but they were a 'dead clade walking'
About 90% of all species went extinct during the "Great Dying" around 252 million years ago, but in the case of one paleo-beast — the so-called gorgon — reports of its death were greatly exaggerated, new research finds. → Read More
10 terrific turkey facts
Turkeys can fly, blush and are distant relatives of Tyrannosaurus rex. Read on to learn more about these Thanksgiving divas. → Read More
Teenage duck-billed dinosaurs struck out on their own, forming cliques
Juvenile duck-billed dinosaurs likely hung out in cliques, away from their original herd, an analysis of two bonebeds reveals. → Read More
Helmet-headed dinosaurs kickboxed like kangaroos, new study suggests
Pachycephalosaurs probably didn't butt heads at high speeds. Instead, they likely kickboxed like kangaroos. → Read More
2 Viking swords buried upright might have connected the dead to Odin and Valhalla
Archaeologists in Sweden excavating a Viking grave field have uncovered two burials containing swords standing upright. → Read More
Giant, ostrich-like dinosaur and its smaller cousin roamed Mississippi during the late Cretaceous
A giant, ostrich-like dinosaur and its smaller cousin, also an ornithomimosaur, sprinted through what is now Mississippi about 85 million years ago. → Read More
1,600-year-old mosaic of Hercules and Neptune's 40 mistresses unearthed in war-torn Syria
Archaeologists in Syria have discovered a stunning mosaic featuring depictions of the Trojan War, Hercules and Neptune dating to the fourth century A.D. → Read More
Tsunami from dinosaur-killing asteroid had mile-high waves and reached halfway across the world
The dinosaur-killing asteroid triggered mile-high monster waves and waters that reached the world over. → Read More
Spectacular T. rex skeleton may fetch $25 million at auction (the new owner gets to name it, too)
Paleontologists are dismayed that a T. rex specimen from Montana is hitting the auction block in Hong Kong in November. → Read More
'Bold theory' that Tyrannosaurus rex is 3 species gets stomped to pieces
Earlier this year, a study claimed that Tyrannosaurus rex was actually three separate species. Now, a new study refutes that claim and shows that T. rex is just one species. → Read More
Best shark movies of all time, ranked
We're gonna need a bigger boat as we hunt down the best shark movies of all time, according to our team. → Read More
Ice age children frolicked in 'giant sloth puddles' 11,000 years ago, footprints reveal
More than 11,000 years ago, children in what is now New Mexico splashed in muddy puddles made from sloth footprints, new research shows. → Read More