Strange & Offbeat
Your household gadgets could soon be battery-free — scientists create tiny solar cells that can be powered by indoor light
An array of personal and home devices could one day function battery-free following the development ...View More
'This technology is possible today': Nuclear waste could be future power source and increase access to a rare fuel
Nuclear waste could be repurposed into a rare isotope necessary for nuclear fusion, which could theo ...View More
One of the world’s tallest trees — the centuries-old 'Doerner Fir' — is on fire in Oregon.
In coastal Oregon, the state's tallest fir tree is burning.Douglas-firs (Pseudotsuga menziesii) are ...View More
Jaw-dropping photo captures solar tornado and gigantic plasma eruption raging on the sun at the same time
A giant solar tornado and a massive plasma eruption were just raging on the surface of the sun at th ...View More
6,300 years ago, dozens of people were murdered in grisly victory celebrations in France
In a series of "victory" celebrations more than 6,000 years ago in northeastern France, a group of d ...View More
'Why would you even want to go?': Readers react to the hypothetical 400-year voyage to Alpha Centauri
Would you be willing to leave Earth on a one-way trip to our nearest star system? In a Live Science ...View More
Can cannabis raise the risk of cancer?
Cannabis smoke can seem gentler than tobacco's, but that impression of marijuana may be deceptive. D ...View More
Uranus has a new, hidden moon, James Webb Space Telescope reveals
The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted a never-before-seen moon orbiting Uranus, bringing the pl ...View More
Mystery quake that rocked Northern California in 1954 came from 'eerily quiet' Cascadia Subduction Zone
A 1954 earthquake that rattled Northern California was likely caused by the infamous Cascadia Subduc ...View More
Scientists just found a protein that reverses brain aging
Aging is particularly harsh on the hippocampus -- the brain region responsible for learning and memo ...View More
