Strange & Offbeat
Granny Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison for Hitting Granddaughter on the Arm with a Slipper
An 80-year-old woman in Turkey risks spending over 4 years behind bars for hitting her 18-year-old g ...View More
New Antiviral Chewing Gum Could Help Prevent Flu and Herpes Infections
Scientists from Finland and the United States have developed a special type of chewing gum that can ...View More
Killer Australian fungus can gobble up widespread, pesticide-resistant armyworm from the inside
A pest called the fall armyworm has spread across the globe, threatening food security in more than ...View More
Scientists Discover Tree That Thrives When Struck by Lightning
Lightning kills most of the trees it strikes, but scientists have discovered a tree species that not ...View More
Science of sleep quiz: How much do you know about sleep and dreams?
We spend a large portion of our lives sleeping. That might seem like an evolutionary disadvantage, g ...View More
Flu: Facts about seasonal influenza and bird flu
The flu is a contagious viral infection of the respiratory system that affects the nose, throat and ...View More
Colgate Kids battery-powered toothbrush review
Why you can trust Live Science Our expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products ...View More
Extremely rare Denisovan jawbone confirms human cousins spread across Asia
A mysterious human jaw discovered off the coast of Taiwan doesn't belong to our species or Neanderth ...View More
April's full 'Pink Moon' rises this weekend — here's how to see it, and why it's so special
On Saturday, April 12, look east at dusk to see the next full moon rise into the sky: the "Pink Moon ...View More
Man Develops Fungal Lung Infection Due to Dirty Sock Smelling Habit
A Chinese man who had developed a habit of smelling his dirty socks after wearing them for a whole d ...View More
