Epileptic seizures alter sleep by prolonging the stage that's central to memory formation, potentially predisposing the brain to "remember" how to trigger subsequent seizures more easily, a small ...

Scientists have created the smallest QR code in the world, measuring just 3.07 × 10⁻⁹ square inches (1.98 square micrometers). It can preserve data for thousands of years and it's so small that you ...

The spider-shaped sword ornament was created in Ghana in the 19th century and was passed down in a Texas family for ...

A new study shows that stars with low magnetic activity are likely to support exoplanetary systems, making the hunt for these celestial objects less random.

Live Science spoke with the scientists behind an upcoming clinical trial testing an immune therapy for depression.

Humans have practiced head shaping for tens of thousands of years, and anthropologists are beginning to uncover clues as to why.

The pygmy long-fingered possum and the ring-tailed glider, two marsupials believed to have died out thousands of years ago, are still alive in Papuan Indonesia.

A new vehicle is the first mass-produced passenger EV with a viable sodium-based alternative to conventional lithium-ion ...

A 12th-century sword spotted jutting out of the seabed in Israel was designed for one-handed combat during the Crusades.

Many types of body modification date back hundreds or thousands of years, revealing our ancient ancestors were not that ...

Scientists at Nankai University, Tianjin, developed a high-energy, solid-state battery system that they claim has already ...

Astronomers have discovered the brightest and most distant "megamaser" to date. The cosmic energy beam is shooting toward ...