Latest articles by Mindy Weisberger
At This Lab, 'Mad Scientists' Are Making Outlandish Tech a Reality
X, The Moonshot Factory tackles global problems with solutions so outlandish that they just might work.
Antarctica Is Getting Taller, and Here’s Why
The ground under Antarctica's ice is on the move, rising more rapidly than ever recorded.
Russia Wants to Blast Space Junk with Laser Cannon
Russia's space agency is developing a novel method for dealing with space junk: vaporizing it with lasers.
Antarctica Is Losing An Insane Amount of Ice. Nothing About This Is Good.
Trillions of tons of ice melted away from Antarctica during the past 25 years.
Why Does Artificial Intelligence Scare Us So Much?
Not everyone is prepared to welcome robot overlords.
Will 'Manhattanhenge' Always Light Up NYC Streets?
Could anything disrupt NYC's "Manhattanhenge" sunsets?
Biggest Test Yet Shows Einstein Was Wrong About 'Spooky Action at a Distance'
Physicists recently addressed a persistent flaw in a test that defines reality.
What Will the Sun Look Like After It Dies?
When our sun finally goes out, what will it look like?
Google Doodle Honors 'Prince of Mathematicians,' Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss
German mathematician Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss used math to find the lost dwarf planet Ceres, and a Google Doodle commemorates what would have been his 241st birthday.
What If Earth Started Spinning Backward?
If Earth were to spin in the opposite direction, it would transform the world as we know it.
Star 'DNA' Survey Could Reunite the Sun with Its Long-Lost Siblings
Is the sun due for a cosmic family reunion?
Volcanoes, Swamps and the South Pole: NASA Scientists Take Research to Extremes
For some NASA scientists, the extreme environments they study aren't on a distant planet or moon — they're right here on Earth.
Could Boeing's 'Starliner' Spacecraft Be a Next Step for Reaching the Moon and Beyond?
The space travel of science fiction could be closer than you think.
Discover the Science of 'Star Wars' and 'Black Panther' at Future Con
Delve into the science of science fiction as Live Science visits Future Con in Washington, D.C.
How Much Space Junk Hits Earth?
China's Tiangong-1 space station isn't the first spacecraft to shed bits of junk onto Earth, and it won't be the last.
I Went to Space and Floated Above Earth Thanks to This Immersive Helmet
A space helmet "theater" showed me an astronaut's view of Earth.
SpaceX Roadster Could be Martian 'Biothreat'
Elon Musk's spacefaring Tesla Roadster is likely carrying the biggest bacteria payload to ever leave Earth.
A Floating 'Brain' Will Assist Astronauts Aboard the Space Station
The crew on board the International Space Station (ISS) will soon welcome a new member, described by its creators as "a kind of flying brain."
World's Biggest Plane Taxis Closer to Takeoff
A new milestone for the world's biggest plane rolls it closer to leaving the ground.
Global Warming vs. Solar Cooling: The Showdown Begins in 2020
The sun may be dimming, temporarily. Don't panic; Earth is not going to freeze over. But will the resulting cooling put a dent in the global warming trend?
Billions of Viruses Are Falling to Earth Right Now (But That Isn't Why You Have the Flu)
Billions of airborne viruses waft down on us every day, carried by air currents that disperse them around the world.
Armageddon Update: 'Doomsday Clock' Stands at 2 Minutes to Midnight
The "Doomsday Clock," a hypothetical countdown to global Armageddon, gets a new position.
Scorcher! 2017 Ranked Among Three Hottest Years Ever
Last year was one of the three warmest years on record, according to a new report by NASA and NOAA.
