Stories by Laura Geggel

A fossil from Madagascar shows giant dinosaurs and pterosaurs originated from teensy ancestors

A forensic worker in Thailand most likely caught the virus from a deceased patient, a preprint study suggests

A gaping hole in the Juan de Fuca plate could explain why central Oregon has volcanoes

Scientists are concerned the glacier is spawning icebergs more frequently than it used to

The genetics testing company and GlaxoSmithKline are using five million people’s data to develop medical treatments

His mummified remains show he ate meat and a poisonous fern before his demise

The glassy shards from Kilauea’s eruption may be dangerous to humans and animals if consumed

The eruption is the Central American nation’s deadliest since 1902

The fireball’s sonic boom sparked a 2.0-magnitude seismic event

Scientists are racing to save cacao trees from devastating viruses and fungi

Cancerous cells emit unique compounds that trained canines detect in breath or urine

The volcano is likely slowly preparing for its next eruption

A hot summer day makes the body work overtime

The new ankylosaurus fossil is one of the most complete ever found in North America

The finding will help scientists more accurately model the planet’s geodynamic processes

Cynodonts, which looked like scaly rats, roamed Brazil 235 million years ago 

How the Galaxy Note 7’s lithium batteries can go awry   

Some places will see temperatures as much as 5.6 to 8.3 degrees Celsius above average for this time of year

Like its distant relative T. rex, a newly identified dinosaur, named Gualicho shinyae, sported small arms and hands with two clawed fingers

Live Science spoke with two material scientists to learn more about how exactly the high-performance plastic protects people

The wearable robot differs from other exoskeletons because it relies on soft materials to reduce the amount of energy used while carrying a heavy weight by about 7 percent, on average, the researchers found

The crocodile-size reptile lived about 242 million years ago, during the Middle Triassic period

Ground-penetrating radar scan of the bard’s grave finds a headless skeleton

The giant tyrannosaur may have migrated from Asia to western North America across a land bridge 67 million years ago