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From sinking boats and feasting on shark livers to dining on whale tongue and tossing porpoises around for fun, orcas are displaying some fascinating —

A vaccine in development would be the first proactive treatment for overdose and fentanyl addiction, if approved.

Google’s proposal to explore space-based AI infrastructure raises fundamental questions about energy, physics and feasibility – and whether Earth has really run out of options.

Are we reading our dog’s moods right? Does TV really comfort them when we’re away? These pet stories were catnip to us this year.

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft captured dramatic plumes, both large and small, spray water ice out from many locations along the famed ‘tiger stripes’ near the south

The U.S. is forecast to add a lot less power from renewables than analysts previously expected. The potential slowdown comes as electricity demand is rising

Scientists discover 26 new bacterial species in NASA cleanrooms, revealing surprisingly resilient microbes with potential uses in biotechnology and medicine.

This 3,500-year-old covered wagon is the best-preserved example in the world of this ancient form of wheeled transport.

In a short talk at Caltech, physicist Richard Feynman laid out a vision of manipulating and controlling atoms at the tiniest scale. It would precede

Smog from cars and trucks is an expected health hazard in big cities, but researchers from the University of Cincinnati found pollution from truck exhaust

Time to stop monkeying around — just don’t go bananas if you get the wrong answer!

In this James Webb telescope image, the gigantic molecular cloud near our galaxy’s center appears as a canvas of pink and purple clouds set against

You might think that the human body has many holes, but that number shrinks when you stop to consider what counts as a hole.

Catch up on the latest trends in health news in this roundup of long-reads compiled by Live Science’s health channel editor.