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The American holiday Juneteenth is observed on June 19. It is also known as Emancipation Day and Black Independence Day.

For Prime Day, Live Science has rounded up the best microscopes for kids of all ages and levels of experience.

The new findings suggest the virus may have been circulating in Illinois as early as Dec. 24, 2019.

We've rounded up the best Amazon Prime Day deals on binoculars for kids. No matter your child's skill level, your own budget or their level...

These incredible space photos were taken using advanced techniques to reveal some of the wonders in the universe.

Humpback whales hunt by taking big lunges at groups of fish, so the encounter was likely a fluke.

Tendrils of galaxies up to hundreds of millions of light-years long may be the largest spinning objects in the universe, a new study finds.

Gold miners have discovered three partial skeletons of three woolly mammoths , which may have been part of the same family.

The tiny caterpillars have thin poisonous hairs that can cause poison-ivy-like rashes and breathing problems in some people.

Pregnancy lasts about 40 weeks and is divided into three stages, or trimesters, each with unique symptoms and changes in the mother's body a...

A new study on human cultural evolution argues that humans evolve much faster as cultures than as individual organisms, molding our genes in...

Cottonmouths, or water moccasins, are venomous snakes in North America that display white mouths when threatened.

What role do our eyebrows and eyelashes play?

The trial was conducted in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

The researchers say that they want to use the survey to better understand our own place in the universe.

Cutting-edge technology is helping researchers collect and analyze whale communication.

Does everyone have a monologue in their head?

The low levels will likely require states to implement water-saving measures.

Scientists studied the acceleration using high-res radar images, captured by satellites.

Long-term storage on the International Space Station didn't cause DNA damage to freeze-dried mouse sperm.

Live Science will explore the eruptive realm of acid-base chemistry in our new kids video series: Summer School with Live Science.

She received a drug approved for treating smallpox from the U.S. Strategic National Stockpile.

Scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society are trying to help wolverines find a new foothold in the rugged terrain of the Colorado Ro...

The tiny clay impression dates back 7,000 years and was likely used to seal and sign deliveries, as well as to keep storerooms closed, accor...

Find out all the science of the Milky Way, including the size of our home galaxy, who discovered it and how it's on a collision course with...