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Texas and Louisiana face a double whammy of tropical cyclones

By Rafi Letzter

Marco's rainfall and flooding will make Laura's even more serious.

China started giving experimental COVID-19 vaccine to medical workers in July

By Rachael Rettner

The vaccine has been approved for emergency use in medical workers, customs and border officials and other high risk groups.

FDA allows wide use of plasma for COVID-19 with little data that it works

By Nicoletta Lanese

Last week, the FDA stated it needed much more data to authorize the treatment.

First case of coronavirus reinfection confirmed, researchers say

By Yasemin Saplakoglu

A man in Hong Kong was reinfected with the novel coronavirus twice, but didn't develop any symptoms the second time.

'Death screams' of swarming bacteria help their comrades survive antibiotic attacks

By Mindy Weisberger

Swarms of bacteria can survive encounters with antibiotics because some of the dying microbes emit "chemical death cries," an action known as necrosignalling.

A supernova may have triggered a mass extinction on Earth 359 million years ago

By Mindy Weisberger

The supernova of a star around the end of the Devonian period bathed Earth in radiation and exterminated species worldwide.

Live Science podcast 'Life's Little Mysteries' Episode 48: Mysterious Beer

By Live Science Staff

This alcoholic beverage has quenched thirsts for thousands of years and is one of the oldest chemistry experiments in the world.

Massive stone structures in Saudi Arabia may be some of oldest monuments in the world

By Owen Jarus

Mysterious stone structures that dot lava fields and deserts across Saudi Arabia may be some of the oldest monuments in the world, scientists say.

Amazing images: The best science photos of the week

By Brandon Specktor

Here are the stories behind the most amazing images in the world of science this week. A recap of the coolest photos featured on Live Science.

Does your personality change as you get older?

By Isobel Whitcomb

Personality isn't fixed

Coronavirus news of the week (VIDEO)

By Nicoletta Lanese

Catch up on important COVID-19 news from Live Science.

Can carrots give you night vision?

By Benjamin Plackett

No, Churchill just really wanted Brits to eat more carrots.

Astronaut spots California wildfires from space, sends 'thoughts and prayers' to victims

By Meghan Bartels

California is on fire, with more than 360 individual blazes scorching across the state. Unsurprisingly, the effects are visible from space.

Clouds of star-forming gas are being shot 'like bullets' across the galaxy

By Brandon Specktor

Two clouds of cold-star forming gas are sailing on the Milky Way's hot nuclear wind, and nobody can explain why.

First ever double hurricane could hit the Gulf of Mexico

By Rafi Letzter

There's no record of two hurricanes being in the Gulf of Mexico at the same time. Next week, that could change.

Mauritius wreck that leaked tons of oil into the sea may soon be sunk to the bottom of the Indian Ocean

By Yasemin Saplakoglu

Nearly a month after a ship struck a coral reef off the island nation of Mauritius, causing a catastrophic oil spill, tugboats lugged it out to sea where it is now going to be sunk.