Live Science

What's Hot This Week 700-Million-Year-Old Fossils: Oldest Armored Creature? by Jeanna Bryner Fossils of tiny creatures living hundreds of millions of years ago may represent the oldest example of an organism with its own mineral coating such as is seen today on snails. Pinatubo Flashback, June 7, 1991: A Colossal Eruption Looms by Stephanie Pappas On June 15, 1991, the largest land volcano eruption in living history shook the Philippine island of Luzon as Mount Pinatubo, a formerly unassuming lump of jungle-covered slopes, blew its top. Sponsored by: Ephemeral Antimatter Trapped for Amazingly Long 16 Minutes In Photos: The Colossal Eruption of Mount Pinatubo Sex, Lies and Weiner: Why They Don't Think They'll Get Caught Top 10 Stigmatized Health Disorders Candy Land: Images Reveal Forests' True Colors