It’s life, Jim, but not as we know it!” is often misattributed to either Mr Spock or  Dr Leonard ‘Bones’ McCoy from Star Trek. The ...

The Panama Canal remains one of the most crucial trade routes in the world, and the U.S. has a long history of involvement in ...

For centuries, Mars has played tricks on our perception - from imagined canals to mysterious rock formations. Today, the Perseverance Rover continues that legacy, revealing stones that may not be ...

Scientists have pondered why Mars seemed to be missing sufficient carbonates indicative of its warm, wet past. Now, NASA’s ...

The detection of life beyond Earth would be one of the most profound discoveries in the history of science. The Milky Way galaxy alone hosts hundreds ...

Martians Build Canals! Percival Lowell peered through a telescope on an Arizona hilltop and saw the ruddy surface of Mars crisscrossed with canals. Hundreds of miles long, they extended in single ...

A molecule detected on a planet 124 light-years away is produced on Earth by decaying phytoplankton and other microbes. There ...

Lacking vegetation, the birds populating the canals of the Netherlands' capital use refuse to build their nests; a ...

Lucian of Samosatam was probably the first to write about travel to outer space and aliens in his 160 AD work: "A True Story" ...

Wealthy tech investors are promoting Greenland as the site for a libertarian utopia with minimal corporate regulation.

An advertisement for the 1994 World Cup, fast food wrappers, COVID-19 masks—what birds used to build their nests reflects a ...

Using environmental DNA analysis and traditional fishing techniques, researchers are seeking answers about the current ...