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Erik Irmer has been documenting the spread of invasive plant and animal species that disrupt native ecology across Europe. He focuses on humans’ interactions with these plants and animals. Aliens is p ...

Based on the novel by The Martian author Andy Weir, Project Hail Mary stars Ryan Gosling as a school teacher dispatched to save Earth's sun from dying.

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The mystery around these sorts of mushrooms illustrates the value in conserving and researching natural wonders like them.

Before the blood-chilling monster in "Alien" was designed by H.R. Giger, a couple of other ideas were considered that were ...

New species are being discovered faster than ever before - at a rate of more than 16,000 every year, suggests a new study.

It takes a village of people to make a movie, and it also takes a brave person to put someone in their place when they treat ...

A bumpy snailfish, Andean mouse opossum and ancient sea cow were just some of the many species described in 2025.

Rogue planets — worlds that drift through space alone without a star — largely remain a mystery to scientists. Now, ...

In the South China Sea, near the Paracel Islands, the aqua-colored waters of an expansive shallow reef platform suddenly ...