Shaped by a different biology or culture, other intelligent civilisations – if they’re out there – might understand the ...

Scientists grew chickpeas in simulated moon soil, raising the possibility that astronauts could one day grow crops on future ...

In an age of artificial intelligence, the one thing machines can't replace is original human thought — so why aren't we teaching it? Syed Mustafa Ahmad It is a universally acknowledged truth that the ...

For millions of us, applying a spritz of perfume is something we do without a second thought – but experts are warning that some popular ranges could contain potentially dangerous chemicals. These ...

Looking for molecular evidence of life on other worlds is tricky, but a test based on the reactivity of carbon compounds ...

Life's capacity to survive in simulated lunar and Martian soils has been explored in two papers published in Scientific Reports. Treating simulated lunar soil with both symbiotic fungi and ...

Shooting at Rhode Island youth hockey game leaves 3 dead, including shooter, and 3 more wounded Grieving parents demand changes after 26-year-old son euthanized under controversial law Hillary Clinton ...

A new psychedelic retreat calling itself a “SETI for the mind” aims to establish two-way communication with the nonhuman entities people encounter while tripping on DMT.

Advances in organ and computer models are raising the prospect that some animal experiments could be eliminated. But there ...

Humans don’t have a defined mating season like deer or wolves. Here’s how evolution blended biology, culture and social life into year-round intimacy.

In the movie Hoppers, scientists “hop” human consciousness into animal-like robots to talk to other species. We asked the ...