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Stranded on an alien world

Exploring new worlds comes with a risk no one likes to talk about getting stranded with no quick rescue. On an alien planet every decision matters from finding shelter and water to dealing with an ...
A recent study has found video evidence that octopuses are hitting fish in the ocean for some unknown reason, displaying ...
If the government confirms nonhuman intelligence, psychological research offers clues about the range of ways humans might ...
What would alien life from another planet be like? But we rarely ask the opposite: What would they think of us?
TOI-4616 b is an Earth-sized exoplanet orbiting an M-dwarf that offers a strong benchmark for studying atmospheric loss and ...
These findings suggest that the absence of past detections does not mean discovery is imminent. If extraterrestrial ...
The “alien” is actually a potato. Specifically, it is a purple tuber nicknamed Spudnik-1, grown and photographed by Pettit.
Scientists have uncovered a surprising way to study the harsh space weather around young M dwarf stars. Mysterious dips in ...
Starseeds say they’re not from this planet. Online, they’re sharing mythologies and rituals that, for some, are taking on the ...
Prepare to embark on your most ambitious Five Parsecs From Home adventure yet, from Modiphius Entertainment, with Planetfall.
We don't often get high quality popcorn flicks these days — movies that are not just pure entertainment, but that are also extremely well-made, particularly in the post-COVID era. Only a handful of ...
Planets orbiting stars beyond the solar system come in all shapes and sizes but mostly fit into a few categories: large and hot gas giants, super-Earths that are slightly larger than our planet, ...