Tests conducted with tardigrades suggest that there is something in Martian dirt that dramatically reduces biological ...

In Amiri’s calculations, Dyson spheres around white dwarfs tend to produce cooler, fainter thermal emission that peaks in the near- to mid-infrared, while M-dwarf cases can radiate more strongly but ...

"If we soften the language of atrocity and hide the harsh truth, we become desensitized to it." ...

Health leaders in London are meeting today to discuss whether to stop unvaccinated children from coming into school.

Chalk up another victory for “Conan the Bacterium”—a rugged germ that fresh research suggests could conquer the solar system.

Mars may already possess a built-in defense against contamination from Earth. Experiments using simulated Martian soil show ...

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

Chalk up another victory for “Conan the Bacterium”—a rugged germ that fresh research suggests could conquer the solar system. Better known as Deinococcus radiodurans, this microbe is arguably the ...

Scientists tested whether microbes can survive the shock of a planetary impact and found some may endure the violent launch into space.

Wobbly water solution Your recent Jeff Davi op-ed touting Cal Am’s wobbly “three-legged stool” argument omitted important details. First, this stool is standing on quicksand and will be rendered ...

Marin County officials will hold a public forum Tuesday to review limited interactions between local law enforcement and federal immigration authorities, a meeting that protest organizers say they ...

Released in the United States on August 2, 2002, M. Night Shyamalan's sci-fi horror thriller "Signs" will turn 24 this year.