Could humans spread Earth life beyond our planet? Astrobiologists explain where extremophiles might survive and why the risks are enormous.

Thus far, our search for extraterrestrial life points toward Clarke’s former point, suggesting that our little blue dot is ...

Avi Loeb, a Harvard astronomer who has made headlines with his theories about alien encounters, will lead a White House ...

When the U.S. was born, humanity was still seven years away from balloon-borne flight. Where might we be another 250 years from now, should the nation be fortunate enough to survive that long?

Some creative calculations using bug traps, epidemiology and trees suggest there are some 20 million unique insect species on ...

In a major step towards strengthening biodiversity conservation in the country, the National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) has come out with a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for notification of ...

Teetering near endangered status, the starlet sea anemone produces “an ancient mechanism” for fighting viruses that ...

Ash begins with Riya Ortiz waking inside a blood-soaked station on KOI-442, the distant planet called Ash, with no memory of ...

Ink addict and body modification fanatic Anthony "Black Alien" Loffredo has suggested he wants to shift away from his alien ...

With over three decades of pioneering research in forest genetics, biodiversity conservation and ecological restoration, Dr ...

Researchers propose turning a future NASA moon base into a quarantine station that would screen space samples before they ever reach Earth.

The Great Filter theory suggests advanced civilisations may self-destruct before contacting others, explaining the universe's ...