Space debris, and not aliens, behind mystery beach orbs in Australia

Australia's space agency said there's a completely rational, albeit cosmic, explanation behind the mysterious orbs that ...

We Could Seed Alien Life Elsewhere in the Universe—But We’ll Never Undo the Devastating Consequences

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

We Could Seed Alien Life Elsewhere in the Universe—But We’ll Never Undo the Devastating Consequences, Scientists Caution

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

The '80s War Of The Words Show Changed Key Parts Of H.G. Wells' Sci-Fi Novel

When War of the Worlds was adapted into a sci-fi series in the late 80s, the show made major changes to H.G. Wells' original ...

What to know about cyclospora, the gut-churning parasite causing illness in several states, and how to avoid it

Got a nasty stomach bug that won’t go away? It could be cyclosporiasis, a parasitic infection that causes weeks of ...
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This NASA aircraft could search for alien life on Saturn

Titan, Saturn's largest moon, is home to vast lakes and seas - not of water, but of liquid methane and ethane. In this video, ...
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Breakthrough Listen will search a million stars for alien life

Breakthrough Listen will scan the the skies with the aid of the MeerKAT Telescope. They are targeting a million nearby stars. [NASA's Planet-Hunting Probe Joins the Search for Intelligent Aliens] Cred ...

The American innovation that made millions of others possible

From the lightbulb to the airplane, to medical breakthroughs and the internet age, the past 250 years have been defined by ...

The Misunderstood Parasites That Rule Our World

From mosquitoes to bed bugs, parasites have always stuck close to humanity, and they continue to shape our lives to this day, ...