Exceptionally preserved fossils from the Ediacaran period challenge what scientists thought was possible in sandstone. In the fossil record, creatures without hard shells or skeletons, such as ...

Some animals on Earth look so unusual that they appear almost alien. Their shapes, movements, and survival strategies challenge familiar ideas of what life should look like. Scientists study these ...

Scientists found new evidence (or lack thereof) disproving the conspiracy theory that interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is alien ...

In September, NASA announced the discovery of a possible sign of life, known as a potential biosignature, on Mars. The Perseverance rover, which has been exploring a dried-up lakebed for years, found ...

For generations, the question of whether life exists beyond Earth has captivated humanity. On Mars, faint traces in ancient ...

Humans have always been fascinated with space. We frequently question whether we are alone in the universe. If not, what does ...

While late M-stars are the easiest places to find Earth-sized planets, a new study suggests they are biological dead ends where animal life may never find enough fuel to evolve.

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Far below the ocean’s surface, where sunlight disappears and pressure reaches crushing levels, some of the planet’s strangest ...

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Most people in 1998 correctly doubted that space travel would be common for ordinary Americans or that alien life forms would ...