The “alien” is actually a potato. Specifically, it is a purple tuber nicknamed Spudnik-1, grown and photographed by Pettit.

Future missions will need longer expiration dates and grow-it-yourself options. Luckily, labs around the world are working on ...

Spring has sprung and flowers are abloom. In celebration of the season, the North Coast Chapter of the California Native Plant Society will hold its “Spring Native Plant Sale” May 2 and 3 at ...

The spud's alien-like root growth has prompted some conspiracy theories.

Some worm species in your garden are a sign of healthy soil, while others point to issues like acidity or too much moisture.

An international research team led by the University of Vienna has produced, for the first time, high-resolution global maps of invasion risk for thousands of alien plant species under current ...

Temperature plays the biggest role in where plants can grow. Warmer conditions allow more plants to survive in new places. Other factors like rainfall and soil also matter, but temperature has the ...

The eerie purple orb freaking out social media is actually Spudnik-1, a homegrown ISS potato pointing to NASA's plans for ...

58 years ago, 2001: A Space Odyssey hit screens. Read SFX legend Douglas Trumbull on the movie's original "crap script" and ...

Because there's more to extra-terrestrial life than humans with prosthetics stuck to their foreheads.

Over 20 years, researchers tracked diet and health in more than 5,000 adults over 80 — and found a striking difference in one group. Research shows that underweight adults over 80 who eat meat daily ...