The work demonstrates the power of ancient DNA to illuminate human biology and medicine in addition to history. A massive ...

Some researchers hold that evolution hasn’t much altered humans in the past 10,000 years. A new analysis of ancient DNA ...

A new study proposes detecting life in space by spotting patterns across many planets instead of focusing on one at a time.

Science fiction media is filled with fantastic ideas that, more often than you'd expect, end up seeing the light of day, even ...

From lava tubes on Mars to ice pockets on Europa, subterranean environments may offer the best chance of finding life—and living safely—beyond our planet. “I was like, ‘OK, I'm pretty sure that ...

Airborne genetic material can be used to paint a picture of ecosystem health, watch for invasive species and even identify ...

Award winning duo James S. A. Corey show humanity’s struggle with staggering alien power in their latest installment of the ...

How do you grow and evolve to fit into an alien environment? James S. A. Corey, the nom de plume of the duo behind the Hugo ...

A Greek woman had to seek medical attention after sneezing bugs out of her nose. The unusual ailment, which terrified those ...

Grab your lab coat, or at least pretend you have one, and prepare to zoom way, way in because we’re about to explore a world ...

Grab your lab coat, or at least pretend you have one, and prepare to zoom way, way in because we’re about to explore a world ...