Chalk up another victory for “Conan the Bacterium”—a rugged germ that fresh research suggests could conquer the solar system.

Chalk up another victory for “Conan the Bacterium”—a rugged germ that fresh research suggests could conquer the solar system.

Finding Earth-like planets orbiting sun-like stars and identifying signs of life such as oxygen or water is a major goal in astronomy and a key interest for the public. Addressing this challenge ...

MIT researchers have uncovered chemical evidence suggesting that ancient sea sponges were among the first animals on Earth, ...

Research shows that a phenomenon called St. Elmo’s Fire, which occurs during thunderstorms, may be much more common than ...

Faculty at Mississippi State University are continuing work at the intersection of mathematics, statistics, and climate science with the publication of a new study examining regional snow cover trends ...

Last Updated on February 28, 2026 by Daily News Staff For decades, the idea of aliens visiting Earth has lived in a cultural ...

Just a few days in simulated microgravity can subtly change the way women’s blood clots, sparking bigger questions about health monitoring protocols for astronauts who can spend six months or more in ...

A gray powder that looks like ash can become something closer to stone when hit with the right beam of light. Engineers have ...

Fed up with a lack of action on climate change, some students are researching dimming the sun despite the pushback from other scientists.

After decades of debate, researchers say that they have found the clearest evidence yet for this rare form of carbon.

"For asteroids of the size scale relevant to planetary defense (i.e., ∼50-500 m), the mass can only be directly measured ...