Bacteria that thrive on Earth may not make it in the alien lands of Mars. A potential deterrent is perchlorate, a toxic chlorine-containing chemical discovered in Martian soil during various space ...

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have investigated how bacteria that can mould Martian soil into brick-like structures fare in the presence of perchlorate, a toxic ...

After the success of James Cameron’s “Aliens” in the summer of 1986, Dark Horse Comics’s expanded universe continued time and again to forge new pathways for the terrifying extraterrestrial Xenomorph ...

This year’s flu season is shaping up to be a nasty one—driven by a new variant of the influenza virus that may be able to slip past our vaccine defenses. A mutated form of the influenza A strain H3N2 ...

Americans are being urged to be extra vigilant this winter, as a suite of influenza A mutations has created a dominant virus strain that's spreading more rapidly and evading our natural and ...

A new paper posits that advanced alien civilizations may communicate through subtle flashes, like fireflies do on Earth. The thought experiment suggests that we need to avoid human biases in our ...

Ohio reported a doubling of flu-related hospitalizations in the last week of December 2025. A new flu strain, nicknamed the "super flu," is spreading rapidly across the United States. The CDC reports ...

A new flu strain, Subclade K (A(H3N2)), is surging across the U.S. following the holiday season. Since October, the flu has caused at least 7.5 million illnesses, over 19,000 hospitalizations, and ...