Astronomers investigating 3I/ATLAS suggest its unique trajectory allows interstellar observers to detect Earth's industrial ...

A study published in Nature Communications suggests that Europa’s rocky seafloor is likely too mechanically strong to support ...

By Henry A. Onwubiko“A nation that cannot control its own seeds cannot decide its destiny.” –Captain Ibrahim Troure Genetic engineering, the manipulation of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), the hereditary ...

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When 3I/ATLAS was first detected on 1 July 2025 by the ATLAS telescope in Chile, it was widely assumed to be a relatively ...

When people are framed as something less than fully human, public empathy and willingness to protect their rights shrink ...

NASA has postponed the first planned spacewalk of 2026 after a medical concern involving a crew member aboard the ...

While imperceptible to humans, these tiny delays are significant for experiments that rely on pulsars as ultra-precise cosmic ...

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

Consciousness could be a fundamental part of reality, like gravity or matter, according to this controversial theory.

On Earth, deep-sea vents may have given rise to the planet’s first life. But nothing of the sort seems to be happening at the ...

If aliens from space can die and mourn their dead then they likely invented gods to worship. Because they missed their loved ...