Compared to previous theories, the current research emphasizes the complexity of the biological and chemical processes that brought about life.

If you've been following exoplanet research over the last couple of years, you've definitely heard of K2-18b. Located 124 ...

After the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, escaped domestic pigs bred with wild boar, creating a hybrid population.

President Trump directed his administration to release files on UFOs and any "alien and extraterrestrial life," an issue that has drawn decades of fascination — and spawned more than a few wild ...

On Thursday the U.S. president ordered the release of federal files related to UFOs and aliens, although no evidence of extraterrestrials visiting Earth is known to exist ...

The bony facial protrusion might be an evolutionary byproduct that resulted from changes to other parts of the skull, according to a new study ...

Space is full of radiation, which is bad for both babies and non-babies alike, but we also have to worry about how microgravity affects the human body, too.

Katana Curry leaned forward in her seat in the gallery of the House of Delegates Tuesday as the voting board lit up bright ...

The deep sea anglerfish lives in a place where sunlight never reaches and pressure crushes almost everything. In that darkness, evolution took a strange and unsettling path. Bioluminescent lures, ...

Researchers across biology, philosophy, and AI are split on what counts as a mind—and whether today’s systems qualify.

The vast, mysterious depths of our oceans have long captivated human imagination, housing creatures so bizarre and otherworldly that they seem to belong in science fiction rather than reality. It’s no ...