One that caught attention from many was a type of sea mollusk that washed ashore on South Padre Island in late May.

(390 million mi) from Earth, underneath the cold seas of Europa, a horrifying, and vastly intelligent creature lurks. Can our ...

Kellin? There's no one here by that name.

Scientists discover 26 new bacterial species in NASA cleanrooms, revealing surprisingly resilient microbes with potential ...

About 300 years ago, Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus set out on a bold quest: to identify and name every living organism on ...

Pocock, a space scientist at University College London and BBC presenter, predicts alien life will be found by 2075 but ...

New species are being discovered faster than ever before — at a rate of more than 16,000 every year, suggests a new study.

There's the invasion by a warlike species, there's the highly evolved species trying to communicate with our primitive ...

The search for life on Earth is speeding up, not slowing down. Scientists are now identifying more than 16,000 new species ...

Freed from the threat of invasive predators, Galapagos birds are performing astonishing feats of return and innovation – 200 ...

A new study shows scientists are discovering new species faster than ever, revealing Earth still holds vast unknown ...

In this scenario, our first contact with aliens would be tragic. We should look for "loud shouts in the night".