Today, cloning is not a technology that can simply “copy and paste” living things. But it’s brought advances in several ...

The search for life beyond Earth has always been full of surprises. Strange radio signals have sparked excitement. Odd gases on distant worlds have raised questions. Even ordinary objects have been ...

When it comes to the search for life elsewhere in the universe, methane and other chemical compounds are seen as signs of ...

Some of these approaches may show promise, but new research indicates much of today’s AI is even more easily duped by false ...

Are we alone in the universe? Consider mysterious "extraterrestrial" radio signals. Unexplained gases on other planets.

Scientists are calling for a lunar quarantine facility where samples from Mars, the Moon, and beyond would be examined before being brought to Earth. They warn that even a tiny alien microorganism ...

Some IVF clinics are using AI to perform tasks such as sperm and embryo selection, but some fertility experts question ...

Taxidermied, locked behind plexiglass and spinning slowly on a wooden dais in the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh, UK, the world’s most famous ewe remains a public spectacle three decades ...

Landmark science fiction books like The Time Machine, 1984, and The Left Hand of Darkness have helped shape and define the ...