Chalk up another victory for “Conan the Bacterium”—a rugged germ that fresh research suggests could conquer the solar system.

New research reveals that ancient interbreeding between humans and Neanderthals shaped our modern human DNA - especially on ...

The tiniest life forms are also among Earth’s toughest, from near-invincible tardigrades to extremophilic microbes that ...

A new psychedelic retreat calling itself a “SETI for the mind” aims to establish two-way communication with the nonhuman entities people encounter while tripping on DMT.

Tiny life forms tucked into debris from an asteroid hit could catapult to other planets—including Earth—and survive, a new ...

These results are preliminary, but they could eventually improve ovarian health and fertility in women, researchers say ...

Shaped by a different biology or culture, other intelligent civilisations – if they’re out there – might understand the ...

By making a suspected alien into a real person, Emma Stone turns Bugonia into one of the most humane Best Picture nominees.

A newly released CIA file has exposed a top secret program that developed methods to control behavior using drugs in food, ...

Former President Barack Obama ignited a firestorm when he seemed to admit aliens were “real.” Congress has explored the topic of UAP, UFOs for years.

NEW YORK — By age 2, most kids know how to play pretend. They turn their bedrooms into faraway castles and hold make-believe tea parties. The ability to make something out of nothing may seem uniquely ...

Human experimentation made many modern medical advances possible—but history shows what happens when ethics are ignored. Across wars, regimes, and institutions, people were subjected to cruel and ...