The hunt for extraterrestrial life is fundamentally flawed. But there's a fix.
We search for aliens on exoplanets by looking for the chemical signatures of life. But without understanding the host st...
Rare snails lay eggs during car journey to zoo
Image source, Dudley ZooImage caption, The glutinous snail was once widespread in the UK, but is now only found in one W...
More than 170,000 respiratory cases recorded in haze-choked Indonesia
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, More than 40,000 cases – which range from mild coughs to pneumonia – involve to...
Suicide Rate Dropped Slightly in 2024, C.D.C. Finds
Suicide deaths have often fluctuated over the years but a sustained downward trend remains elusive.
India is producing more green energy - but wasting a lot of it
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Renewables make up for 54% of India's total 552GW installed power capacity...
'There was something bigger in the ground here': Metal detectorist in Germany discovers giant Roman-era hoard from time of emperor Hadrian
More than 900 Roman silver coins from the time of the Emperor Hadrian were found in Germany by a metal detectorist.
Judge Dismisses Unusual Climate Suit Claiming Oil Giants Broke Antitrust Law
The lawsuit, filed by Michigan, claimed oil companies colluded to obstruct solar power and to misrepresent climate risks...
Fragment of world's oldest peace treaty unearthed in Turkey
Archaeologists excavating in the ancient Hittite capital of Hattusha have uncovered a fragment of the world's oldest pea...
Newfound 'fire amoeba from the Cascades' sets record for the hottest temperature complex life can survive at
The newly-described amoeba Incendiamoeba cascadensis can survive at a sweltering 145 degrees Fahrenheit.
Texas Halts Data Center Permits, Expanding Environmental Scrutiny
Less than a year ago, Gov. Greg Abbott welcomed data centers. Now he is confronting concerns about the projects even amo...
$345 Million Verdict Against Greenpeace Should Be Overturned, Lawyers Say
A group of civil-rights and free-speech lawyers accused the judge of bias and “general incompetence.”
Vera C. Rubin Observatory detects one of the smallest and faintest satellite galaxies ever seen
Astronomers looking at Vera C. Rubin Observatory test data have discovered 'Aquarius IV', believed to be a brand new sat...