Scientists studying distant exoplanets believe that plant life on some worlds could appear red rather than green. The reason lies in the type of light emitted by the host star and how organisms evolve ...

Solar storms around distant stars may be erasing alien radio signals before we ever hear them In A Nutshell Stellar winds and ...

There are, of course, those sci-fi films that have officially been canonized as masterpieces. Films like 2001: A Space Odyssey or Alien are regarded by the vast majority as legitimate, and no ...

Beyond that, in the decades to come, we might be able to see the colours of an exoplanet’s surface, and determine if plant life might be present there. And then we can search for changes in a planet’s ...

University of Oregon astronomer Yvette Cendes made a surprising discovery years after a black hole shredded a star. What is ...

President Donald Trump has surveyed Republicans in Congress over whether he should get rid of embattled ‘ICE Barbie’ Kristi ...

Compulsive traits are tendencies to repeat patterned behaviors. They are often seen in psychiatric conditions such as obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), addiction and eating disorders. However, ...

New research from King’s College London found that compulsive traits may be driven by uncertainty about the future.

The “Uncertainty” Mechanism: Compulsive traits are linked to a specific decision-making strategy where habits are favored because the individual feels less certain about the consequences of long-term ...

In North Carolina, former Republican National Committee chair Michael Whatley will face former Gov. Roy Cooper in November for an open Senate seat, NBC News projects.

Pancho’s Tacos in Mount Vernon is sizzling again. The family-run shop reopened Tuesday, nearly six months after a Homeland ...

La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club will present the 21st annual La MaMa Moves! Dance Festival. The festival, curated by Nicky ...