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 ...

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

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

In early February of 1943, Gene Grabeel walks toward a corner of a large, crowded room inside Arlington Hall near Washington, D.C. Around her, clutches of people huddle over tables and quietly rifle ...