KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — Apollo astronauts set the world record for distance from the Earth more than 50 years ago, but the Artemis II crew broke the record for distance on Monday afternoon as they are ...

Researchers fed a Komodo dragon a goat to figure out if Homo floresiensis truly were the hunters they were originally thought to be.

However, paleoanthropologists, who look for evidence explaining human evolution, are far from convinced. The chances that ...

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Thus far, our search for extraterrestrial life points toward Clarke’s former point, suggesting that our little blue dot is ...

From "Independence Day" to "Invasion of the Body Snatchers", movies and TV shows are packed with advice for anyone aspiring ...

Scientists claim that for the first time in history, they have constructed a synthetic cell that feeds, grows, and replicates — just like a natural one — out of non-living chemical components. The ...

A reader (and astronomy expert) gets to grips with this one, pointing out that Earth’s future fate is still uncertain – and ...

Could the moon become humanity's next home? NASA has a detailed plan to build a first-of-its kind lunar outpost where ...

Climate change and destructive practices, like deforestation and agricultural sprawl, have left 40 per cent of Earth’s land degraded.

With so many amazing things happening in the world today, what could possibly go wrong? Well… A giant asteroid is barrelling ...

The Supreme Court’s ruling in Monsanto v. Durnell was a victory for Roundup. It could become a political loss for the ...