Whenever there’s even a slight chance that an exoplanet shows signs of biological activity, people understandably get excited ...

A quantum sensor using Earth's magnetic fields outperformed standard GPS backups in test flights. This technology could help ...

The "skyglow" produced when light from cities bounces off clouds can help cyanobacteria and other aquatic microbes grow at ...

It is rare to find brown dwarf stars orbiting in pairs, and this pair has an even more unusual exoplanet companion ...

Water filters made from untreated wood can remove more than 99 per cent of particles, taking out many harmful bacteria and ...

Microbial communities feeding on geothermal methane seeps beneath the Antarctic ice sheet could resemble life-supporting ...

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are commonly found in the bodies of short-beaked common dolphins that get stranded on UK ...

A device has enabled people to see a new a shade of blue-green, which they say is more intense than any experienced before ...

On a faraway planet, the James Webb Space Telescope has picked up signs of molecules that, on Earth, are produced only by ...

As quantum computers mature, they will be transformational. But there are good reasons why we don’t yet know exactly which ...

Photographer Mitch Epstein's years-long project highlights the majesty and vulnerability of old growth forests across the US ...

Scientists have used an artificial circulatory system to create lab-grown chicken, which may improve its texture ...