In an age of artificial intelligence, the one thing machines can't replace is original human thought — so why aren't we teaching it? Syed Mustafa Ahmad It is a universally acknowledged truth that the ...

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

Hardy bacteria in a lab survived pressures comparable to an asteroid strike on the red planet, suggesting a hypothetical ...

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

Scientists tested whether microbes can survive the shock of a planetary impact and found some may endure the violent launch into space.