Large-scale evolutionary analysis shows most zoonotic viruses emerge without prior adaptation, while passing through a laboratory leaves detectable genetic signatures, offering a new tool to interpret ...

"Star Trek" is a staple of pop culture. Much of its visuals and iconography, as well as its characters and fictional technology, have become part of the culture at large. From Captain Kirk to the ...

A forgotten Star Trek episode was secretly inspired by a classic sci-fi film, shaping the reveal of one of the franchise’s most iconic aliens.

Researchers have devised a new tool for discerning between naturally occurring viral outbreaks and those resulting from lab ...

A new University of California San Diego study published in Cell challenges a long-standing assumption about how animal ...

SETI has spent decades listening for a sharp, well-defined radio signal that could indicate it was sent by distant intelligent life. Now researchers believe that space weather could distort and blur s ...