News stories about the likely existence of extraterrestrial life, and our chances of detecting it, tend to be positive. We are often told that we might discover it any time now. Finding life beyond ...

Emily Kwong is pretty sure she lacks an inner monologue, while the inner monologue of producer Rachel Carlson won’t stop ...

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James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...

There's a solid consensus among scientists on the question, according to a new survey. It’s easy to see why. Headlines such as “We’re probably not close” or “Nobody knows” aren’t very clickable. But ...

It has become a point of discussion and lament amongst science researchers that science is under attack. What was once considered a noble undertaking appears to be under attack by the current ...

As many people sit at the wheel of their car, they are certain they know what color is. It's the red traffic light in front of them, the garish yellow hatchback in the next lane, or the green verge ...

On Monday, May 12, former CDC Director Rochelle Walensky delivered the below commencement address at the WashU School of Medicine. One of my first tasks even before my tenure began as director of the ...

For people with two hands, one is usually dominant. On a molecular level, life takes this to the extreme. All of the DNA in earthly living things... What are 'mirror cells' and why do some scientists ...

When Carlo Quintanilla started graduate school at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, he dove headfirst into his research, exploring the world of specialized proteins and how they ...

Sasha Rakovich receives funding from the Royal Society (Public Engagement Fund PEF\R6\6002 funds Transcending the Invisible project). As many people sit at the wheel of their car, they are certain ...