Scientists have discovered a new species of flatworm, the deepest free-living one ever recorded, in the Pacific Ocean's Kuril ...

映画『エイリアン』のワンシーンのような話だ──地球外生命体に関心をもつ研究者が洞窟の奥深くへ降りていくと、得体の知れない生き物が入った水滴がまともに目に落ちてきた。 「絶対に何か生き物が目に入ったな、と思いました」とペネロープ・ボストンは言う。現在彼女はNASAのポートフォリオ・サイエンティストだが、その身の毛もよだつ体験をしたのは1994年、ニューメキシコ州のレチュギア洞窟の深部だった。 洞窟探 ...

Alligators live in bacteria-filled swamps and rarely get sick. The hidden chemistry inside their blood could help fight the superbugs that antibiotics can no longer kill.

Yoga can be seen as an accessible way to exercise and improve well-being. You don't always need a gym membership, specialist machinery or other people to do it.

As Elon Musk basked in the public spectacle of SpaceX’s blockbuster IPO, another – altogether more restrained – rocket ...

Somewhere out there, a planet roughly the size of Earth may be orbiting a distant star in conditions that could support life.

A CIA whistleblower has publicly testified before the Senate, alleging that Dr Anthony Fauci improperly influenced ...

Lionfish, mitten crabs and “sea vomit.” Meet eight marine species inadvertently brought to new territory that are taking the ...

A new time-lapse captures mycorrhiza in motion at a sub-cellular level for the first time. Dr Jennifer McGaley explains how ...

What happens if scientists find evidence of extraterrestrial intelligence? That question was at the center of a recent SETI Live discussion about newly updated post-detection protocols and how ...

Scientists propose building a lab on the moon to screen Mars and other space samples for alien microbes before they ever ...

Two scientists want NASA to build a quarantine lab for alien germs on the Moon, rather than on Earth. The pair, ...