Humans could have come from Mars, scientists have said. A study by Johns Hopkins University has found that alien microbes could travel between planets on asteroids, meaning humans could be descended ...

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Asteroids with tiny moons may be quietly trading material across space. Images from NASA’s DART mission revealed faint ...

Advances in organ and computer models are raising the prospect that some animal experiments could be eliminated. But there ...

A potential new mineral on Mars forms when iron sulfates are heated above 100°C. Data from Valles Marineris regions suggest ...

HTV-X1 is set to be released by Canadarm2 from the ISS, remaining in orbit for three months while conducting JAXA-controlled science experiments and technology demonstrations.

Regina Barber and Katia Riddle of NPR's Short Wave podcast talk about prehistoric cooking, earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest and how teens are sleeping less than before.

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

A 17-year-old whiz kid whose Irvine home was at the center of an FBI and hazmat squad probe last week said the search was all ...

The UC Irvine student said experiments in his home lab were aimed at developing treatments for serious illnesses and involved ...