Most materials, especially metals and ceramics, are crystals. Their atoms are arranged in three-dimensional lattices that repeat the same exact pattern, over and over again. But there's a well-known ...

Deep canyons in the Andes are the perfect location to catch the most energetic particles in the universe. Carlos ...

An experiment mimicking conditions on the Saturn moon suggests that cell-like bubbles don’t form in methane lakes, puncturing hopes for alien life.

Scientists simulated an asteroid impact, and Deinococcus radiodurans’ cell membranes made it through. This suggests that life ...

Dome Keeper is a roguelike survival game that combines mining, resource management, and tower defense into a tense but addictive gameplay loop. Developed by Bippinbits and published by Raw Fury, the ...

Theoretically, it’s impossible for us to perceive a 4D creature. That is, unless it broke into our three-dimensional reality.

If you’re in that boat, if you’re stressing over whether Project Hail Mary is actually good, please stop worrying. It’s everything fans of the book could want — and it’s a whole lot of fun for ...

Comets are often treated as leftovers, but sometimes the leftovers become the primary focus. That is the case with 3I/ATLAS, only the third known interstellar object seen crossing the solar system, ...

A study by Johns Hopkins University has found that alien microbes could travel between planets on asteroids, meaning humans could be descended from Martians. Astrobiologists have long speculated that ...

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

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

Explore why the B-2 Spirit’s flat flying wing design embodies stealth, physics, and strategy, and how it set the stage for ...