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.

Being able to spot the Earth, let alone any signs of life on our planet, would require an enormous telescope from 66 million ...

Everyone knows Yuri Gagarin as the first person to go to space. But was he? Physicist Vladimir Brljak tells the tale of the intrepid balloonists who first flew beyond the blue terrestrial sky, challen ...

Calling all superhero fans and 2000s nostalgics: your wish has been granted! The iconic series Smallville is back and now streaming in its entirety on Netflix ...

Mankind encountering forces beyond their understanding has long been a great playground for horror, as exemplified by these ...

Werner Herzog does not believe aliens have visited Earth, but he does think other life forms exist in the universe. He also believes his poetry will outlive his films.

Although no one would've expected it, sci-fi movies like District 9 and Donnie Darko have aged incredibly well, becoming certified masterpieces today.

The year 2026 is going by at breakneck speed. Maybe it’s time to sit back and relax a bit with some fine new streaming titles. Yes, it’s time for the Nerd’s Watch, the place to find out all the best ...

Hardy bacteria in a lab survived pressures comparable to an asteroid strike on the red planet, suggesting a hypothetical scenario in which our planet was seeded with life.

"The writing was super cheesy, but everything felt like it had possibilities of being cool," Black Ranger Walter Emanuel ...

Scientists tested whether microbes can survive the shock of a planetary impact and found some may endure the violent launch into space.