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 ...

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 ...

Immortality has fascinated humanity for millennia, from ancient myths of eternal youth to modern science fiction's promises of living forever. Today, the question is no longer confined to the realm of ...

Space is a near-perfect vacuum, which means there's no air to carry smells the way we experience them on Earth. Yet astronauts have reported different smells when returning from their space walks. How ...

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 ...

Once a year, the Large Hadron Collider smashes lead ions. But how do scientists get a heavy metal into a particle accelerator? Inside an ordinary-looking cupboard in an ordinary-looking office, ...

Sustainability science is an emerging field of academic research. Sustainability scientists focus on understanding and addressing the complex interactions between humans and the natural world from an ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has pledged that scientists are not part of his workforce reduction efforts. But many scientists recruited for their expertise at the nation’s ...

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 ...