We have no idea what kind of life may exist on other planets, so it’s hard to know what to look for. Proxima Kósmos imagines ...

There are thousands and thousands of different myths and legends linked to stars and constellations, but one radical new idea ...

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Few shows — certainly those that premiered in the 1950s — have had the kind of long tail that The Twilight Zone has. Rod ...

New 3D analysis of a German skull clears up decades of confusion, placing this human firmly in the modern family tree.

The latest genetic research from Stajnia Cave in southern Poland has successfully reconstructed the genetic profile of the oldest known group of Neanderthals in Central-Eastern Europe. The findings, ...

Archaeologists in Israel unearthed prehistoric hand axes that Homo erectus crafted from stones including fossils and crystals ...

That's not what District 9 is about though. It wasn't a cute, family-friendly alien movie like E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial ...

Teeth are like tiny biological time capsules. They tell stories about ancient diets and environments long after their owners ...

An international study published in Current Biology presents the results of the analysis of ancient mitochondrial DNA ...

New research suggests that the origins of life may be tied not only to deep-sea hydrothermal vents but also to environments ...

Ancient Greeks believed in alien life, as well as in gods, souls, and beings that inhabited the Moon, stars, and Heavens.