We all have a concept of reality. We know what is “fact” and what isn’t. However, the truth of the matter is that the definition of “real” is a mere construct of the brain. If that didn’t blow your ...

All of this plays out on such a large scale that no single human mind can truly grasp it in full. And yet, the system is so sensitive that a small perturbation, given enough time, can steer its ...

We all have a concept of reality. We know what is “fact” and what isn’t. However, the truth of the matter is that the ...

Sixty-six million years ago, this asteroid crashed into Earth and wiped out most of the life on our planet. Including the biggest, baddest things that ever roamed the planet. Yeah, dinosaurs. If a ...

Elon Musk wants to nuke Mars. What are the consequences? Without nukes, life on Mars might be like this: You'd live in giant glass domes, and grow small portions of food inside. And if you happen to ...

Every major Star Trek series has pulled this classic move, from The Original Series to Deep Space Nine to Starfleet Academy.

Large protein machines in the body carry out many of the cell's most essential tasks, from energy production to the ...

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

Houchin and his colleagues studied dozens of zircon crystals from the Jack Hills in Western Australia. These are the oldest ...

Tiny life forms tucked into debris from an asteroid hit could catapult to other planets—including Earth—and survive, a new ...

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

Picture all of Earth’s oceans, which cover about 70% of the planet and are mostly made of hydrogen. Now multiply that by nine. That may be the amount of hydrogen in Earth’s core, possibly making it ...