May 16, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you ...

This week, the WHO stresses there is no reason to expect a pandemic in the latest on the cruise ship hantavirus outbreak, a ...

Credit: NASA / UCF / University of Arizona On the moon, not much can survive the arctic plunge of nightfall, where ...

My mother-in-law, “Pam,” has always been a bit of a conspiracy nut, but lately she’s gone off the deep end. And my husband is ...

Researchers may have just revealed a new way of looking for alien life — it's based on the idea that it isn't just the type ...

Curiosity, which is exploring Gale Crater, conducted a chemistry experiment on a rock sample that revealed complex carbon ...

For decades, the search for life beyond Earth has revolved around a key question: What molecules should scientists be looking ...

The new Pentagon website includes 162 declassified files on UFOs, or unidentified aerial phenomena. Some experts wonder if ...

Salamanders regrow entire limbs. We share their evolutionary blueprint. So why can’t humans do the same? The answer ...

Until the U.S. government has data or samples of alien material that can be shared, the story of extraterrestrial visitors is ...