NASA’s latest announcement about its Perseverance rover has reignited both scientific curiosity and ethical debates. The ...

From a distance, Biosphere 2 emerges from the cacti and creosote of the Sonoran desert like a gleaming oasis, a colony of ...

A new study in fruit flies describes how an animal's gut reacts differently to beneficial microbes versus harmful pathogens.

Fungi are critical to human life and the planet. They recycle nutrients, helping keep our soil and plants healthy; they store ...