The mystery of Peru's "conehead" mummies has baffled scientists for decades, and new DNA tests on the mummies' teeth have only deepened the intrigue ...

The results came back inconclusive, which suggests the mummies may not be of this Earth (Image: Shutterstock / videobuzzing) The enigma surrounding Peru's notorious "conehead" mummies has taken a ...

A NASA astronaut preparing for a grueling eight-month stint in orbit reveals a plan to test for extraterrestrial life.

Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb has floated the provocative idea that humans might themselves be alien‑made 'autonomous probes,' built through advanced synthetic biology rather than evolving entirely ...

In 1944, 29 reindeer were introduced to St. Matthew Island for emergency food. Without predators, the herd exploded to 6,000.

For decades, the question of whether life exists beyond Earth has been the domain of science fiction writers and late-night ...

New Zealand doctor Orson Wedgwood argues that near-death experiences suggest Earth is a God-created simulation, testing human ...

Spielberg’s sci-fi blockbuster starring Emily Blunt and Josh O’Connor may be spectacular, but it misjudges how much humans are prepared to tolerate abuse of groups we see as ‘other’ ...

Something is absorbing light on the surfaces of Pluto and Saturn’s moon Titan, and figuring out what it is could be crucial ...

One of the inevitable side effects of the current AI boom has been a certain level of mistrust when it comes to communicating with machine intelligences. It's certainly not unfounded paranoia, either; ...

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Four wildly different machines reveal where American performance is now and where it’s headed next.