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President Donald Trump on Thursday said that he was directing agencies to release files pertaining to “alien and extraterrestrial life.”Trump wrote on Truth Social that “based on the tremendous ...

Humans’ learning about nuclear concepts that led to nuclear energy and nuclear bombs was one of the most important turning points in human history. This represented the first time that humanity ...

Researchers at the company are trying to understand their A.I. system’s mind—examining its neurons, running it through psychology experiments, and putting it on the therapy couch.

America was winning the race to find Martian life. Then China jumped in. In July 2024, NASA’s Perseverance rover came across a peculiar rocky outcrop on Mars covered in strange spots. On Earth, these ...

Former U.S. President Barack Obama has clarified comments he made about alien life on a podcast over the weekend.

Human intelligence wasn’t a cosmic evolutionary fluke, some scientists say. The case against cosmic loneliness is growing.

More than 2,500 alien plant species could find suitable conditions in the Arctic, especially in northern Norway and Svalbard.

If you've been following exoplanet research over the last couple of years, you've definitely heard of K2-18b. Located 124 ...

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