NASA uses a vision-language model (VLM) called Claude for the first time to plan two separate drives on Mars for the ...

Astronomers estimate there could be a trillion planets in our galaxy, yet no confirmed signs of alien civilizations. The talk explores why advanced life might be far rarer than expected. It breaks the ...

In fact, more people have walked on the Moon than have visited the deepest parts of our oceans. In this world of constant ...

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More than 2,500 plant species have the potential to invade the Arctic at the expense of the species that belong there. Norway is one of the areas that is particularly at risk.

New Scientist is 60 years old this week, and what better way to celebrate a landmark birthday than to wax lyrical about another time. But we’re not going to hark back to the past. We’re going to gaze ...

Our universe does host life, but another one might be even better suited for life. Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Researchers are studying how hospitable our universe is to ...

A mysterious 420-million-year-old ancient life form challenges evolution, defying classification as plant, animal or fungus.

Despite the vast differences in human and bee brains, both of us can do mathematics. As we argue in a new paper published in ...

Quick, imagine an animal tongue. What came into your mind? The flicking forked tongue of a snake? A cow licking a block of ...

Using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), an international team of astronomers has discovered a new ...

Science fiction often shows aliens with human features like eyes, limbs, and faces. But science has a reason for questioning ...