Scientists uncovered a vast field of tektites in Brazil—a rare type of natural glass forged in the aftermath of meteorite ...

Space-based experiments show fungi can efficiently extract valuable metals from meteorites in microgravity, advancing ...

The newly found tektites in Brazil are named "geraisites," after the east coast Brazilian state of Minas Gerais where they ...

Former President Barack Obama recently said he believes aliens are real — but clarified that he has never seen one and does not believe they are being held at Area 51. In a Feb. 15 Instagram post, ...

ITHACA, N.Y. – Microorganisms, such as bacteria and fungi, can harvest crucial minerals from rocks and could provide a sustainable alternative to transporting much-needed resources from Earth.

Friday’s exuberant horror comedy “Cold Storage” involves long-hidden alien matter that mutates in seconds to not so comically explode into a zillion ever-expanding bits that could destroy all ...

For nearly five decades, Steven Spielberg has helped define what alien stories mean to movie audiences. Sometimes they arrive as cosmic miracles. Sometimes as existential threats. Sometimes as ...

We may not have found any definitive proof of extraterrestrial life just yet, despite plenty of hope among scientists. But if we were to ever come to an answer in the form of alien biology or ...

Moscow — Russian investigators have prevented a giant meteorite fragment being smuggled to Britain disguised as a garden ornament, the Federal Customs Service reported Thursday. The huge specimen ...

A deadly fungus that has wiped out hundreds of amphibian species worldwide may have started its global journey in Brazil. Genetic evidence and trade data suggest the fungus hitchhiked across the world ...

The Florida Department of Health issued an alert (of sorts) about raw milk linked to E. coli and campylobacter illnesses. Getty Images File A deadly, drug-resistant fungus has infected more than 27 ...

At Davos, the billionaire said his belief that “it might only be us” in the cosmos drives Tesla, SpaceX, and his vision for humanity’s future. Elon Musk proclaimed he’s an alien during a Thursday ...