Imagine this scenario: you have an important…

Imagine this scenario: you have an important…

What happens when humanity finally builds a civilization on another planet, and immediately repeats its old mistakes? That question drives ‘The Second World’, the sharp, satirical debut from writer Jake Korell. Set against the rise of a…

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights.
During the 1240s, Richard Fishacre, a Dominican friar at Oxford University, used his knowledge of…

Cancer biology, drug safety studies and aging research may all benefit from a fluorescent sensor created at Utrecht University. The new technology gives scientists the ability to watch DNA damage and repair unfold inside living cells in real…

Nov. 23 (UPI) — SpaceX launched another 28…

Kissing might feel like a cultural invention, but new research suggests it reaches far deeper into our evolutionary past.
Researchers from the University of Oxford analyzed primate behavior, ancient oral microbes, and genetic links between early…

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Saturn will appear without its iconic ring system on the night of Nov. 23. | Credit: NASA Scientific Visualization Studio.
Saturn’s rings will…

Saturn’s rings will appear to have disappeared if you catch a glimpse of the planet through the eyepiece of a telescope on the night of Nov. 23 — but don’t worry, you’ll be witnessing an illusion! That’s when the iconic debris disk will align…