This article appeared as "Because We Live In This World And No Other” in Outlook’s 30th anniversary issue ‘Where is Elsewhere ...

Clear out your shelves for a bumper new crop of books by authors including Naomi Klein, Rebecca Solnit and Xand Van Tulleken, ...

Since Viking 1 landed in 1976, humans have studied Mars from afar, relying on rovers and orbiters to analyze the planet. But ...

When we watch Kusimayu joining the hivemind in episode 9, it was a jolt to the system and a stark reminder that acts as a ...

Research conducted by British scientists on zebrafish could lead to significant changes in current artificial insemination techniques used in humans. These researchers were able to ...

The former President of a Russian Republic, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, recently doubled down on his previous claim of having been abducted by aliens. Not only that, but he also claimed these same aliens ...

If aliens are out there, why haven’t we heard from them? That’s the question at the center of Pop Mech’s new story, “Aliens Probably Exist—But They’re Staying Silent For a Reason, NASA Scientist ...

Is there an Outer SpaceX? With 3I/ATLAS set to fly by Earth in just over a week, experts continue to speculate over its origins. Harvard Scientist Avi Loeb believes that if aliens, the comet wouldn’t ...

Something about a warm, flickering campfire draws in modern humans. Where did that uniquely human impulse come from? How did our ancestors learn to make fire? How long have they been making it?

Humans are far more monogamous than our primate cousins, but less so than beavers, a new study suggests. Researchers from the University of Cambridge in England analyzed the proportion of full ...

Set aside your matches or lighter and try to start a fire—chances are you’d be left cold and hungry. But as early as 400,000 years ago, ancient hominins may have had the skills to conjure flame, ...