Could invisible aliens really exist among us? An astrobiologist explains

Life is pretty easy to recognise. It moves, it grows, it eats, it excretes, it reproduces.…

Carbon nanotube film produces aerospace-grade composites with no need for huge ovens or autoclaves

A modern airplane’s fuselage is made from multiple sheets of different composite materials, like so many…

How police surveillance technologies act as tools of white supremacy

A 2019 surge of gang-related shootings in Toronto motivated the Ontario government to commit $3 million…

Blue mussels' ability to buffer climate-induced stress could benefit aquaculture 

Blue mussels can change patterns of gene expression to make more proteins that help with heat…

'Green methane' from artificial photosynthesis could recycle CO2

A new artificial photosynthesis approach uses sunlight to turn carbon dioxide into methane, which could help…

You're probably more susceptible to misinformation than you think

Online misinformation works, or so it would seem. One of the more interesting statistics from the…

Can an underwater soundtrack really bring coral reefs back to life?

The ocean is a vast, quiet place, right? Vast, yes; quiet, not so much. …

Can solar geoengineering mitigate both climate change and income inequality?

New research from the University of California San Diego finds that solar geoengineering—the intentional reflection of…

A protein called Sestrin might be responsible for many of the benefits of a good workout

Whether it be a brisk walk around the park or high intensity training at the gym,…

Predicting non-native invasions in Antarctica

A new study identifies the non-native species most likely to invade the Antarctic Peninsula region over…