Recent estimates have come to the consensus that our planet hosts roughly six million species. But new research reveals that ...

This new group, which is led by Harvard professor Avi Loeb, aims to advise the Trump administration and the U.S. intelligence ...

From the Greys to the Nordics, these aliens appear frequently across abduction stories and science fiction tales.

Perhaps a part-robot, part-insect giant cockroach capable of diving underwater for as much as three hours at a time. In a new ...

The generally accepted figure for the number of insect species on the planet is about six million. Or at least that was the ...

New calculations suggest that the insect species inhabiting our planet may be double or triple previous estimates.

Tiny 3D-printed diving suits allow cockroaches to walk underwater for up to 3 hours with no ill effects, which could enable a ...

A mind wrapped in skin and bone can feel like the obvious model for consciousness. But that assumption may say more about where you live than about what consciousness really requires.

First time viewers of praying mantises might wonder what planet it calls home and whether or not its bite is fatal. Gardeners ...

Octopuses, bees, and dogs all process information differently. Even within the narrow confines of one planet, evolution produced a wide range of nervous systems rather than a single design. A new ...

Two scientists want NASA to build a quarantine lab for alien germs on the Moon, rather than on Earth. The pair, ...

It is often suggested that anyone who finds one of these invasive worms should kill it (carefully). Here's what else to know.