From Viking to Perseverance, scientists have spent decades chasing chemical hints that could point to life beyond Earth.

From mudstones on Mars to strange gases in exoplanet atmospheres, tentative evidence for extraterrestrial life is starting to ...

(WJAR) — The CodeRED emergency alert system is down following a cyber breach. But Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency says it won't impact their job to share critical information in case of an ...

President Trump on Monday signed an executive order to designate fentanyl as a “weapon of mass destruction,” dramatically escalating his fight against the drug. Trump hosted an event in the Oval ...

For the first time, scientists have directly detected molecules in a Frisbee of gas and dust swirling around an alien gas-giant planet. “I didn’t think this was possible,” says astronomer Sierra Grant ...

A computer model developed at MIT in the early 1970s predicted that modern civilization would collapse sometime around 2040. The model, known as World3, simulated population growth, pollution, ...

President Donald Trump granted Washington’s request for an emergency declaration in response to this week’s devastating flooding, unlocking federal help with the state’s initial recovery. Gov. Bob ...

Governor Bob Ferguson announced Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem informed him Friday morning that the president signed the request. “I expressed my thanks to Secretary Noem on behalf of the ...

Two suspects in an “anti-capitalist, anti-government” extremist group have both been charged with one count of conspiracy to ...

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The 2025 Uncommon Thinkers, clockwise from top left: Anindya Roy, co-founder and chief scientific officer of Lila Biologics; Kiana Ehsani, co-founder and CEO of Vercept; Chet Kittleson, co-founder and ...