From lava tubes on Mars to ice pockets on Europa, subterranean environments may offer the best chance of finding life—and living safely—beyond our planet. “I was like, ‘OK, I'm pretty sure that ...

As a general books columnist with a related gig of recommending what other people should read, I feel a certain obligation to ...

A single alien world can be misleading. A strange gas in an atmosphere might look promising, then turn out to come from ...

Science fiction media is filled with fantastic ideas that, more often than you'd expect, end up seeing the light of day, even ...

Science at NASA is becoming a hitchhiker. After decades in the driver’s seat, where dedicated science missions made historic ...

I thought about the interstellar visitor as my daughter, wife, and I took turns dragging his wandering monster truck balloon ...

Growing up in north-east Los Angeles, Sarah Rosalena was deeply influenced by the knowledge and skills passed down by her ...

Our colleagues from editions of The Conversation around the globe share their favourite solutions-focused stories.

We once believed the Earth was flat. Nowadays, we're sending crews to space, inventing cures for strange diseases, and ...

Director Howard J. Ford's “Bone Keeper” tells the story of six friends who face an ancient devil lurking in the depths of ...

Stargate SG-1 is one of the best sci-fi shows of all time, and an ideal candidate for a multi-month-long binge.

Florida is famous for many things, but dramatic underground cave systems typically aren’t on that list. Yet Florida Caverns ...