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An orchid discovery in plain sight, upcycling 4,000 plastic bottles into a home, a collision of art and electronics and more
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An orchid discovery in plain sight, upcycling 4,000 plastic bottles into a home, a collision of art and electronics and more
According to a draft document (which is under review) released by the Pentagon, intelligent extraterrestrial beings might have already visited Earth and even be monitoring life here via research devices—or probes. Written by …
The search for extraterrestrial intelligence, a feminist bird-watching club, an inclusive surf school and more
Launched in 1977, probes Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 are the only working human-made spacecraft currently in interstellar space. Throughout the decades, the twin probes have collected valuable information, from detailed views …
On 15 August 1977 at 10:16PM EST, Ohio State University’s Big Ear radio telescope scanned the Sagittarius constellation and detected a signal that was 20 times stronger than average, background emissions. When …
Reproducing robots, edible insects, NASA's theologians, bird-friendly architecture and more from around the web
According to NASA scientists, the rock samples taken from the Jezero Crater on Mars could indicate that life previously existed on the planet. The samples, taken by the rover Perseverance (which first …
For the first time in their history, NASA recently began funding searches for artificial extraterrestrial megastructures. While the agency has looked for life in space for decades, it’s been via biosignatures rather …
NASA has found large amounts of methane wafting within plumes from Saturn’s sixth-largest moon, Enceladus, suggesting that life may exist within its “subsurface sea.” This evidence was discovered thanks to the Cassini …
An alien probe, ancient bathroom humor, the mistaken history of chocolate and more