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Scientists found viruses behave strangely in space and it might save lives

When scientists sent bacteria and their viral predators, bacteriophages, to the International Space Station (ISS), they ...

The Search for Alien Artifacts Is Coming Into Focus

Sputnik skies to analysis of interstellar visitors, scientists are rethinking how and where to look for physical traces of ...

The Antelope That Could Take Its Entire Genus with It: Hirola’s Unfair Fight

Hirola” translates from Somali to something like “the peaceful one” or “the lone one,” referring to its solitary habits. Like other antelopes, Hirola are social but tend to form small herds of 10 to ...
New Scientist

How fear drastically shapes ecosystems: Best ideas of the century

Understanding the “landscape of fear” that predators create in their environments has helped us uncover just how drastically ...
Alien vs. Predator Galaxy

Alec Gillis Talks Designing Predator: Badlands Creature Effects

Alec Gillis is a name that is as synonymous with the creature effects of the Predator and Alien series as the creators ...
Morning Overview on MSN

These alien worlds really exist and they’re stranger than fiction

Planets that once lived only in pulp novels and movie concept art are now turning up in real data. Astronomers are not just ...