A siphonophore—a colonial marine invertebrate related to the venomous stinging Portuguese Man-o-war—is scanned using Deep ...

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North Carolina is no stranger to invasive species ― but some are a bit more unsettling than others. Plenty of invasive species have established populations in North Carolina, including zebra mussels, ...

12 years is a long wait to play the sequel to one of your favourite games of all time. During that decade-plus stretch, I’ve re-played the original Alien: Isolation multiple times, analysed its ...

Polygon Summer Game Fest 2026 Live game reveals, world premiere trailers, and what’s next from 40+ developers, publishers, and hardware makers. Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 is a co-op shooter where you ...

Are humans alone in the universe? The answer is more complicated than science fiction might suggest. Scientists have discovered billions upon billions of potentially habitable planets. But if life is ...

Parks and recreation officials say an invasive species of worm has been spotted in a park in St. Louis. If spotted, you're supposed to kill it, but there's a specific way you have to do it. Officials ...

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — A long worm slithering through St. Louis County's soil poses dangers to both the region's ecosystem and to you, if you attempt to kill it improperly. Officials with the ...

The moment of first contact with extraterrestrials is a staple of science fiction. It usually involves a frantic scientist having a Eureka moment, realising in a single dramatic instant that Earth is ...