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Jupiter’s Moon Europa Is a Top Candidate for Hosting Alien Life. But It May Lack the Geologic Activity Needed to Birth Microbes

On Earth, deep-sea vents may have given rise to the planet’s first life. But nothing of the sort seems to be happening at the ...
Ancient Origins

NASA Book Argues Archaeology Can Help Decode Alien Signals

A major claim in the older media cycle was that NASA removed the book and related materials. Whatever happened during the original wave of reporting, the current reality is clear: NASA now provides an ...

Grokipedia going to space: You can add your biography in easy steps, here’s how

Immortality used to require building a pyramid, conquering an empire or making a meme. In 2026, all it requires a verified X ...

Scientists have reported three of the hottest years in recorded history.

The last three years have been the hottest in the history of observations and for the first time formed a stable period in ...