While some people fantasize about living on Mars, others think we need first to fix the problems Earth has to offer.

This treatment could benefit many different kinds of patients, but doctors will first need to address its unintended ...

It’s important to distinguish between colonize and explore. Exploration already enjoys broad approval here in America. In June, 77% of U.S. respondents told Gallup pollsters that NASA’s budget ...

In this July 24, 2016, file photo, Vietnamese protesters shout slogans while showing an anti-China placard during a rally against China near the Chinese Embassy in Seoul, South Korea. Credit: AP ...

Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis predicted AI smarter than humans will help us “colonize the galaxy,” in as soon as 5 years ...

Readers discuss a column by Pamela Paul and a news story about a Florida school district’s ban. Also: The “catastrophists”; an example of compassion.

The organization of life on Earth follows a simple, hidden rule known as “core-to-transition organization.” Hypothesized by ...

In the age of "artificial intelligence," tech CEOs have ranked among the tech's biggest cheerleaders. Drawing on SciFi tropes and ill-defined industry terms, the pitch usually involves a confident ...

Inside their complex colonies, ants take on one of several vocations: hunter, engineer, soldier, explorer, queen — and hitchhiker? When car owners filed reports of temporary ant infestations in ...

The Friday Read ‘He’s Trying to Colonize This Community’: Inside Elon Musk’s Plan to Take Over This Texas Town Elon Musk gave it a shot in Washington.

In a new study, Yale researchers have uncovered a novel mechanism by which these bacteria colonize the gut. Specifically, the Yale team discovered that one of the most abundant beneficial species ...