Supporters of planetary colonization argue that becoming a multi-planet species could safeguard us from potentially ...

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Scientists as eminent as Stephen Hawking and Carl Sagan have long believed that humans will one day colonize the universe. At least, that this is theoretically possible (and even imperative if we are ...

With the recent discovery of flowing liquid water on Mars, talk has turned to what it would take to colonize Mars. But before you pack your bags, it’s worth thinking about whether we should colonize ...

There's a delicate ecosystem thriving in your gut right now, but all it takes is a bad burrito to throw it off-kilter. Just how pathogens like E. coli take hold and trash the place isn't well ...

Life has a way of bouncing back, even after catastrophic events like forest fires or volcanic eruptions. While nature's resilience to natural disasters has long been recognized, not much is known ...