The Allen Telescope Array at the Hat Creek Radio Observatory. Credit: Seth Shostak/SETI Institute A rare visitor from another star system prompted SETI to hunt for alien technology, but the mysterious ...

A strange interstellar comet discovered last year and speculated by a prominent astronomer to be an alien spacecraft could be older than our Solar System, according to a new study. The comet, first ...

Honeybees routinely travel up to 2 miles (3 km) from their hive in search of food before returning home, with remarkable accuracy. Relative to body size, this is comparable to a human traveling ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The group leading the charge in the search for extraterrestrial life has given the all clear: An interstellar comet looks to be completely natural and free of any alien ...

If you’re sleeping enough, moving your body and still hitting a wall by mid-afternoon, your home lighting might be the variable you haven’t thought to check. Here’s a plain-language breakdown of what ...

America’s bees and beekeepers are losing a valuable ally just when they need its help most. The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to soon close the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, a ...

America's bees and beekeepers are losing a valuable ally just when they need its help most. The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to soon close the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, a ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) The closure comes at a critical moment for bees. In winter 2025, many beekeepers lost ...