Can desert planets with alien life, like the one in the movie *Dune*, exist? Scientists’ answer leans toward “no.” A study ...

Maintaining liquid surface water is one of the preconditions that a planet has to meet in order to support life as we know it ...

The afternoon of 7 August 1996 isn’t a time that sticks in many people’s minds. But if things had worked out differently, it might have been etched into our collective memory. At 1.15pm, US President ...