From The Thing to The Last of Us, dozens of sci-fi classics have warned us about this moment — but did we listen?

A new film argues that, in an era of rising authoritarianism, audiences have become too numb to the speculative force of ...

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Microbes that have been suspended in permafrost for up to 40,000 years could "reawaken" and start churning out greenhouse gases if Arctic summers grow much longer, new research suggests. Under future ...

In a new study, a team of geologists and biologists led by CU Boulder resurrected ancient microbes that had been trapped in ice—in some cases for around 40,000 years. The study is a showcase for the ...

Genetic or bacterial diseases have previously been shown to have an effect on lung microbes. However, a UC Riverside ...

A new documentary puts viewers in the shoes of Neanderthals and early humans, giving an intimate glimpse into humans’ ...

From The Last of Us to The Thing, blockbuster movies and TV shows have been trying to warn the world not to dig into ancient ice, open the cursed Mummy’s tomb, or recreate dinosaurs, for decades. And ...