An analysis of the expansion of cracks in the Thwaites Glacier over the past 20 years suggests that a total collapse could be only a matter of time. Known as the “Doomsday Glacier,” the Thwaites ...

The search for life beyond our solar system heated up this year when scientists reported a tantalising signal from an exoplanet of a molecule that is known to be produced exclusively by life on Earth.

The number of glaciers disappearing worldwide is expected to sharply increase. The number of glaciers disappearing around the world each year is projected to sharply increase by the mid-century, ...

For the first time, Juneau’s famous Mendenhall Glacier is not touching Mendenhall Lake, which was hidden beneath a thick sheet of glacial ice only a couple of hundred years ago. Scientists say this ...

Science fiction has long speculated about the possibility of first contact with an alien species from a distant world and how we might be able to communicate with them. But what if we simply don’t ...

FX‘s Alien: Earth will continue to live another day as the network unveiled the series has been renewed for Season 2 in conjunction with showrunner Noah Hawley‘s new overall deal. The renewal comes ...

Conspiracy theories have raged about 3I/ATLAS being an unnatural object. But the alien question, while fun, generates misinformation and distracts from the science. When you purchase through links on ...

Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica—often called the "Doomsday Glacier"—is one of the fastest-changing ice–ocean systems on Earth, and its future remains a major uncertainty in global sea-level rise ...

Daniel Whiteson and Andy Warner’s upcoming book is a philosophical exploration of the humanity behind our desire to find aliens. Reading time 6 minutes At Gizmodo, we love a good story about ...

Lab monkeys escaped from a truck in Mississippi on Tuesday. (Jasper County Sheriff's Department/Facebook) Authorities were still searching on Wednesday for three rhesus monkeys after they escaped ...

Eight rhesus monkeys escaped Tuesday when the truck transporting them and 15 fellows from Louisiana to Florida flipped in Mississippi, spilling them onto Interstate 59, authorities said. The Jasper ...