From the legendary R2-D2 to lesser-known models, the R-Series droids have played a crucial role in galactic history. In this ...

Imagine early humans meticulously crafting stone tools for nearly 300,000 years, all while contending with recurring ...

In an agribusiness setting, Spot is "an extra set of eyes and ears" that can inspect operations and catch potential hazards.

The future no longer walks; it walks on wheels and delivers lunch. Julian shared this clip of a robot cruising smoothly on ...

UCSB Anthropologist Michael Gurven will present a talk and and signing of his book “Seven Decades: How we Evolved to Live Longer," 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6 ...

European harvester ant queens, Messor ibericus, produce males belonging to two species, offering remarkable insights into ...

Long ago, some saltwater fish adapted to freshwater — and in doing so, developed an extraordinary sense of hearing rivaling ...

Researchers are deliberately setting off real (small) earthquakes to understand how to gauge the danger of a fault line ...

Astronomers are rethinking one of cosmology’s biggest mysteries: dark energy. New findings show that evolving dark energy models, tied to ultra-light axion particles, may better fit the universe’s ...

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has been found to contain water, marking a significant discovery in understanding cometary evolution. With an age of seven billion years, it presents a rare chance to ...

Astronomers now understand that water-rich planets can form internally, even close to stars. A new study reveals that ...

Alien, Event Horizon, and Pandorum are all among the absolute most terrifying sci-fi and horror movies set in space.