TechnologyJune 4, 2012
Ridley Scott's Prometheus Examines the Roots of Alien's Mythology
Co-screenwriter Jon Spaihts speaks with Scientific American about the Alien universe and humanity's quest for knowledge in Scott's latest film
Extraterrestrial Life
May 31, 2012
The Transit of Venus, Part 2
Mark Anderson, author of the book The Day The World Discovered the Sun, talks about the transit of Venus coming up on June 5th or 6th in different parts of the world and how it will be of use to astronomers searching for exoplanets
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May 23, 2012
SETI Astronomer Jill Tarter Steps Down from Alien Hunt
Tarter is shifting into a full-time fund-raising role for the SETI Institute, which had to shut down a set of alien-hunting radio telescopes for more than seven months last year due to budget shortfalls
Space & PhysicsApril 29, 2012
Mars and Mercury Star at the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
The annual Texas gathering of planetary scientists featured new research from across the solar system, as well as a good deal of anger directed at politicians looking to cut back on planetary exploration
Space & PhysicsApril 1, 2012
New Data Suggest Mars Once Held an Ocean
The Red Planet may have once been home to an ocean
The SciencesMarch 28, 2012
Primeval Precipitation: What Fossil Imprints of Rain Reveal about Early Earth
Fossil rain suggests the atmosphere 2.7 billion years ago boasted a hydrocarbon haze
The SciencesMarch 23, 2012
Evidence for Flowing Water on Mars Grows Stronger
Liquid remains the leading explanation for newly discovered streaks on Martian slopes
March 19, 2012
Alien Planets May Thrive on Many Wavelengths of Light
New discoveries are making chlorophyll-d and a cyanobacterium named Acaryochloris marina interesting for scientists trying to find life on extrasolar planets
March 7, 2012
Earthshine Sets Example for Life-Light Search
Researchers looking for life on exoplanets tried a proof-of-concept experiment by examining the light bouncing off Earth, via the moon. Cynthia Graber reports
Space & PhysicsFebruary 13, 2012
Red Sea: Sounding Radar Buoys Evidence Mars Once Had an Ocean
The Red Planet looks to have been home to a large body of water billions of years ago
Space & PhysicsFebruary 12, 2012
Alien Life May Not Survive on Planets with Uranus-Like Tilts
Subdued seasonality might be linked to the emergence of complex life on Earth around 600 million years ago
The SciencesFebruary 7, 2012
Russian Team Has Reached Buried Antarctic Lake, Reports Say
Despite the risks of contaminating what may be a pristine and fragile environment, scientists have now drilled to the top of the lake