Scientists may have just uncovered the most compelling evidence yet that life exists beyond Earth. While studying a distant ocean world more than 100 light-years away, researchers detected a chemical ...

The James Webb Space Telescope is analyzing the atmospheres of distant planets with a level of precision never achieved before. Scientists are now detecting gases that, on Earth, are closely linked to ...

Friendly rivalries between Washington and Oregon include many aspects of Northwest life, from college football to urban hipsterism (best microbrew? coziest kombucha culture?) to record rainfall. The ...