In 1949, famed mathematician and physicist John von Neumann delivered a series of addresses at the University of Illinois, ...

Could life on Earth have started somewhere else? This documentary explores panspermia — the theory that humans may be descendants of life seeded from outer space. Maddow Blog | Why the North Carolina ...

Japanese scientists found organic matter on a distant asteroid, supporting theories like panspermia that life’s building blocks may travel between worlds. Trump spent 90 minutes with ‘60 Minutes’ — ...

Ambitious transformation of the country’s energy consumption and urban planning makes economic sense too, analysts say. China and the United States often find themselves sharply at odds on policy, but ...

Call it the China power paradox: while Beijing leads the world in renewable energy expansion, its coal projects are booming too. As the top emitter of greenhouse gases, China will largely determine ...