If it does work, it would be the first test for the condition.

Unfortunately, we’ve yet to communicate with a clam, but their shells have a lot to say.

Where have all the red supergiant supernovae gone? Lost in dust most of them, it seems.

Heat at a mild temperature for several months and voilà: ancient microbial life, good as new.

The next computing frontier might be right above our heads.

The winners are John Clarke, Michel Devoret, and John Martinis for work on quantum tunneling in superconducting circuits.

The atmospheric phenomenon is much prettier from low-Earth orbit.

And there could be a lot more down there.

But not everyone is convinced.