What makes something alive? We simply don't know, but synthetic biologists are a step closer to providing an answer thanks to ...

This cell-like structure can grow, feed, divide and compete. Researchers ponder what it means for the future of synthetic ...

The Concept of 'Disclosure Day' Proves to Be Its Undoing Few filmmakers know how to generate action and create tension as well as Spielberg, which is evident throughout the film's 145-minute runtime — ...

Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb argues 3I/ATLAS and other interstellar objects may hint at alien technology, drawing fame, ...

The Cluster is a form of life organized on principles so different from anything on Earth that understanding it requires ...

A polarizing Harvard astronomer known for splashy theories about alien visits has been tapped by the White House to lead a ...

Somewhere out there, a planet roughly the size of Earth may be orbiting a distant star in conditions that could support life.

In a new paper, researchers examine the possibility of other consciousnesses that take on forms far beyond our imagination.

There’s no data to suggest that aliens exist. However, if we believed they existed and came to Earth, our planet would offer ...

In the book version of “Project Hail Mary,” author Andy Weir, known for grounding his fiction in plausible science, describes ...

Beneath the icy silence of Antarctica's famous Dry Valleys lies a world so unusual that it often resembles another planet.

Octopuses, bees, and dogs all process information differently. Even within the narrow confines of one planet, evolution produced a wide range of nervous systems rather than a single design. A new ...