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

For the first time in nearly 10 years, Ridley Scott fans will venture to theaters to see a sci-fi movie from the Alien and Blade Runner director, who has been steering more towards historical epics ...

God and aliens are having a moment. But what do Christianity and other faiths really teach about ETs?

A mind wrapped in skin and bone can feel like the obvious model for consciousness. But that assumption may say more about where you live than about what consciousness really requires.

As much as Steven Spielberg likes aliens, he seems to prefer holding them at arm’s length. The creatures in Close Encounters ...

What if consciousness isn’t limited to brains like ours? Philosophers Eric Schwitzgebel and Jeremy Pober argue that ...

Does consciousness require flesh and blood to exist?Probably not, according to Eric Schwitzgebel, a distinguished professor of philosophy at the ...

Do fate and the soul exist? TV professor Harald Lesch devotes himself to existential questions. But the political situation leaves him speechless. A conversation about scientific skepticism, activism ...

Reactions asked, "What are we even doing?" after a judge blocked Trump's order creating a database to ensure non-citizens can't vote.

A new exoplanet model screens rocky worlds by their ability to retain atmospheres over geologic timescales, helping narrow ...

A leading astrobiologist argues that advanced aliens may well exist but are likely giving Earth a miss, thanks to vast ...

Is the rest of the cosmos a pristine environment awaiting the arrival of humanity’s “post-human” descendants? Or is advanced ...