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Astronauts of the future may be radically different from the rest of us in physiology and psychology. So, to what extent ...

Sputnik skies to analysis of interstellar visitors, scientists are rethinking how and where to look for physical traces of ...

Some scientific breakthroughs may be lost to time due to scandal and redaction, while others are simply a case of waiting for more evidence. We take a look back at some that made headlines—and that's ...

The depiction of humanity's 'first contact' with alien life has been the subject of countless sci-fi films and novels, but a new research paper argues that if we ever discover the existence of alien ...

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...

Production designer James Price and director Yorgos Lanthimos talk about reteaming after "Poor Things" to build the homes of both a troubled conspiracy theorist and alien civilization with whom he has ...

EGO (Extraterrestrial Greeting Organization) is a game from publisher Bitewing Games that remakes the older Reiner Knizia design Beowulf. EGO adjusts the setting drastically as players shift from a ...

When most of us find an unwelcome beehive around the house, we see a nuisance that must be destroyed. However, after watching Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Bugonia”, audiences will think twice about reaching for ...

An astrophotograph of the interstellar comet known as 3I/ATLAS highlights its green coma and a wandering blue-tinted ion tail. (Copyright Victor Sabet and Julien De ...