A mind wrapped in skin and bone can feel like the obvious model for consciousness. But that assumption may say more about ...

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

Scientists are listening in on sperm whale conversations and studying Earth's strangest microbes to prepare humanity for first contact with extraterrestrial life.

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

By studying Earth's toughest microbes and complex animal "speech", scientists are reshaping how we search for – and may someday talk to – alien life.

Scientists propose building a lab on the moon to screen Mars and other space samples for alien microbes before they ever ...

Hulu's Alien: Earth is already a science fiction horror masterpiece, but it may also be gearing up to become the next Jurassic Park. Sci-fi and horror have long been genres that blend well together, ...

Noah Hawley has brought the sci-fi/horror series to television. Many filmmakers have taken on the "Alien" franchise: James ...