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

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

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

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

If an alien intelligence were hiding somewhere on Earth, many scientists suspect it might look something like an octopus.Get ...

If we're to find extraterrestrial life in the universe, astronomers have pinpointed the best places to look for it. They have identified just under 50 rocky worlds most likely to be habitable out of ...

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

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