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The vast, mysterious depths of our oceans have long captivated human imagination, housing creatures so bizarre and otherworldly that they seem to belong in science fiction rather than reality. It’s no ...

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These wildly different films explore the wondrous, and sometimes terrifying possibilities of contacting extra-terrestrial ...

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

A nutrition scientist applies metabolism, biology and food science to one of science fiction's oldest questions.

Akshay Kumar stars in 'Samuk,' a Hindi sci-fi alien horror thriller. International stunt coordinator Luke Tumber joins the project. Oscar-nominee Alec Gillis designs the alien creature effects. Akshay ...

New SETI protocols outline how scientists should verify, share, and respond to potential evidence of alien intelligence in ...

With 'Disclosure Day,' the director returns to a longtime preoccupation. Two Times staffers explore his ongoing fascination ...