This local biotech says it has found a way to trick cancer cells into destroying themselves with its molecular glue. Now it’s putting that claim to the test. After attracting global attention from ...

Few movies have left such a mark on the sci-fi landscape as Alien and its sequels — and who knows what might have happened had these deleted scenes never hit the cutting room floor? Texas Democrat ...

Earth is closer than ever to global catastrophe as major world powers grow increasingly confrontational and cooperative efforts to reduce existential risks break down, a group of scientists warned ...

Darian Mensah of the Duke Blue Devils celebrates after defeating the Virginia Cavaliers during a game at Bank of America Stadium on December 6, 2025 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Getty Images There is ...

At Davos, the billionaire said his belief that “it might only be us” in the cosmos drives Tesla, SpaceX, and his vision for humanity’s future. Elon Musk proclaimed he’s an alien during a Thursday ...

A financial crisis could be triggered by an announcement that aliens exist, according to Helen McCaw, a former policy expert of the Bank of England. McCaw told The Times of London that politicians and ...

You’re reading Critic’s Notebook, our weekend column looking at the most interesting moments in the cultural Zeitgeist. Memory is a sieve. How many times have I revisited a work I thought I knew well ...

“The discovery of a new antibiotic is just the first step in advancing it toward clinical use. It is vital to understand potential mechanisms of resistance to pressure test the novelty and clinical ...

Scientists and NASA officials insist the object is a natural comet, not alien technology. Recent observations found no radio signals from the comet that would suggest it was artificial. The comet made ...

Ridley Scott's inimitable 1979 sci-fi thriller, Alien, expertly ratchets up the tension by not having the titular alien show up on screen until roughly an hour into the film. Following in Scott's ...

A new paper posits that advanced alien civilizations may communicate through subtle flashes, like fireflies do on Earth. The thought experiment suggests that we need to avoid human biases in our ...