With the release of Disclosure Day, Steven Spielberg’s new film about aliens, a question as old as science fiction itself resurfaces: if aliens were to arrive on Earth, would they come to conquer us, ...

The deep ocean is home to one of the strangest phenomena on Earth: bioluminescence. Scientists estimate that more than 75% of ...

Islands are already famous for strange wildlife, but their cave systems take isolation to another level. Cut off from sunlight, predators, and sometimes even the open ocean, these underground ...

And if aliens made of different stuff potentially possess consciousness, then why not minds made of silicon, metal, and ...

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

Most of us are fascinated to learn about the animals that used to walk the earth but unfortunately we have precious little to go on. Most prehistoric animals only leave behind fossils and although we ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Just a blue whale's tongue weighs as much as an adult elephant. But what caused blue whales to grow to such an extraordinary size?

The titanosaur lived in Antarctica, and scientists have just found evidence that was actually discovered over 40 years ago.

Sea stars can produce eggs for up to 200 years. Their surprisingly human-like ovaries may offer clues about fertility and reproductive aging.

Palaeontologist Steve Brusatte discusses India's potential as a dinosaur hotspot and the importance of young scientists in ...

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