TV was not the final frontier for Star Trek: Gene Roddenberry ‘s beloved franchise beamed into theaters 13 times from 1979 to ...

English science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke once said, "Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying." It's a line that has motivated ...

English science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke once said, “Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” It’s a line that has motivated ...

From "Independence Day" to "Invasion of the Body Snatchers", movies and TV shows are packed with advice for anyone aspiring to conquer this unassuming blue dot.

This article contains spoilers for the film Disclosure Day. As much as Steven Spielberg likes aliens, he seems to prefer holding them at arm’s length. The creatures in Close Encounters of the Third ...

A domestic research team has uncovered the principle behind how violet fruit pods sequentially eject their seeds one by one. As the seed-containing pod dries, it closes like a zipper, and the force ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

SETI scientists searched the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS for radio signals that could indicate extraterrestrial technology but found nothing beyond human-made interference. Even so, the ...

Hackers breached Brazil’s national emergency alert system overnight on June 19 and 20, sending fake notifications to residents across at least seven cities, with some alerts warning of an imminent ...