Data from the James Webb Space Telescope on exoplanet K2-18b has revealed the "strongest hints yet of biological activity ...

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

The video examines how Subnautica uses real ocean biology to make its creatures feel believable. That is why the game’s ...

Scientists propose a simple but powerful new method for detecting traces of alien biology, whether on Jupiter's icy moons, in ...

There’s no data to suggest that aliens exist. However, if we believed they existed and came to Earth, our planet would offer ...

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

In the book version of “Project Hail Mary,” author Andy Weir, known for grounding his fiction in plausible science, describes ...

The organic molecules could come from life or from ordinary chemistry — only samples returned to Earth can settle it.

Since last Wednesday, the world has seen an increase in seismic activity — seven in five days. First, there were the powerful ...

Researchers propose turning a future NASA moon base into a quarantine station that would screen space samples before they ever reach Earth.

Humans and great apes have been giggling in similar ways since branching off the evolutionary tree, a new study suggests. How ...

Does consciousness require flesh and blood to exist?Probably not, according to Eric Schwitzgebel, a distinguished professor of philosophy at the ...