Director Roland Emmerich’s 1996 alien invasion movie Independence Day arrives on Netflix today and I, for one, can’t wait to watch the film for what might be the 50th time. Sure, there are plenty of ...

When people imagine aliens, they usually picture biological creatures similar to life on Earth. But many scientists argue that advanced intelligence is unlikely to remain biological for long. Machines ...

Jupiter’s moon Europa is one of the most hostile environments in the solar system, blasted by radiation strong enough to kill a human in hours. Yet beneath its frozen surface may lie a saltwater ocean ...

Landmark UFO documents smuggled out of Russia 30 years ago — and just publicly revealed — show the Soviets investigated thousands of reports of extraterrestrial craft and encounters with aliens.

You have full access to this article via your institution. Human hands are incredibly dexterous tools — but they have their limits. They are asymmetric, they have only a single thumb and, ...