We Could Seed Alien Life Elsewhere in the Universe—But We’ll Never Undo the Devastating Consequences

Could humans spread Earth life beyond our planet? Astrobiologists explain where extremophiles might survive and why the risks ...

8 cover songs that are arguably better than the originals

From Johnny Cash to Sinead O’Connor, music fans discuss the tracks where the remake outshone the master recording.

4 Black Eggs Surfaced From the Dark Heart of the Ocean—With Alien Creatures Inside

A well-worn expression among oceanographers and others who explore the watery depths of planet Earth is that we humans “know the surface of Mars better than our ocean floors.” Covering more than 70 ...

WWII Pilots Were Tailed in the Night By Mysterious Fireballs They Couldn’t Shoot Down or Outrun

The pilots dubbed the fireballs “foo fighters” but had no idea what they were. Plasma? Enemy tech? Aliens? We still haven’t figured it out.
Religion Unplugged

Steven Spielberg’s ‘Disclosure Day’ Should Have Listened To Religious People More

Steven Spielberg’s latest film “Disclosure Day” asks how people of faith would deal with finding out aliens are real. Sadly, ...