Just because a sci-fi show was popular during its initial run doesn't mean it will last the test of time. Often, these shows ...

One of the most compelling science fiction series of the last decade is actually a non-fiction documentary hosted by James ...

Astrobiologists warn that NASA's current instruments may miss subtle signs of alien life, risking 'false negatives' in the ...

Astrobiologists are raising concerns that humanity’s search for alien life may be limited by the very tools designed to find it.

Watson's death last month prompted sci-fi columnist Emily H. Wilson to read his acclaimed 1973 debut and find out what she'd been missing. She found it fascinating – but reflective of its time ...

The universe is vast and teeming with stars – but if intelligent life exists, it may not be able to visit Earth.

Scientists are listening in on sperm whale conversations and studying Earth's strangest microbes to prepare humanity for ...

Sci-gems like Meet the Robinsons and Attack the Block have been undervalued and underseen for far too long, and it's time we ...

Leading blockbuster sci-fi franchises and helping to define the genre as we know it, these are the greatest sci-fi actors of ...

A fascinating, unclassifiable orb found in the Gulf of Alaska is not an alien object, as some speculated, but the remains of ...

Getting a clean bill of health from a medical scan doesn’t always mean you’re healthy – sometimes the scanner just missed it. The same problem applies to searching for life on other planets, and until ...

Dr Sarah Alam Malik suggests Saturn's moons Titan and Enceladus, and Jupiter's moon Europa, may host conditions suitable for life, challenging traditional views of the 'Goldilocks zone'.