An artist's impression of a hot Jupiter's magnetic field. (International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/M. Garlick) The ...

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Steven Spielberg returns to one of his favorite subjects in "Disclosure Day," but there are lot of things in the sci-fi ...

A shocking pattern appears again and again throughout modern history. From wartime propaganda and emotional media campaigns ...

It's the latest example of Justice Department attorneys claiming broad and unreviewable powers for the president.

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

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Film producer Jason Solomons and Guardian columnist Zoe Williams join Tom Sutcliffe to discuss Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day – a film which looks at whether aliens are really out there. John D.

For generations, the search for life beyond Earth has focused on avoiding one of science’s biggest mistakes: claiming a ...

Was Donald Trump an "X-Files" fan? This new real White House web page makes you wonder. From Yvette Walker: ...