REMOTE CONTROL has you send human proxies to explore a derelict spaceship, as you type out your commands and explore it all ...

Surprisingly, a toxic compound found on Mars could help bacteria produce brick-like substances that could be used to assemble habitats on the Red Planet.

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have investigated how bacteria that can mould Martian soil into brick-like structures fare in the presence of perchlorate, a toxic ...

The Monday letters page thinks Resident Evil Requiem is going to be a ‘good one’, as one reader tries to remember the ending ...

What exactly led federal agents to remove 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos from his driveway and take him across the country ...

Ridley Scott's inimitable 1979 sci-fi thriller, Alien, expertly ratchets up the tension by not having the titular alien show up on screen until roughly an hour into the film. Following in Scott's ...

Alien: Earth Episode 5, aka “In Space, No One…” aka “The One Where They Straight Up Remake Alien” is an extremely well crafted episode of television. I feel like that’s important to note in the back ...

On December 12, 2025, Insider Gaming revealed that a previously believed canceled Alien game is back in development, and it’ll feature Ripley 8 as one of its characters. The as-yet-untitled entry in ...

As families gather across Greater Boston this holiday season —sharing meals, laughter, and conversation — thousands of older adults will spend the season alone. For many, days pass without a visit, a ...

For years, there was chatter online about District 9 director Neill Blomkamp's plans for Alien 5. The plan was for Ripley and Newt to return, making up for the missteps made with the characters in ...

If I had a nickel for every film that fell through in Hollywood, I’d be as rich as those jerks at Weyland Yutani. Thus was the case for District 9 director Neill Blomkamp’s once highly anticipated ...

Beneath Europa’s frozen surface lies an ocean larger than all of Earth’s combined - but reaching it could cost billions and decades of risk. NASA’s Europa Clipper will fly through Jupiter’s deadly ...