Exoplanets like Earth have been discovered but not all Earth-like planets are equal when it comes to alien life.

Viruses that infect bacteria can still do their job in microgravity, but space changes the rules of the fight.

Exceptionally preserved fossils from the Ediacaran period challenge what scientists thought was possible in sandstone. In the fossil record, creatures without hard shells or skeletons, such as ...

Scientists found new evidence (or lack thereof) disproving the conspiracy theory that interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is alien technology.

New Scientist writers and contributors have chosen their top science-y books, films, TV shows, music, video games and board ...

A soaring valuation for SpaceX, coupled with favorable court rulings and investor confidence, has driven Musk's net worth ...

If you’ve ever had the very specific desire to rack up credits by betting on the lifespans of digitally simulated alien babies, now you can. The Space Warlord Baby Trading Simulator game offers ...

Here’s the thing those trailers didn’t tell you: Predator: Badlands is absolutely chock-full of synths. Not only do we get Fanning as Thia (a bisected robot who offers to help the film’s Predator ...

In October 2025, a Facebook post (archived) about an unusual finding spread across the platform. According to the post, scientists discovered robotic micro spiders from the comet 3I/ATLAS in ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Zen Buddhist monk and personal hero of mine, Thich Nhat Hanh, spent much of his life writing about mindfulness. He stressed that when we do anything, ...

With everything going on in the Alien universe, one character we all assumed to be safely retired was Ellen Ripley. Sigourney Weaver’s iconic character and star of the franchise’s first four movies ...

Luc Haasbroek is a writer and videographer from Durban, South Africa. He has been writing professionally about pop culture for eight years. Luc's areas of interest are broad: he's just as passionate ...