The fictional biologist in ‘Project Hail Mary’ claims that potential alien organisms might not be made of carbon or require water, unlike life on Earth.

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Aliens did not visit Earth in the distant past. They didn't build the pyramids or rule ancient Greece from Mount Olympus or teach Mesoamericans how to plant corn. How do I know? Because they did ...

That's a reasonably good précis of Weir's third novel, Project Hail Mary, which has now been adapted into blockbuster movie form. Directed by Chris Miller and Phil Lord and starring Ryan Gosling, it's ...

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Stargate is finally returning, and everything we know about the franchise's revival points to an unmissable new series.

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Could ancient humans really have built the pyramids without extraterrestrial help? Or do such questions reveal more about modern anxieties than the past itself? The idea that aliens assisted the buil ...

Scientists have uncovered a hellish “lava world” where temperatures soar to a blistering 2,700 degrees Fahrenheit — hot ...

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