Deep-sea explorers discovered tiny, jet-black spheres clinging to rocks nearly four miles beneath the Pacific Ocean. These ...

From the Greys to the Nordics, these aliens appear frequently across abduction stories and science fiction tales.

The fossil belongs to the Titanosaur, the largest creature to ever walk the earth. It was unearthed in 1985 but has been ...

A fossil of the creature provides the first evidence that microraptors lived in what is now northwestern China. Its discovery ...

Sea stars can produce eggs for up to 200 years. Their surprisingly human-like ovaries may offer clues about fertility and reproductive aging.

What if consciousness isn’t limited to brains like ours? Philosophers Eric Schwitzgebel and Jeremy Pober argue that ...

Palaeontologist Steve Brusatte discusses India's potential as a dinosaur hotspot and the importance of young scientists in ...

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When I look at the night sky, I don’t wonder whether alien life is somewhere out there; I think it probably is. Considering the sheer number of stars in the cosmos, and the possibly larger number of ...

An oceanic expedition has turned up 31 new species from a vast, dimly lit habitat between the sunlit surface and the deep ocean.

With 'Disclosure Day,' the director returns to a longtime preoccupation. Two Times staffers explore his ongoing fascination with extraterrestrials.

BEIJING — A 120 million-year-old fossil found in what's now northwestern China is changing how scientists think about an unusual group of predatory dinosaurs known as microraptors. The location where ...