Theoretically, it’s impossible for us to perceive a 4D creature. That is, unless it broke into our three-dimensional reality.

Northwestern University engineers have developed the first modular robots with athletic intelligence. They can be combined and recombined in the wild, recover from injury and keep moving no matter ...

From probability to the Drake Equation mathematicians argue that the odds strongly favor life beyond ...

Shaped by a different biology or culture, other intelligent civilisations – if they’re out there – might understand the ...

Being able to spot the Earth, let alone any signs of life on our planet, would require an enormous telescope from 66 million ...

Earthlings, brace yourselves: the galaxy may be emptier than your last Tinder date. According to a new study, any alien ...

In last week’s The Universe column, I fielded a reader’s question about galaxy collisions in an expanding universe. The answer deals with vast distances, inscrutable forces and the ultimate fate of ...

Ryan Gosling leads Project Hail Mary, a satisfying space odyssey that adds extraterrestrial wrinkles to Andy Weir's wonkiness.

It is one of the most famous questions in science, and it was asked, as legend has it, over lunch. Enrico Fermi, the ...

Former President Barack Obama sat down with influencer Brian Tyler Cohen for a friendly conversation that centered on the political divisions roiling the country, but there was one exchange that ...

First, this was midterms first, policy second. Trump did not need to unveil a detailed legislative blueprint. He needed simple lines that candidates can repeat and visuals that will play in swing ...

A space dog named Doge and a stolen cookie mystery: How Moravian students are nurturing Bethlehem third graders’ creativity ...