Researchers across biology, philosophy, and AI are split on what counts as a mind—and whether today’s systems qualify.

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Underworld: Evolution assured its series' survival by dropping several of the previous movie's signature elements.

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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 ...

A new paper posits that advanced alien civilizations may communicate through subtle flashes, like fireflies do on Earth. The thought experiment suggests that we need to avoid human biases in our ...

In September, NASA announced the discovery of a possible sign of life, known as a potential biosignature, on Mars. The Perseverance rover, which has been exploring a dried-up lakebed for years, found ...

Hirola” translates from Somali to something like “the peaceful one” or “the lone one,” referring to its solitary habits. Like other antelopes, Hirola are social but tend to form small herds of 10 to ...

They’ve got their 3Is on the prize. The highly anticipated data 3I/ATLAS’ Earth tour last month is in. A targeted scan of 3I/ATLAS for signs of radio transmitting tech has come up empty — but Harvard ...

The spectrum of alien appearances across popular culture is vast, limited only by human imagination. From the sharp, angular features of Captain Spock to the dinosaur-like neck and big, expressive ...