Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have investigated how bacteria that can mould Martian soil into brick-like structures fare in the presence of perchlorate, a toxic ...

The Monday letters page thinks Resident Evil Requiem is going to be a ‘good one’, as one reader tries to remember the ending ...

In Freeside, nobody looks twice at The Ghoul impaled on a pole by the side of the road. He can't reach his vials and is ...

Movies like Elysium and Spaceman are great examples of space movies, and Netflix users can check them out right now.

Alien: Earth Episode 5, aka “In Space, No One…” aka “The One Where They Straight Up Remake Alien” is an extremely well crafted episode of television. I feel like that’s important to note in the back ...

On December 12, 2025, Insider Gaming revealed that a previously believed canceled Alien game is back in development, and it’ll feature Ripley 8 as one of its characters. The as-yet-untitled entry in ...

The best reason to send humans to Mars isn’t for guts or glory—or the construction of colonies to safeguard against existential Earth-bound risks. Instead it’s to answer a single, simple question: Is ...

As families gather across Greater Boston this holiday season —sharing meals, laughter, and conversation — thousands of older adults will spend the season alone. For many, days pass without a visit, a ...

Sigourney Weaver has shared some new thoughts about why Neill Blomkamp’s Alien 5 never happened. Weaver played Ellen Ripley in Ridley Scott’s Alien, which was released in 1979. She then went on to ...

For years, there was chatter online about District 9 director Neill Blomkamp's plans for Alien 5. The plan was for Ripley and Newt to return, making up for the missteps made with the characters in ...

If I had a nickel for every film that fell through in Hollywood, I’d be as rich as those jerks at Weyland Yutani. Thus was the case for District 9 director Neill Blomkamp’s once highly anticipated ...