This novel is nominally about an interstellar voyage. It’s actually about sex, love, God, and the problem of evil.

A nutrition scientist applies metabolism, biology and food science to one of science fiction's oldest questions.

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Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb has floated the provocative idea that humans might themselves be alien‑made 'autonomous probes,' built through advanced synthetic biology rather than evolving entirely ...

The United States government's recent release of hundreds of previously classified unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs) ...

Between planning for VFX, jump scares and Xenomorphs, composer Jeff Russo had his otherworldly soundscape work cut out for ...

Disclosure Day’s Aliens Are Pretty Much Every Stereotype Brought To Life. We don’t really see much of the aliens in ...

Steven Spielberg says if a real "Disclosure Day" happened, it would "unite the human race." But what will become of ...

In the 1982 blockbuster, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, E.T. is lured out of hiding using a trail of Reese's Pieces. But what ...

Steven Spielberg has always believed we’re not alone in this universe. With ‘Disclosure Day,’ he may make a believer out of ...

Valley’s role | Compete respectfully | Stunted potential. Mercury News reader letters to the editor for June 17, 2026.

Two foreign nationals have pleaded guilty to human smuggling charges related to the crash of a tractor-trailer packed with at ...