Could the universe have more than three dimensions—and if it does, could life exist there? If higher-dimensional beings are possible, they might interact with our world in ways we can’t fully perceive ...

Part of what makes some classics worthy of such a title is the ingenuity and borderline movie magic they employ to tell their story. In the case of "Alien," for example, director Ridley Scott used ...

Even with showrunner Chris Sheridan suggesting he knew the writing was on the wall for the show's cancellation, Season 4 of Syfy's Resident Alien should never have marked the end of a show of such ...

This graphic is part of a special report on consciousness. Read the full feature here. Theorists have proposed many explanations for consciousness. They are startlingly diverse, with different goals, ...

Recently, while reading a draft of a story by another writer for High Country News, I tripped over a familiar phrase: time immemorial. If you read (or write) Indigenous affairs journalism, it comes up ...