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Since the 1950s, humanity has been searching for extraterrestrial life with increasingly sophisticated tools. But after decades of space probes, meteorite analysis, radio telescopes, and UFO ...

A team of scientists from Shenzhen University in China has discovered the first evidence of a new type of cave on the Red Planet. The researchers claim these may have once provided the conditions ...

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Sigourney Weaver's Alien character is still one of the most beloved characters in sci-fi cinematic history, but a scene from her franchise debut shows she's just as fallible as anyone else. Ripley is ...

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