The moment of first contact with extraterrestrials is a staple of science fiction. It usually involves a frantic scientist ...

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These wildly different films explore the wondrous, and sometimes terrifying possibilities of contacting extra-terrestrial ...

Is the rest of the cosmos a pristine environment awaiting the arrival of humanity’s “post-human” descendants? Or is advanced ...

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With 'Disclosure Day,' the director returns to a longtime preoccupation. Two Times staffers explore his ongoing fascination ...

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

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From WALL-E to Akira, these great movies perfectly use the animated medium's endless possibilities to explore deep, ...

Science fiction represents a major chunk of Steven Spielberg's filmography, so let's rank his sci-fi movies from his first to ...