This week on Quirks & Quarks we are devoting the entire episode to the question, "Should humans be in space?" It's an interesting debate about whether robots are a better way to explore other worlds.

Adarsh Gourav, Timothy Olyphant and Babou Ceesay in "Alien: Earth" FX “When I watched that, I remember feeling actual dread at the idea that there’s, in the future, artificial intelligence that has ...

In recent months there have been plenty of developments in robotics, but the latest is another small step — actually thousands of steps — as humanoid robots ran alongside actual humans in a ...

Sylvain Neuvel's latest novel combines robots, aliens, faraway planets and a chaotic dystopian future — everything you could want from a sci-fi story. Only Human , the third and final instalment in ...

Twenty-one humanoid robots joined thousands of runners at the Yizhuang half-marathon in Beijing on Saturday, the first time these machines have raced alongside humans over a 13-mile course.

When Weyland-Yutani deep space research vessel crashes on Boy Kavalier’s land, Wendy encourages the kids to embark on an adventure to save her brother Hermit (Alex Lawther) from the disaster area. Boy ...

The new FX series Alien: Earth is a dark and fascinating exploration of contemporary societal anxieties, including disease, technology, and unchecked capitalism. The brainchild of Noah Hawley, creator ...