Ben Kinsley is a man who likes to dress up as a mushroom. For the past several years, he and his creative team of Riitta Ikonen and Jessica Langley have attended the Telluride Mushroom Festival, which ...

For nearly five decades, Steven Spielberg has helped define what alien stories mean to movie audiences. Sometimes they arrive as cosmic miracles. Sometimes as existential threats. Sometimes as ...

Emily Blunt and Josh O’Connor star in the latest alien film from iconic director Steven Spielberg, out June 12. Reading time 1 minute Freshly minted EGOT winner Steven Spielberg has made some of the ...

Phil Lord and Chris Miller direct the adaptation of 'The Martian' author Andy Weir's interstellar novel. By Aaron Couch Film Editor “The movie is genre defying. It’s emotional and it is funny and it’s ...

The MCU has had several cool aliens. The Skrulls, the Chitauri, the Abilisk, they all have cool designs and either sharp teeth or interesting powers. But the title of coolest MCU alien is the Flerkens ...

Researchers find that fecal transplants may improve age-related gut issues. The study, conducted on mice, has interesting real-world implications. Here, a gastroenterologist explains the findings and ...

Thirteen miles off the coast of Peru lies a trio of islands with mountainous piles of guano, nicknamed “white gold.” This seabird poop mixed with other waste is such a powerful nitrogen deposit that ...

Melting mega-piles of grimy road snow can release weeks worth of salt, oils (and dog poop) in what one scientist called a “triple whammy.” By Hiroko Tabuchi The snow was magical. Then it was covered ...

For most of history, parents couldn’t buy their kids dolls, action figures, or the like. Then playtime became big business.

Researchers in Turkey say they have unearthed archaeological evidence that the Romans used human feces in medical treatments. Although Roman texts described the practice, this is the first time that ...