Shaped by a different biology or culture, other intelligent civilisations – if they’re out there – might understand the ...

Explore 15 strange facts about the human body that sound surreal. From glowing skin to acid-proof stomachs, our biology is stranger than fiction.

Sound Off is an opinion forum for Mercury readers to offer brief comments on today’s news. Submissions must be 75 words or fewer and are subject to editing for grammar and clarity. Publication is at ...

From the outset of the bit, Fleming notes that he feels a certain kinship with women, by dint of his theatrical background, which includes training in acting and modern dance, and because of his ...

Over half a century after Apollo 17, humans are heading back into deep space — this time with the intention of staying.

Let’s ride.” This is the command that opened up Vroom Vroom ten years ago, and if you let yourself into Charli XCX’s lavender ...

'Star Trek: The Original Series' has a deceptively dangerous episode involving tiny, fuzzy aliens. 'Starfleet Academy' is ...

He and the other two hundred and ten passengers on Singapore Airlines Flight SQ321 had been in the air for more than ten hours. Their flight had taken off the night before from the United Kingdom, ...

Groundbreaking research is revealing that communication among whales is far more complex and sophisticated than previously believed.

Writer and director Damien Leone has issued an update on horror movie sequel Terrifier 4, addressing what he called ...

Many science fiction movies from the 1970s became iconic in the years that followed, but several great sci-fi flicks from ...

Scream 7 is almost here, and it’s clear that some fans are thrilled to see Neve Campbell’s Sidney Prescott back in the hot seat after she was famously absent in the previous installment. But for ...