A mind wrapped in skin and bone can feel like the obvious model for consciousness. But that assumption may say more about where you live than about what consciousness really requires.

Imagine being in bed, sound asleep, when your country's emergency alert system suddenly goes off on your phone. Scary stuff.

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Emily Blunt said she experimented with the alien language she uses in Steven Spielberg's "Disclosure Day" in her bathroom.

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LB Beistad is a writer and musician based in Nashville, TN. Her love of gaming began with her cousin introducing her to Banjo Kazooie and Jak and Daxter when she was five years old. It was love at ...

Humanity loves imagining first contact as the big emotional moment: the ship lands, the music swells, and everyone feels very mature about tentacles. But this video makes the more irritating point ...

As Steven Spielberg releases a new film on extraterrestrials, here's a brief history of modern alien conspiracies and why scientists are now taking UFO reports seriously. Amid all the unanswered ...

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From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...