If intelligent extraterrestrial beings ever visit us, what common ground shall we find for conversation? Science, of course. Overwhelmingly science, very probably nothing but science and mathematics.

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. A few hours after taking the oath of office Monday, President Donald Trump issued an ...

In one of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s first moves as secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services, the agency released guidance Wednesday for the US government, external partners and the ...