The scientific wonderers at What If experiment with the physics of sound to hear how alien atmospheres would warp the way you speak.

Starseeds say they’re not from this planet. Online, they’re sharing mythologies and rituals that, for some, are taking on the ...

Senator Bernie Sanders’ conversation with Anthropic’s chatbot, Claude, sparked some serious debate about confirmation bias ...

When Ryan Gosling interacts on screen with his alien buddy, which he does for more than half of “Project Hail Mary,” he ...

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President Barack Obama made what appeared to be a startling admission about aliens over the weekend. “They’re real,” the former president said. And then everyone tried to figure out what he actually ...

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Merch inspired by the Alien franchise is often hugely popular, something we were reminded of recently with the massive hype surrounding the Monster High Xenomorph doll. With that in mind, Funko has ...

Something very significant has been happening in plain sight, and almost no one seems to be noticing. Over the past few years, there have been televised congressional hearings, repeated news segments ...

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Alien invasion stories are among the earliest science fiction in the Western canon—they not only explore the strange and unknown but also heighten the stakes by bringing danger inside human ...