Debunking alien claims matters, but so does telling richer, more compelling stories about how humans shaped their own past.

In cinema, they say, the craft is at its best when it cannot be noticed. Weird, but makes sense. Essentially, filmmaking is ...

Astronomers have spotted a planet orbiting a star in our neighborhood of the Milky Way galaxy that presents a unique ...

New research provides a physics based solution for why we aren't hearing potential messages from alien civilizations.

In a talk at South by Southwest, Steven Spielberg revealed his own thoughts about the existence of space aliens while ...

By weaponizing their aural experience, these movies create a sense of terror that persists even when the viewer looks away.

As Nicolas Roeg’s enigmatic, unclassifiable film – in which David Bowie plays an alien visiting Earth – turns 50, we look back at Tom Milne’s deciphering of it. From our Summer 1976 issue.

Elgato is bringing Voicemod’s creative voice and audio tools directly to its platforms. Gamers can apply professional voice ...

Solar winds and coronal mass ejections may scatter narrow signals, making them harder for Earth-based telescopes to detect. The SETI Institute uses radio telescopes to search for signs of intelligent ...

A new psychedelic retreat calling itself a “SETI for the mind” aims to establish two-way communication with the nonhuman ...

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

Immersive audio transforms a digital environment into a breathing world that players can almost feel. Developers often venture into the wild to capture the authentic roar of a river or the whisper of ...