The first unmistakable signal from another intelligence would rank alongside fire and writing in the story of our species, yet a growing group of researchers warns that such a moment might arrive not ...

Independence Day took over the summer of 1996 like the alien invasion it inflicted onto big screens around the world, ushering in a new era of suped-up, cinematic spectacle. But Will Smith, Jeff ...

This article contains spoilers for the film Disclosure Day. As much as Steven Spielberg likes aliens, he seems to prefer holding them at arm’s length. The creatures in Close Encounters of the Third ...

SETI scientists searched the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS for radio signals that could indicate extraterrestrial technology but found nothing beyond human-made interference. Even so, the ...

The short answer is that there’s nothing to disclose. But that doesn’t mean we won’t make contact with extraterrestrial life Even before Stephen Spielberg’s latest film, Disclosure Day, began ...

Two years ago, we published a list of 5 predictions about AI in the year 2030. The article sparked a lot of fascinating (and sometimes heated!) discussion. Today, we’re running it back with five more ...