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Uranus and Neptune might be misclassified and their cores tell the story

For decades, Uranus and Neptune have been filed neatly into the “ice giant” drawer, shorthand for worlds built mostly from ...

How did the walls of ancient Jericho fall? Archaeology offers a clue.

Centuries of excavations have unearthed a few theories about what really brought down one of the oldest cities in the ancient ...

Here’s where NASA is looking for alien life in our solar system

From Viking to Perseverance, scientists have spent decades chasing chemical hints that could point to life beyond Earth.
The Nation Newspaper

I had no blueprint, I built my own structure – Wizkid claims

Award-winning singer Wizkid has sparked controversy with his claim that he had “no blueprint” for his ascent to stardom. The comment, featured in his HBO documentary Long Live Lagos, has been ...
Phys.org

Are aliens real? Do aliens exist? Technosignatures may hold new clues

In 1995, a pair of scientists discovered a planet outside our solar system orbiting a solar-type star. Since that finding—which won the scientists a portion of the 2019 Nobel Prize in ...
Ars Technica

What if the aliens come and we just can’t communicate?

Science fiction has long speculated about the possibility of first contact with an alien species from a distant world and how we might be able to communicate with them. But what if we simply don’t ...
collider

The Fate of ‘Alien: Earth’ Has Finally Been Decided After Season 1

FX has finally reached a verdict on the future of Alien: Earth following the explosive Season 1 finale. The studio has confirmed that Alien: Earth has been renewed and will move forward with another ...
nerdist

PLURIBUS’ Big Secret Is Even More Terrifying Than It Seems

This post contains spoilers for Vince Gilligan’s new Apple TV series Pluribus. If it would make you unhappy to read them before seeing the first two episodes, keep this tab open until you watch them.
IGN

There's a Long History of Alien and Predator Crossovers, But They Never Really Counted… Until Now

Now, the new film Predator: Badlands is getting attention for its prominent use of Weyland-Yutani, the organization that has been a major part of the Alien franchise ...
SETI

Do Aliens Speak Physics? And Other Questions about Science and the Nature of Reality

When we imagine contact with extraterrestrial intelligence, we tend to picture messages: radio signals, mathematical codes, or perhaps a universal language waiting to be discovered. But what if alien ...
PC Gamer

Alien Isolation is way too long because its Xenomorph got way too smart: 'At the time it didn't seem that long'

The tricky AI ended up prolonging an otherwise shorter game. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Alien Isolation is my favourite ...
New York Post

‘Alien’ DNA found inside humans — it was inserted into our genes, bonkers new study claims

Is it the invasion of the genome snatchers? Just in case the idea of aliens walking around in human skin suits wasn’t frightening enough. An outlandish study asserts that aliens might have abducted us ...