A major claim in the older media cycle was that NASA removed the book and related materials. Whatever happened during the original wave of reporting, the current reality is clear: NASA now provides an ...

When astronomers first picked up a perfectly regular radio heartbeat from deep space in 1967, some of them half-jokingly ...

Human brains do something peculiar when a chimpanzee screams or hoots. Instead of treating those sounds as generic animal noise, a small region in the auditory cortex lights up in a way that looks ...

If aliens disclose tomorrow, is it 'Arrival''s calm contact, 'Don't Look Up''s denial, or 'Independence Day''s invasion? We break down the real scenarios fans are debating.

Despite the vast differences in human and bee brains, both of us can do mathematics. As we argue in a new paper published in ...

As the use of generative AI becomes increasingly common, we must beware of an algorithmic colonization of language and ...

Erich von Daeniken, renowned for popularizing ancient-alien theories, has passed away at 90, leaving a controversial legacy.

Jessica Mary Bradley currently receives funding from the British Academy / Leverhulme Trust in collaboration with Wellcome. Abigail Parrish does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding ...

How large is a large language model? Think about it this way. In the center of San Francisco there’s a hill called Twin Peaks from which you can view nearly the entire city. Picture all of it—every ...

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As this interstellar object approached its closest point to Earth, a massive radio telescope attempted to sniff out a technosignature. Reading time 3 minutes From the moment astronomers discovered ...