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The first six months of 2026 have produced four stand-out sci-fi movies – and they all have one thing in common, says Bethan ...

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The new science fiction movie in town is a lot like “E.T.” and “Close Encounters of the Third Kind.” This shouldn’t be any surprise as Stephen Spielberg made those movies ...

Sequoyah’s syllabary faced suspicion initially, but after a demonstration, his version of “talking leaves” was widely embraced. And then the word spread ...

Science fiction stories about “alien” invaders are often political allegories for anxieties around immigration. Now, a government website depicts non-citizens as extraterrestrials.

Scientists are listening in on sperm whale conversations and studying Earth's strangest microbes to prepare humanity for first contact with extraterrestrial life. Tardigrades—a type of invertebrate ...