How would we recognize a message from an alien civilization if we cannot understand its language? By combining information theory, Zipf’s Law, and studies of human and dolphin communication, ...

Theoretically, it’s impossible for us to perceive a 4D creature. That is, unless it broke into our three-dimensional reality.

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

In the era of A.I. agents, many Silicon Valley programmers are now barely programming. Instead, what they’re doing is deeply, ...

From probability to the Drake Equation mathematicians argue that the odds strongly favor life beyond ...

Being able to spot the Earth, let alone any signs of life on our planet, would require an enormous telescope from 66 million ...

In last week’s The Universe column, I fielded a reader’s question about galaxy collisions in an expanding universe. The answer deals with vast distances, inscrutable forces and the ultimate fate of ...

Earthlings, brace yourselves: the galaxy may be emptier than your last Tinder date. According to a new study, any alien ...

Ryan Gosling has the weight of the world on his shoulders in his new movie. Preteen daughters will do that to a man — even one who was Ken. “I want to give a shout-out to my daughter, who saw me in ...

Trump demands Senate Republicans pass SAVE America Act requiring proof of citizenship to vote, but GOP leaders say they lack votes for filibuster.

The president has yet to make an endorsement in the contest between John Cornyn and Ken Paxton as he tries to push the Senate to pass a bill requiring voters to show identification at the polls.

Project Hail Mary kicks off with an intriguing premise: A man wakes up on a spaceship with no memory of who he is or how he got there. But as his memories gradually become untangled, he is suddenly ...