Ted Chiang, who wrote the short story on which Denis Villeneuve's Arrival is based, once revealed his favorite movie ...

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A look at 10 of the greatest alien sci-fi movies, from Ridley Scott's Alien to Denis Villeneuve's Arrival, none by Steven Spielberg.

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A hoax 'alien invasion' alert in Brazil caused panic and amusement, revealing vulnerabilities in emergency systems. Authorities are investigating the breach.

A new SETI study argues that turbulent space weather around distant stars can smear out ultra‑narrow alien radio signals, meaning technosignatures may already have reached Earth.

At 80, SF author M John Harrison is producing some of his best work. He talks about finding his voice, alien intelligence and the advice from Iain Banks that still spurs him on ...