Just over 40 years ago, in his novel Contact, astronomer Carl Sagan imagined what it would be like to detect radio signals beamed from other intelligent lifeforms in the galaxy. In the story, these ...

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Linguists can mix, match or even break the rules of real-world languages to create interesting imaginary ones.

Time travel is one of the most well-worn tropes in science fiction, but these five TV shows all offer unique spins on the ...

I took away a lot from my visit to Resident Evil's Prague set – not least being a newly ruined pair of previously white Nike trainers that were now covered in blood from sole to swoosh. The sticky, ...

Coder and writer Paul Ford says he's blown away by the work AI can do in software now. "It's a very shocking moment." ...

Publisher Sega and developer Creative Assembly have revealed what appears to be a teaser trailer for Alien: Isolation 2. A mysterious video titled "A False Sense of Security" was posted by the ...

Noah Hawley, the man behind Fargo, the upcoming Far Cry TV adaptation, and Alien: Earth has revealed that Season 2 of the science fiction show is close to beginning to film at Pinewood Studios in ...

Rep. Tim Burchett said during a Tuesday interview that he believes aliens exist, citing government briefings, pilot testimony and what he described as video and photographic evidence shown to him by ...