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EXTINCT! is a cinematic sci-fi music video blending surreal visuals, mystery, and sound to tell the story of a sudden disappearance — possibly alien in origin. Set against a backdrop of haunting ...

627 million km (390 million mi) from Earth, underneath the cold seas of Europa, a horrifying, and vastly intelligent creature lurks. Can our human minds even comprehend such an alien creature? It ...

In the valley, everything echoes. When a truck hits a pothole on Business Route 6, a car engine backfires on Wildcat Road or ...

Sony's latest earbuds set a benchmark for sound in their class, but for $329 there are some unexpectedly sharp edges to deal ...

Resident Alien ended its four-season run, relatively on its own terms, in August 2025. However, before Alan Tudyk's sci-fi dramedy came to a close, the finale s ...

Federal law 8 U.S. Code Section 1324 prohibits interfering with law enforcement officers executing immigration laws.

Groundbreaking research is revealing that communication among whales is far more complex and sophisticated than previously ...

Federal immigration officers have repeatedly used force in ways that appear to violate their own policies or general policing ...

After two cancellations, the 21-season sitcom American Dad is returning to Fox after starting on the network in 2005.

On new record Cerulean, pioneering producer Danny L Harle turns his gaze inward for the first time. Sophie Leigh Walker hears how a decade of shaping pop's outer limits led to this moment of pure, ...