A new paper posits that advanced alien civilizations may communicate through subtle flashes, like fireflies do on Earth. The thought experiment suggests that we need to avoid human biases in our ...

You know how we're all dreaming about living on other planets someday? Well, turns out, to make that happen, we need to get creative with some enclosed ecosystems called biospheres. Enter Biosphere ...

LOOK AROUND the world of artificial intelligence and OpenAI is everywhere. In early September ChatGPT’s creator reportedly struck a deal to buy perhaps $10bn-worth of custom AI chips from Broadcom. A ...

Something strange has been happening on YouTube over the past few weeks. After being uploaded, some videos have been subtly augmented, their appearance changing without their creators doing anything.

The Alien: Romulus Blu-ray lineup has been a big seller, especially the limited edition 4K Steelbook variant, but if you haven’t picked one of them up yet now would be a very good time. Both the ...

Astrobiologists in Germany are developing a new testing device that could help tease dormant alien microbes into revealing themselves — and its key ingredient is a common amino acid that’s found in ...

How’s your VCR situation these days? The video players, which fell out of fashion in the early 2000s with the rise of DVDs (followed by Blu-rays and 4K Ultra HD), seem to be experiencing a comeback.

From stocking stuffers to massive Lego sets, we've got you covered if you're buying for loved ones, co-workers, or yourself (yeah, you are). By Borys Kit Senior Film Writer It’s that time of year. You ...

Wandering amidst the colorful chaos of hundreds of VHS cardboard boxes in video stores used to be one of the simple pleasures of life for cinephiles in the '80s and '90s. But unless you live in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Simon is a Los Angeles-based journalist who covers film and TV. It's been a big year for the Alien franchise. Not only did the ...