Debunking alien claims matters, but so does telling richer, more compelling stories about how humans shaped their own past.

Few characters in film history will be remembered for their sounds as opposed to words, like Chewbacca from the Star Wars ...

American and Canadian researchers studying sperm whale clicks have made a fascinating discovery recently about how the animals communicate, noting that said clicks – known as codas – bear a strong ...

In the movie Hoppers, scientists “hop” human consciousness into animal-like robots to talk to other species. We asked the ...

More than 7,100 languages are spoken around the world today. Each has its own character. Some, like Tamil, have been around for over 5,000 years. Others, such as Light Warlpiri from Australia, ...

Aura readers, quantum life coaches, and “starseeds” came together at the Conscious Life Expo in Los Angeles: “There’s a consensus that ‘first contact’ is not far away” In a packed ballroom in Los ...

How large is a large language model? Think about it this way. In the center of San Francisco there’s a hill called Twin Peaks from which you can view nearly the entire city. Picture all of it—every ...

Are humans alone in the universe? Numerous sci-fi and horror stories have attempted to answer that question, and the truth is still anyone's guess. Some imagine aliens exploding out of human chest ...

Reusing old electronic hardware is a great way to help the planet, as it avoids sending more e-waste to landfills. Sometimes, you can find really fun ways to do it, too—like turning an old laptop into ...

Why is it so easy to hear individual words in your native language, but in a foreign language they run together in one long stream of sound? Researchers from UC San Francisco have begun to answer that ...