If I Were An Ancient Alien

Aliens did not visit Earth in the distant past. They didn't build the pyramids or rule ancient Greece from Mount Olympus or teach Mesoamericans how to plant corn. How do I know? Because they did ...

Meet Rocky, Ryan Gosling's 'diva' alien best friend in 'Project Hail Mary'

Ryan Gosling's "Project Hail Mary" costar is a high-maintenance creature with his own "glam squad." The actor introduces us to Rocky, a lovable alien.
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Can you solve these language puzzles? Test your skills with these problems from North America’s biggest linguistics competition

For 20 years, this computational linguistics competition has inspired new generations of innovators in AI and language ...

Before ‘Project Hail Mary,’ here are our 8 favorite movies about getting lost in outer space

With 'Project Hail Mary' opening in theaters, here are several essential films that explore the strange, high-stakes ...

Green Lantern: The Damon Lindelof and Grant Morrison Dispute Reveals the Problem With Comic Book Adaptations

Damon Lindelof has done it again. He’s made the nerds mad. This time, it’s not because Lost ended in purgatory or because he remixed Watchmen or because of, well, everything in Prometheus. It’s ...