The best way to find alien technosignatures is to look for ones that have long survived their creators, according to a new paper.

Once small enough, these technograins might gain a trip out of its host solar system by a solar wind that overcomes the star's gravity holding it back. These motes of dust are then free to roam the ...

Alien civilizations may have left traces. We just may not have been looking in the right place.

Polygon Summer Game Fest 2026 Live game reveals, world premiere trailers, and what’s next from 40+ developers, publishers, and hardware makers. Dive in→ Picture a looping maze of living rooms and ...

Giant mirrors in space have been a staple of science fiction for decades. But so far, there's been very little work looking at the actual physics behind the concept—possibly because we're still so far ...

Human beings tend to be anthropocentric. That is, we often see ourselves as evolution’s magnum opus despite the fact that, as biomass goes, we’re insignificant compared to plants and other animals.

They’re in the forest, in your garden, even on your lawn. These little blobs can look like bright yellow aliens, whose thready networks keep stretching out to … somewhere. In the lab, they’ve ...

The last of the big showcases for Summer Game Fest 2026 this weekend has taken place, as the PC Gaming Show 2026 ran its annual two-hour show. Probably the worst offender of getting as many ...

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