Scientists have updated global guidelines for announcing possible evidence of intelligent alien life, aiming to prevent misinformation, panic and confusion in the age of social media and AI.

The Pentagon has released another batch of ‘UFO Files’ with footage of unknown objects in the sky—here are the most common alien theories, explained. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.

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Science fiction has long speculated about the possibility of first contact with an alien species from a distant world and how we might be able to communicate with them. But what if we simply don’t have enough common ground for that to even be possible?

Don’t expect a straightforward timeline, because continuity is a mess with the Alien and Predator timelines (even if, as in this list, you choose to ignore tie-in comics, novels, and games). Predator: Badlands has finally made the connectivity matter ...

Carly Lane is an Atlanta-based writer and critic who has been with Collider in some form or fashion since 2021. She considers herself a television nerd, diehard romance/sci-fi/fantasy reader, and nascent horror lover. Her fondness of books is only eclipsed ...