For nearly five decades, Steven Spielberg has helped define what alien stories mean to movie audiences. Sometimes they arrive as cosmic miracles. Sometimes as existential threats. Sometimes as ...

We may not have found any definitive proof of extraterrestrial life just yet, despite plenty of hope among scientists. But if we were to ever come to an answer in the form of alien biology or ...

In today’s complex financial environment, governments need to juggle any number of security threats while keeping the global markets functioning smoothly. From AI attacks to widespread civil war, ...

At Davos, the billionaire said his belief that “it might only be us” in the cosmos drives Tesla, SpaceX, and his vision for humanity’s future. Elon Musk proclaimed he’s an alien during a Thursday ...

A financial crisis could be triggered by an announcement that aliens exist, according to Helen McCaw, a former policy expert of the Bank of England. McCaw told The Times of London that politicians and ...

With 2026 right around the corner, Maryland has plenty of events Wednesday for anyone who wants to bring in the new year with a bang. From the traditional Inner Harbor fireworks show to Annapolis’ ...

If you’re looking to ring in the new year with the explosive joy of fireworks, make sure you know the rules. It could cost you a hefty fine. Or a finger. Here’s what you need to know about fireworks ...

REPORTING FROM JACKSON SQUARE, ANUM SIDDIQUI, WDSU NEWS. OKAY, SO IT’S ILLEGAL TO LIGHT FIREWORKS IN THE ENTIRE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS IN UNINCORPORATED JEFFERSON PARISH AND IN PARTS OF SAINT TAMMANY.

The search for life beyond our solar system heated up this year when scientists reported a tantalising signal from an exoplanet of a molecule that is known to be produced exclusively by life on Earth.

For decades, science fiction writers have tried their best to prepare us for eventual contact with aliens. Their efforts are dominated by several recurrent tropes. There's the invasion by a warlike ...

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 ...