Could ancient humans really have built the pyramids without extraterrestrial help? Or do such questions reveal more about modern anxieties than the past itself?

Shaped by a different biology or culture, other intelligent civilisations – if they’re out there – might understand the ...

The hybrids created by the Prodigy Corporation don’t have it easy in Alien: Earth. One moment, they’re terminally ill children who know their lives are coming to an end soon, and the next, they’re ...

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 ...

Neal joined Mashable’s Social Good team in 2024, editing and writing stories about digital culture and its effects on the environment and marginalized communities. He is the former editorial director ...