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If we're to find extraterrestrial life in the universe, astronomers have pinpointed the best places to look for it. They have identified just under 50 rocky worlds most likely to be habitable out of ...

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Between planning for VFX, jump scares and Xenomorphs, composer Jeff Russo had his otherworldly soundscape work cut out for him. To effectively communicate emotions to the audience, Russo had to create ...

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Russo joined IndieWire's roundtable of composers to discuss his work on the sci-fi series. Since 1979, the “Alien” franchise has flipped between two different genres, alternatively offering audiences ...

Scientists are listening in on sperm whale conversations and studying Earth's strangest microbes to prepare humanity for first contact with extraterrestrial life. Tardigrades—a type of invertebrate ...