The first alien signal humanity detects might not come from a thriving civilization, but rather from one in decline, possibly sending a cry for help. That’s the central idea behind a new paper by ...

Could the first confirmed signal from an extraterrestrial source be less a hello than a goodbye? Astrophysicist David Kipping argues as much, and his “Eschatian Hypothesis” reimagines the way ...

Of all the teen dramas in the history of the genre, Dawson’s Creek might be the least talked about in modern times, which probably leaves people unfamiliar with the origin of the "Dawson Crying" meme.