For decades, scientists have searched the skies for signs of alien civilizations. This breakdown looks at why that approach may be outdated. If intelligence naturally leads to artificial intelligence, ...

When ET phones home, it could be his last call. Contrary to sci-fi movie depictions, our first contact might not be with a super advanced alien civilization at the height of power. Rather, Ivy League ...

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.

Directed and produced by Morgan Neville, the Netflix documentary Breakdown: 1975 focuses on that year, in the 199th one for America, in the thick of political chicanery and cultural trauma, and in the ...

Americans are becoming more open to the idea that aliens have visited Earth, according to a series of polls that show belief in alien visitation has been steadily on the rise since 2012. Moreover, ...

This documentary could be better, but it offers a helpful lesson for film fans new to the movies of that decade. By Alissa Wilkinson When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film ...

There has been a concerted effort over the years to venerate the 1970s as the last truly great period of American filmmaking, a time in which the younger artists who made up New Hollywood churned out ...

Did you follow the news this week? Take our quiz to see how well you stack up with other Times readers. Rob Reiner, who died this week alongside his wife, Michele, had a storied career as a Hollywood ...

The year 1939 is often cited as the high-point of American filmmaking, the evidence including “Gone With the Wind,” “The Wizard of Oz,” “Stagecoach,” “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” and “Ninotchka.” In ...

The late release date of Morgan Neville’s Netflix documentary “Breakdown: 1975” struck me as odd. The 50th anniversary of that year will end in 2 weeks. This feature purports to be an essay on 1975 ...