As a mathematician—and given the recent buzz over UFO disclosures—I find myself entertained by a specific hypothetical: If a silver saucer crewed by extraterrestrials ever touched down, then what on ...

Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Katie has a PhD in maths, ...

Australian scientists have unveiled an idea that could one day help humanity speak to extraterrestrial intelligence — and the key, they say, is already buzzing around on Earth. If humans ever make ...

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