As Nicolas Roeg’s enigmatic, unclassifiable film – in which David Bowie plays an alien visiting Earth – turns 50, we look back at Tom Milne’s deciphering of it. From our Summer 1976 issue.

Image: Universal Pictures While the crisis of a global pandemic (or near-extinction) is averted by the end of Wise’s sci-fi thriller, the implications are still dire. As humans tend to cycle through ...

A Russian FPV drone was destroyed after an encounter with a weird new Ukrainian weapon. Is this a high-powered laser or something else entirely?

Martians might really exist… In the future. But instead of the aliens of sci-fi movies, martians would be humans born and raised on Mars. Why would your skin be orange? Would you be a different ...

European scientists are testing a new material called HealTech, which activates with heat and flows into cracks.

It's shocking how many times Captain Kirk was able to induce self-destruction throughout Star Trek: The Original Series.

Ex-CNN journalist, Chris Cillizza in 2021 reported “Voter ID requirements are really popular” (6/25/21). Republicans introduced new legislation requiring a government-issued ID, proof of citizenship ...

This local biotech says it has found a way to trick cancer cells into destroying themselves with its molecular glue. Now it’s putting that claim to the test. After attracting global attention from ...

If there’s one sure thing that can be said about this Texas Longhorns men’s basketball team, it’s that there isn’t a better phrase to describe it than “hot and cold”. This is the same team that held ...

Earth is closer than ever to global catastrophe as major world powers grow increasingly confrontational and cooperative efforts to reduce existential risks break down, a group of scientists warned ...

Darian Mensah of the Duke Blue Devils celebrates after defeating the Virginia Cavaliers during a game at Bank of America Stadium on December 6, 2025 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Getty Images There is ...