Should we prepare for alien invasion? That question has gained new urgency with the appearance of interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS. This object is not bound to our Sun. It arrived from beyond our solar ...

It sounds like a plot ripped from a Hollywood script: a shadowy global elite, seeking total control, manufactures the ultimate crisis to unite the world under a single authoritarian government—a fake ...

This story first appeared in Trying!, a thoughtful, funny, wide-ranging daily newsletter featuring essays from the mind of Matt Gross. You can sign up for them here. Those were simple aliens for ...