In the 2016 science fiction movie Arrival, a linguist is faced with the daunting task of deciphering an alien language consisting of palindromic phrases, which read the same backwards as they do ...

From reports of bizarre alien sightings, to ancient paintings which appear to depict UFOs, many people believe advanced alien civilisations are out there. However, if this is the case, communication ...

Exolangs are constructed languages that imagine how the languages of extraterrestrial beings might look and sound—and linguists have come up with some pretty mind-bending options. Some exolangs adhere ...

A computer programme which could help identify and even translate messages from aliens in outer space has been developed by a British scientist. Nasa to beam Beatles' track across space UK astronomers ...

A shifted version of the Arecibo message transmitted in 1974, showing what it might look like if laid out incorrectly as a 73 x 23 grid instead of 23 x 73. (Credit: Jarmo kivekas) Projects like SETI ...

Many scientists believe that alien civilisations exist. For them, the question is now whether we will encounter them in the near future or a very long time from now, rather than if at all. So let's ...

A WOMAN has claimed she can communicate with aliens after visiting an ancient pyramid and says she has a message for mankind. The bizarre claim was made by Mafe Walker, 45, who says she speaks a ...