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"I imagine he thought this would be the first part of the Earth's alien defence system," Kerr, who is a professor at the University of Oxford, joked.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

McFadden directly sampled the “Megamix” electro beat on “Storm,” from “The Audience’s Listening,” prefacing the drop with alien sonics before Edan and Mr. Lif deliver their rap verses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

Resident safety practices are not alien to constitutional history.

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

While none have been confirmed as alien megastructures, Amiri's work provides astronomers with another set of observational clues that could help distinguish genuine technosignatures from natural cosmic phenomena.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 10, 2026

The user had to get the alien back to its home planet by passing a quiz.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

A Japanese journalist coined the term cosplay -- combining costume and play -- in 1984 after seeing people dressed as monsters and aliens at a sci-fi convention in Los Angeles.

From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026

Suggested causes include acoustic pollution from human activity, naturally occurring environmental sounds and conspiracy theories involving the CIA or even aliens.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 19, 2026

"It was unseasonably dry, so I can only assume we have the aliens and their advanced weather-control technology to thank for that."

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

Spielberg has played a pivotal role in fueling a cultural fascination with aliens, thanks to his decades of films about them, including “Close Encounters” and “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026

"I feel like aliens won't want anything to do with us, not attack us or anything, if they knew what kinds of smells come out of teenage boys."

From "Patina" by Jason Reynolds