Tim Radford / Climate News NetworkJun 13, 2018
Some scientists speculate that civilizations destroy the conditions for their own survival. If they are right, an enduring silence may be the real message from other parts of the universe. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Carrie Rickey / TruthdigNov 12, 2016
It takes an otherworldly element to deliver an unforgettable moviegoing experience -- as well as a message of understanding across cultures at a time when earthlings struggle with that on our own planet.It takes an otherworldly element to deliver an unforgettable moviegoing experience—as well as a message of understanding across cultures at a time when earthlings struggle with that on our own planet. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatchNov 25, 2013
Does what should be deeply disturbing, even apocalyptically terrifying, in the present moment strike many of us as the equivalent of so many movie-made terrors -- shivers and fears produced in a world so far beyond us that we can do nothing about them? Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJul 12, 2012
Newly released top-secret files reveal that Britain’s Ministry of Defense took seriously the possibility of alien contact and assigned “UFO desk officers” the task of monitoring potential threats from outer space. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigJun 28, 2012
A look at the day's political happenings, including the SCOTUS health care decision countdown and Sen. Rand Paul wading into the personhood debate. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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