They were easier to hear, because the world had suddenly become quieter. Car traffic plummeted as people sheltered at home ...

Executive producer Brad Rau tells io9 about that encounter between Maul and Devon—and one strange sound in particular.

Sperm whales, which make clicking sounds to communicate, use different “vowels” in ways similar to human speech ...

Erik Aadahl, the sound designer behind “Project Hail Mary” and 2014’s “Godzilla,” uses his background in biology to bring ...

The language and identity of electronic music would be laid out by the 1970s, but the 1960s is the decade of electronic music ...

How would we recognize a message from an alien civilization if we cannot understand its language? By combining information theory, Zipf’s Law, and studies of human and dolphin communication, ...

Six-year-old Antoni, born in the UK to Polish parents, speaks only a few English words in class and often looks confused when the teacher gives instructions. He could simply be adjusting to English—or ...

Steven Spielberg is synonymous with science fiction, and he’s especially associated with sci-fi stories that feature aliens, but it’s actually been 20 years since the director of E.T. and Close ...

Carlo Rambaldi, the late mechatronics maestro best known for bringing Ridley Scott’s Alien and Steven Spielberg’s E.T. to life, would have turned 100 this autumn. To celebrate, his daughter Daniela co ...