In 1939, scientists discovered that peeling Scotch tape in the dark produces a visible blue glow due to a build-up of electrical charge and the sudden tearing of the adhesive. The phenomenon, known as ...

A new experiment has uncovered the mechanism responsible for the screeching sound made by peeling sticky tape. Using a ...

"The screeching sound of peeling tape consists of a train of weak shocks that are generated when the transverse fracture ...

It's a big universe out there, and while we're all for exploring it, a specific subgenre of science fiction movies has hinted that it might be a bad idea. Alien invasion movies have come in droves ...

Add Silicon Canals to your Google News feed. Remember that satisfying click when you pushed down the lever on a cassette player? Or the mechanical whir as the tape rewound? Last week, I was clearing ...

Merch inspired by the Alien franchise is often hugely popular, something we were reminded of recently with the massive hype surrounding the Monster High Xenomorph doll. With that in mind, Funko has ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: FX / Hulu "In space," some marketing genius once said, "no one can hear you scream".

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We don't yet know why Sydney Chandler's Wendy can communicate with aliens, but we have some new insight into how the show pulled off the effect. Reading time 2 minutes While Alien: Earth fans ...

View post: ‘A Minecraft Movie’ Was Just Dethroned as 2025’s Biggest Hit By now, if you’re watching Alien: Earth, you may have noticed a pattern. At the end of every episode, the action is punctuated ...

This post contains spoilers for this week’s episode of Alien: Earth, now streaming on Hulu. After last week’s flashback to all the poor decisions that killed the crew of the Maginot, “The Fly” brings ...

The Alien movies have long attracted some big-name — or soon-to-be big-name — directors to show off their chops. After sci-fi legend Ridley Scott established the story in Alien, a pre-Titanic James ...