The ending of Aliens begins before Ripley enters the hive. It starts when Newt slips away during the escape and gets taken by ...

Searching for alien life by looking for specific signals from individual planets may overlook a larger pattern, new research ...

New research suggests that many planets previously considered promising for life may, in fact, be far less hospitable. A ...

We have no idea what kind of life may exist on other planets, so it’s hard to know what to look for. Proxima Kósmos imagines ...

If forced to choose one descriptor for the octopus, the best word may be “otherworldly.” These truly amazing marine animals ...

Behind the acid blood and jump scares of the Alien franchise is an even more insidious horror: a single employer with unchecked power. How Weyland-Yutani helps explain monopsony — and the rise of ...

The developers from Hello Games surprised us again. This time — without cosmic scales and new galaxies. Instead, they added a mode that no one expected, but which perfectly fit into the philosophy of ...

The ocean is still one of the biggest mysteries on Earth, and the deeper you go, the stranger it gets. Far below the surface, where sunlight can’t reach, lives a world full of creatures that look more ...

WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) - Astronomers have spotted a planet orbiting a star in our neighborhood of the Milky Way galaxy that presents a unique hellscape - covered with a perpetual ocean of ...

When you get right to it the difference between fantasy monsters and sci-fi aliens largely comes down to aesthetics. We’ve talked before about how easy it is to blend sci-fi and fantasy. Older ...

If you love vintage sci-fi creature features, the 1977 cult film Planet of the Dinosaurs is a fun blast from the past. This week's retro trailer is for this movie, which drops a group of space ...