Left to Right: Steven Yeun in "Nope," the alien in Steven Spielberg's "E.T." and Scarlett Johansson in "Under the Skin" (Universal Pictures / A24) It didn’t take long for stories about ...

An extraterrestrial creature resembling a cephalopod, such as a squid, changed its skin color and moved its tentacles, ...

The xenomorph (a.k.a., Bug, alien, serpent, etc.) are a race of parasitic extra-terrestrials with a four-stage life cycle (egg, Face Hugger, Chest Burster, adult). They have a hive like mentality, and ...

In "Hidden Creatures," a young entomologist discovers the miraculous world of parasites when cocoons sprout from a ...

From the Greys to the Nordics, these aliens appear frequently across abduction stories and science fiction tales.

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Do you know how hard it is to be your own man when your dad is Jabba the Hutt, and you have human arms growing out of your ...

Galaxy brain.

A mind wrapped in skin and bone can feel like the obvious model for consciousness. But that assumption may say more about where you live than about what consciousness really requires.

A DANGEROUS plant that can cause severe skin injuries is spreading across Yorkshire.

At 80, SF author M John Harrison is producing some of his best work. He talks about finding his voice, alien intelligence and the advice from Iain Banks that still spurs him on ...

Thousands of people have reported UFOs or alien encounters in Northern California. That number could soon go up.