In these science fiction books, extraterrestrial beings are sympathetic, horrifying and everything in between.

What do aliens sound like? We have no idea, but for Hollwood's smash hit "Project Hail Mary", that was the question that ...

Some animals are so unusual that they barely look real, and transparent creatures are among the strangest of them all. These ...

Over four decades, the Alien franchise has brought many different versions of the xenomorph creature to theaters.

If you trace the animal family tree back through the fossil record, the trail usually goes cold about 539 million years ago. Before this boundary—the start of the famous Cambrian explosion—multicelled ...

Because there's more to extra-terrestrial life than humans with prosthetics stuck to their foreheads.

From lava tubes on Mars to ice pockets on Europa, subterranean environments may offer the best chance of finding life—and living safely—beyond our planet. “I was like, ‘OK, I'm pretty sure that ...

58 years ago, 2001: A Space Odyssey hit screens. Read SFX legend Douglas Trumbull on the movie's original "crap script" and ...

These findings suggest that the absence of past detections does not mean discovery is imminent. If extraterrestrial technologies exist and have already sent signals that reached Earth, they are likely ...

This emerald bug might look like a piece of fine jewellery. But take my word for it. You don’t want this wasp anywhere near you, even if it would make a beautiful accessory. Supreme Court hands Steve ...

What would they think of us? It’s a question that can produce some, well, uncomfortable answers if you happen to be an ...

King Killer #1, where sibling rivalry meets survival horror on a planet overrun by Xenomorphs. What could possibly go wrong?