These spheres from the abyss conceal creatures with startling biology.

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.

As much as Steven Spielberg likes aliens, he seems to prefer holding them at arm’s length. The creatures in Close Encounters ...

If an alien intelligence were hiding somewhere on Earth, many scientists suspect it might look something like an octopus.

Let’s be honest: Star Wars isn’t really Star Wars unless it introduces a cute new alien that is guaranteed to sell toys. Ewoks, Porgs, Grogu, and most recently, in ‘Ahsoka,’ we have been introduced to ...

These wildly different films explore the wondrous, and sometimes terrifying possibilities of contacting extra-terrestrial ...

Scientists are listening in on sperm whale conversations and studying Earth's strangest microbes to prepare humanity for first contact with extraterrestrial life. Tardigrades—a type of invertebrate ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. It lives in a glass castle deep under the sea. It’s not a character from The Little ...

After escaping with Newt and Hicks from the alien planet, Ripley crash lands on Fiorina 161, a prison planet and host to a correctional facility. Unfortunately, although Newt and Hicks do not survive ...

Still with the distance. Look at my previous post, ya narcissists. We are smart. Doesn't mean things we can't do can't be done. I agree, there is no way to travel fast enough to Star Trek around ...

Octopuses are among the most unusual intelligent creatures on Earth, with around 500 million neurons, most of which are located in their arms rather than their brain. This allows each arm to sense, ...