Beneath the icy silence of Antarctica's famous Dry Valleys lies a world so unusual that it often resembles another planet.
A nutrition scientist applies metabolism, biology and food science to one of science fiction's oldest questions.
The TV series Alien:Earth has introduced a number of new creatures to the much loved, albeit terrifying, Alien franchise. But how realistic are the new aliens? That's a question that we—a trio of ...
The first episode opens with a familiar scenario. We witness a research ship in deep space carrying unknown alien organisms suddenly having an outbreak, with the aliens killing most of the crew. But ...
Scientists are listening in on sperm whale conversations and studying Earth's strangest microbes to prepare humanity for first contact with extraterrestrial life.
The story of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko and the European Space Agency's Philae spacecraft just got a whole hell of a lot more interesting. After a semi-botched landing resulting in the spacecraft ...
The best part of making a new Alien movie or TV show has got to be the chance to create a new branch of the Xenomorph family tree. At this point, it's also practically a rite of passage for the ...
The first two episodes of Alien: Earth premiere Tuesday, August 12 on Hulu and FX. Alien: Earth is the latest entry into the long running franchise that all at once pays homage to its source material ...
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