Fire & Ash' hits Disney+, we delve into the jungles of Pandora to learn about three of the Avatar series’ coolest alien ...

Hybrid humans, corporate nation-state competitors, and xenomorph chat rooms: we’ve learned much since the USCSS Maginot went splat on New Siam in Alien: Earth Episode 1 (“Neverland”). We’re also ...

Imagine a creature so tough that it can survive boiling heat, freezing cold, crushing pressure, and even the vacuum of outer space. No, this isn’t a sci-fi alien — it’s a real-life animal called the ...

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A singular eyeball attached to slimy tentacles, the organism aggressively implants itself in a human or animal’s eye socket. It acts as a parasite by controlling its host’s actions, turning them into ...

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 ...

Humans have always been fascinated with space. We frequently question whether we are alone in the universe. If not, what does intelligent life look like? And how would aliens communicate? How could ...

With 'Disclosure Day,' the director returns to a longtime preoccupation. Two Times staffers explore his ongoing fascination with extraterrestrials.

Among the many strange biological wonders Charles Darwin observed in his time, one haunted him above all. “‘The eye, to this day, gives me a cold shudder,” he admitted in a letter to an American ...