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A look at 10 of the greatest alien sci-fi movies, from Ridley Scott's Alien to Denis Villeneuve's Arrival, none by Steven ...

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

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There’s no data to suggest that aliens exist. However, if we believed they existed and came to Earth, our planet would offer ...

From The Thing to Blade Runner, Aliens to Tron, these ’80s sci-fi classics prove practical effects can still outshine modern ...

With the release of Disclosure Day, Steven Spielberg’s new film about aliens, a question as old as science fiction itself resurfaces: if aliens were to arrive on Earth, would they come to conquer us, ...

A nutrition scientist applies metabolism, biology and food science to one of science fiction's oldest questions.

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 ...