Movies like "Disclosure Day" and "Project Hail Mary" renew our fascination with extraterrestrials and the idea that humankind is not alone in the universe.

Life on Earth is a precious thing, especially given what astronomers know about the visible universe. Although researchers ...

Remakes generally fail to live up to the original movie, but these five sci-fi examples managed to both match up to and outshine their inspirations.

Ryan Gosling's "Project Hail Mary" costar is a high-maintenance creature with his own "glam squad." The actor introduces us to Rocky, a lovable alien.

The platypus is one of nature’s strangest mammals. This egg-laying animal sweats milk, hunts by sensing electrical signals, carries venomous spurs, and even glows under ultraviolet light. Discover the ...

Many of the most damaging invasions do not simply subtract species; they fundamentally remodel the environment, altering habitats, rewiring interactions, and shifting processes in ways that species ...

Invasive alien species don’t only drive out other native species, they also dramatically transform soils, water and ecosystems. A new assessment tool aims to pinpoint the negative environmental ...

Theoretically, it’s impossible for us to perceive a 4D creature. That is, unless it broke into our three-dimensional reality.

The cuttlefish may be one of the strangest animals in the ocean. With specialized skin cells called chromatophores, it can change color and pattern almost instantly, blending into its surroundings or ...

Some insects look more like aliens than they do insects. One example is a grasshopper that is able to survive by not looking like one at all. The Peruvian jumping stick has a unique appearance for a ...