Erich von Däniken, who has died aged 90, was among the first writers to suggest that human civilisation, and even human ...

"Star Trek" is home to countless alien species, many of whom offer beloved characters. Some are not. We rank the 10 most disturbing alien races in the galaxy.

Her name, they told us, was Peggy. She had been taken into the compound three months before without a hair on her body. Her ...

Rare, 9‑foot-tall red‑necked ostriches, sometimes nicknamed “camel birds” for their towering height and desert stride, have ...

A new paper posits that advanced alien civilizations may communicate through subtle flashes, like fireflies do on Earth. The ...

"Awards like these are a critical component of our incubator program for future missions, which combines government ...

Humans have always been fascinated with space. We frequently question whether we are alone in the universe. If not, what does ...

By studying large language models as if they were living things instead of computer programs, scientists are discovering some ...

In September, NASA announced the discovery of a possible sign of life, known as a potential biosignature, on Mars. The Perseverance rover, which has been exploring a dried-up lakebed for years, found ...

The Xenomorph from the Alien film franchise is one of the coolest, most nefarious movie monsters ever hatched, with its acid blood, mouths-within-mouths, and diabolical claws. It pretty much ...

It's one of life's biggest questions – are we alone in the universe? Now, in good news for sci–fi fans, one of Britain's top space scientists has declared she is 'absolutely convinced' there are ...