From microscopic organisms living on frozen worlds to bizarre creatures drifting through alien skies, this journey explores ...

You've seen the famous aliens, planets and scientists, but now it's time to venture even farther into the depths of space.

The moment of first contact with extraterrestrials is a staple of science fiction. It usually involves a frantic scientist having a Eureka moment, realising in a single dramatic instant that Earth is ...

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

Some frogs have evolved features so strange that scientists struggle to explain them, and a few look less like amphibians ...

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

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

With the release of Disclosure Day, Steven Spielberg’s new film about aliens, a question as old as science fiction itself ...

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

Is the rest of the cosmos a pristine environment awaiting the arrival of humanity’s “post-human” descendants? Or is advanced ...

Steven Spielberg has spent nearly 50 years asking whether humanity is alone. With Disclosure Day, he sounds less interested in imagining the answer than in ... Read More ...

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