Alien first-contact stories are a classic of science fiction, and they’re all the more fascinating because they can feel like ...

The moment of first contact with extraterrestrials is a staple of science fiction. It usually involves a frantic scientist ...

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

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

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Erik Hawkins is an award-winning writer and editor who's been obsessed with cinema since he was old enough to hold Roger Ebert's Video Home Companion in his hands. He lives in NYC, where he rabidly ...

Early cinema depicted aliens as human-like for familiarity and practical reasons, but modern science fiction explores ...

While the movies of Sony’s Spider-Man Universe might have left much to be desired, they did feature an alien threat more powerful than the Xenomorph. Marvel’s Symbiotes are heavily featured, with the ...

Octopus cyanea found in the both Indian and Pacific ocean. It grows to 16 cm in mantle length with arms to atleast 80 cm.© Amirkhans world/Shutterstock.com If forced to choose one descriptor for the ...