A NASA astronaut recently sent the internet into a frenzy when he posted an alien-looking photo on social media. The photo posted by Don Pettit depicts what appears to be an egg-shaped object with ...

Adrian Tchaikovsky published his first book, the fantasy novel Empire in Black and Gold, in 2008. He turned to science fiction in 2015 with Children of Time, a far-future story of the accelerated ...

Over the past decade, scientists have come up with a variety of frameworks to guide their search for life in the universe. While it’s most convenient to start looking for life using the knowledge that ...

Like the lead character of “Project Hail Mary,” some scientists are proposing ways that life might exist beyond a star’s “habitable zone,” often considered the gold standard of potential livability An ...

Exclusive: A new book goes deep into not just the history of the beloved stop-motion animation studio, but the creative minds behind it. Over the course of less than two decades, stop-motion animation ...

Humans have practiced head shaping for tens of thousands of years, and anthropologists are beginning to uncover clues as to why. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

On Monday night, someone placed a peculiar bet on the prediction market Kalshi. At 7:45 p.m. eastern time, a single trader put down nearly $100,000 on the claim that, by the end of December, the Trump ...

This rare, four-eared shelter kitten looks like he beamed in from another planet, and the internet is obsessed. Dobby, a shelter cat, has a rare mutation causing four ears and unique features. Dobby’s ...

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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 ...

Close-up of Pseudoproscopia latirostris, a unique grasshopper species with an elongated head. Native to South America, it uses its distinctive shape as camouflage in ...

A look at alien-like landscapes captured by NASA’s Juno spacecraft. Iran sends first significant message of de-escalation, but with a major caveat The audacious plan to refill the Great Salt Lake King ...