New research suggests that alien radio signals may be transformed by plasma from their home stars — and scientists on Earth ...

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 ...

New research suggests that alien radio signals may be transformed by plasma from their home stars — and scientists on Earth ...

Earth plants could thrive under the light of an alien sun, according to a recent experiment. A team of astrobiologists planted garden cress seeds and cultured dishes of photosynthetic bacteria under ...

One of the most captivating aspects of Dandadan is the series’ inventive genre-bending. Many of today's battle shonen anime feature supernatural elements and take place in urban fantasy settings.

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

Nicola Griffith and Stephel Pagel, eds. Bending the Landscape: Science Fiction. Overlook Press (212-965-8407), 1998. 375 pp. $26.95 hc. Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick begins her Epistemology of the Closet ...

Though the series’ protagonist is an alien, the show’s science fiction elements were relatively subtle in the early seasons. Harry spends as much time investigating the murder of the town’s last ...

Scientists are listening in on sperm whale conversations and studying Earth's strangest microbes to prepare humanity for first contact with extraterrestrial life. Tardigrades—a type of invertebrate ...