In these science fiction books, extraterrestrial beings are sympathetic, horrifying and everything in between.

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Knowingly failing to report a credible threat of mass violence is considered a Class B misdemeanor offense. House Bill 1974, ...

What would alien life from another planet be like? But we rarely ask the opposite: What would they think of us?

The United States would become “unglued” if everyday Americans learned what the government has discovered about aliens — and ...

The ExoLife Finder (ELF) looks like no telescope ever built. A spectacular crown of 15 five-meter mirrors perches atop a ...

58 years ago, 2001: A Space Odyssey hit screens. Read SFX legend Douglas Trumbull on the movie's original "crap script" and ...

If the government confirms nonhuman intelligence, psychological research offers clues about the range of ways humans might ...

Based on hard science fiction, a genre that prioritizes scientific accuracy, the blockbuster gets a lot right but misses a ...

Some names are chosen after a lot of thinking. Some names are chosen in five minutes. Some names are decided by grandparents.

An exploration of adventure-themed anime that get darker and more mature as the series progresses.