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The idea of isolation is prevalent through the Alien series. In space, no one can hear you scream, often because there’s nobody left to hear you scream. That theme also extends to the idea of what ...

Our most plausible creature is the large blood-sucking tick. On Earth, the deer tick Ixodes do swell to the size of a walnut ...

In the quiet layers of rock, footprints, bones, and leaves tell a story of worlds lost, and of our own uncertain future. The ...

When Noah Hawley started working on what would become "Alien: Earth," he knew it was vital to capture the shock and horror audiences first felt when they saw Ridley Scott's 1979 classic. That's a tall ...

Editor's note: The below contains spoilers for Alien: Earth Episode 4. When Ridley Scott's Prometheus came out in 2012, many fans were disappointed by the lack of xenomorphs. Scott aimed to fix that ...

Scientists discovered chemical fossils in ancient rocks that suggest sea sponges were among the first animals to live on Earth.

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Right now, you’re zooming through space at incredible speeds. As just one of all the ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Nilakshi Veerabathina, University of Texas at Arlington (THE CONVERSATION) ...