When astronomers first picked up a perfectly regular radio heartbeat from deep space in 1967, some of them half-jokingly ...

Quick, imagine an animal tongue. What came into your mind? The flicking forked tongue of a snake? A cow licking a block of ...

When we imagine alien life, we picture monsters, insects, or tentacles—but what if the most realistic aliens are human-like?

Language and radio signals may not matter to aliens. Instead, they might be using patterns to leave a biological fingerprint.

Alien vs. Captain America #3 hits stores Wednesday. Two Captains face aliens while Nick Fury goes rogue. What could possibly ...

Of all the various subgenres attached to the sci-fi domain, alien invasion flicks come off as timeless favorites. Here are ...

New research shows invasive species are reducing insect populations worldwide and weakening ecosystems people rely on.

Originally debuting in London in 1996 and later Off-Broadway in 2004, 'Bug' emerged during a time when conspiracy theories began to permeate popular culture. The recent death of Dr. Erich von Däniken, ...

Earth is home to creatures so strange, beautiful, and bizarre that it’s easy to forget we share the planet with them. These ...

An infographic showing the average declines in abundance of key terrestrial insect groups due to invasive alien species. The extent of declines varies across species and regions.

Insects are often seen as invaders due to high-profile species like the yellow-legged (Asian) hornet, the harlequin ladybird ...