A nutrition scientist applies metabolism, biology and food science to one of science fiction's oldest questions.

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For decades, the search for life beyond Earth has focused on distant exoplanets and the rusty plains of Mars. Now, a small icy world in orbit around Saturn is emerging as one of the most compelling ...

The TV series Alien:Earth has introduced a number of new creatures to the much loved, albeit terrifying, Alien franchise. But how realistic are the new aliens? That's a question that we—a trio of ...

The first episode opens with a familiar scenario. We witness a research ship in deep space carrying unknown alien organisms suddenly having an outbreak, with the aliens killing most of the crew. But ...

The nightmarish xenomorph, with its piston-like inner jaw and blood that could melt your face off, might be the “perfect organism” as succinctly described in the original Alien movie, but that hasn’t ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." While the buzzy sci-fi series is science fiction (obviously), Dr. Sward says there's plenty of real ...

With Alien: Earth, Noah Hawley expands the universe of the cinematic franchise in new ways. Read our spoiler-free review of season one. The Alien franchise has been terrifying audiences since 1979.