Early cinema depicted aliens as human-like for familiarity and practical reasons, but modern science fiction explores ...

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

Claims have emerged that the CIA accessed DNA databases to identify alien-human hybrids, reigniting debates on government secrecy and privacy concerns over consumer genetic data.

For generations, science fiction has imagined what life might look like on other worlds. These aliens are fictional, sure, but some of them are informed by real evolutionary processes on Earth. That's ...