Noah Hawley has brought the sci-fi/horror series to television. Many filmmakers have taken on the "Alien" franchise: James Cameron, David Fincher, Fede Álvarez. Ridley Scott even returned to the well ...

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Steven Spielberg’s sci-fi blockbuster is a non-stop thrill ride, but did it convince you that we are not alone?

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Rare 160-million-year-old sea spider fossils from Southern France look nearly identical to living species, revealing a body ...

With 'Disclosure Day,' the director returns to a longtime preoccupation. Two Times staffers explore his ongoing fascination with extraterrestrials.

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Milly Alcock gives “Supergirl” a sharp, funny edge, but Craig Gillespie’s DC adventure is only mildly enjoyable and overly ...

A potentially undescribed siphonophore. (ROV SuBastian/Schmidt Ocean Institute) An oceanic expedition has turned up 31 new species from a vast, dimly lit habitat between the sunlit surface and the ...

Yes, sci-fi has its work cut out for it these days. And somehow, at the age of 79, it falls to Steven Spielberg to reinvent the narrative of first contact with bug-eyed Martians. As only he can.