From the Greys to the Nordics, these aliens appear frequently across abduction stories and science fiction tales.

Some creative calculations using bug traps, epidemiology and trees suggest there are some 20 million unique insect species on ...

Case in point: Scientists from Tokyo University and Hokkaido University in Japan stumbled across some mysterious jet-black ...

Astronomers have recently started looking for black holes bigger than galaxies. Brian Lacki explains how these “stupendously ...

The “Wow!” signal is one of our best pieces of evidence for aliens, but researchers are building a compelling case for a more ...

If someone told you there’s a place in Wisconsin where the landscape looks like it was borrowed from another planet, you’d ...

Lionfish, mitten crabs and “sea vomit.” Meet eight marine species inadvertently brought to new territory that are taking the ...

For example, the fungal hyperparasite Coniothyrium minitans feasts on the pathogen Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, which frequently ...

In a new paper, researchers examine the possibility of other consciousnesses that take on forms far beyond our imagination.

In a nightmare, the part that scares you or makes you uncomfortable often holds the solution to your current dilemma. It may ...

Octopuses, bees, and dogs all process information differently. Even within the narrow confines of one planet, evolution produced a wide range of nervous systems rather than a single design. A new ...

First time viewers of praying mantises might wonder what planet it calls home and whether or not its bite is fatal. Gardeners ...