In these science fiction books, extraterrestrial beings are sympathetic, horrifying and everything in between.

An international research team led by the University of Vienna has produced, for the first time, high-resolution global maps ...

KATHMANDU — Until a few decades ago, botanist Bharat Babu Shrestha observed abundant growth of Indian pennywort (Centella ...

Temperature plays the biggest role in where plants can grow. Warmer conditions allow more plants to survive in new places. Other factors like rainfall and soil also matter, but temperature has the ...

An international research team led by the University of Vienna has produced, for the first time, high-resolution global maps of invasion risk for thousands of alien plant species under current ...

Scientists found "alien" water signature in horsetail plants. Discovery may reshape understanding of water and ancient climate. Horsetail's water mimics chemistry seen in meteorites. Did our AI ...

Star Trek is packed with all sorts of alien, both on the Enterprise and throughout the final frontier, and these are the ...

How do you grow and evolve to fit into an alien environment? James S. A. Corey, the nom de plume of the duo behind the Hugo ...

A self-published paper by retired paleontologist Clifford Miles claimed that Nazca mummies from Peru represented a new family, genus, and species that did not evolve on Earth. A peer review by Kenneth ...

A NASA astronaut recently sent the internet into a frenzy when he posted an alien-looking photo on social media. The photo posted by Don Pettit depicts what appears to be an egg-shaped object with ...

These findings suggest that the absence of past detections does not mean discovery is imminent. If extraterrestrial ...