Science fiction has long speculated about the possibility of first contact with an alien species from a distant world and how we might be able to communicate with them. But what if we simply don’t ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. 3I/ATLAS has quickly earned celestial celebrity status since its ...

Conspiracy theories have raged about 3I/ATLAS being an unnatural object. But the alien question, while fun, generates misinformation and distracts from the science. When you purchase through links on ...

Everyone loves a good alien invasion story, preferably one with city-sized ships and physics-defying tech. There's just one big problem with that. The Milky Way is estimated to contain 100 to 400 ...

The discovery of a mysterious interstellar object called "3I/ATLAS" and its transit through our solar system has set off all kinds of speculation about whether the fairly massive visitor could be some ...

Alien: Isolation is one of the most terrifying games I've ever played, and even its own writer admits it's straight-up too scary for a lot of people. Chatting on the FRVR podcast, former Creative ...

Most Alien movies end in explosions and bloodshed, but with FX’s Alien: Earth, creator Noah Hawley took a different approach. To unpack the show's season 1 finale, Polygon spoke to Hawley and star ...

Editor's note: The below contains major spoilers for the Alien: Earth finale. The first two Alien films are among the most terrifying sci-fi horror movies ever made, but then the franchise lost its ...

After Frankenstein, Guillermo del Toro wants to explore a new aesthetic. R.L. Stine’s Pumpkinhead is heading to the big screen. Plus, what’s coming on the next episode of Ghosts. Spoilers now! Without ...

Among the many strange biological wonders Charles Darwin observed in his time, one haunted him above all. “‘The eye, to this day, gives me a cold shudder,” he admitted in a letter to an American ...

Sigourney Weaver is weighing in on the latest entry to the Alien franchise, which she helped start with the 1979 Ridley Scott-directed film. Alien: Earth premiered last month, and it’s already getting ...

Sigourney Weaver, who famously stars as Ellen Ripley in the iconic sci-fi “Alien” franchise, applauded FX’s series “Alien: Earth” as a “beautifully done” prequel. “I can’t believe it’s television, ...