The following is an excerpt from First Contact: The Story of Our Obsession with Aliens, by Becky Ferreira. When you purchase products through the Bookshop.org link on this page, Science Friday earns a ...

OAKLAND, Calif. — I don’t know if it’s just me, but alien life — and our fascination with it — seems to have hit something of a crescendo recently. There’s the question of alien life in Earth’s ...

For as long as humans have looked up at the night sky, we've wondered who, or what, might be looking back. Journalist Becky Ferreira dives into this rich history in her new book "First Contact: The ...

'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' and guest Demi Moore As a native of Roswell, N.M., Demi Moore has a lot of thoughts about extraterrestrials. All of which she was happy to share with Stephen ...

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The terrifying new series tells another chapter in the saga of humanity’s dark fascination with the lethal aliens. Humanity faces the peril of its fascination with the unknown in “Alien: Earth,” the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Hollywood and entertainment. Alien: Romulus chronicles the harrowing plight of a group of young mining colonists who take ...

Octopuses can use their suckers to detect harmful microbes on the surface of objects like crab shells, or their own eggs. Plus, a new book charts the millennia-old history of our fascination with ...

There are plenty of oddball duos on television, but none quite like Resident Alien‘s Sheriff Mike and Deputy Liv. Played to perfection by Corey Reynolds and Elizabeth Bowen, the pair has become a ...

As 2026 nears, Baba Vanga's prophecies of massive natural disasters, World War 3, AI surpassing human control, and alien ...

As a native of Roswell, N.M., Demi Moore has a lot of thoughts about extraterrestrials. All of which she was happy to share with Stephen Colbert, much to his — and our — amusement. During an ...