“Disclosure” has become a cult word. It shouldn't be, since all it means, technically, is to reveal something. But the new ...

Science fiction stories about “alien” invaders are often political allegories for anxieties around immigration. Now, a government website depicts non-citizens as extraterrestrials.

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From “Aliens and Alien-Baiters,” which appeared in the November 1936 issue of Harper’s Magazine. The complete article—­along with the magazine’s entire 175 ...

Alien first-contact stories are a classic of science fiction, and they’re all the more fascinating because they can feel like ...