Though it draws its name from an extraterrestrial species, the "Alien" franchise is often just as interested in synthetic life as it is in the biological world. This goes all the way back to the very ...

The Android difference explained dives into one of the most fascinating contrasts in the Alien franchise. While the Xenomorphs represent pure instinct, survival, and biological terror, androids like ...

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