(Don Pettit/X) A grotesque purple lifeform was photographed sprouting 'tentacles' on the International Space Station (ISS), ...

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 ...

Searching for alien languages sheds light on how much human languages have in common—with each other and even with animal ...

Explore Darwin’s Paradox!, the new puzzle-platformer from ZDT and Konami. Control a clever octopus, use stealth mechanics, ...

The “alien” is actually a potato. Specifically, it is a purple tuber nicknamed Spudnik-1, grown and photographed by Pettit.

Movies like "Disclosure Day" and "Project Hail Mary" renew our fascination with extraterrestrials and the idea that humankind ...

Big teeth, beady eyes, and spiky skin might scream danger, but not all creatures that look like nightmare fuel are out to get you. Some of nature’s creepiest-looking animals are total softies ...

Starring Firefly's Nathan Fillion and The Walking Dead's Michael Rooker, Slither is the grossest horror film I've ever seen.

Touch Me,' 'Dead Lover,' 'The Serpent's Skin,' more offer fun twists on genre thrills. Plus: A spooky Irish tale rises again.

When the scientists paired two male octopuses in the same setup, the males interacted by touching arms, but they never ...

After an eighty-two-million-dollar renovation, the museum has put on a sprawling show about the war between our species and ...