Alien creatures may feel like pure fiction, but some of their most disturbing traits already exist in nature. Parasitic ...

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Sniper Elite studio Rebellion unveils their next project: a retro sci-fi horror shooter set on a storm-battered alien colony.

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The majority of “Project Hail Mary” takes place in outer space in the near future, but like many message-driven science fiction films, it’s really about the here and now on Earth. Based on the 2011 ...

I teach a class at Bard College and Columbia University called “Imagining Nonhuman Consciousness.” We mostly read about ...