The combustible sedimentary rock, better known as coal, was not only crucial to the onset of advanced technology here on Earth, but it should also be key to the development of advanced E.T.s residing ...

Science fiction often shows aliens with human features like eyes, limbs, and faces. But science has a reason for questioning this idea. Through convergent evolution, similar environments and physical ...

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Bugonia, the latest film from the Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos, begins with shots of bees. As they gently buzz about in a field of wildflowers, a voice-over intones the glory of the insects’ lives.

The first time Fontella “Faun” Day believes she saw life from another planet, it came from above. It was a cloudy afternoon in Rachel, Nevada, and the phones and computers at the Alien Cowpoke gas ...

Long before CGI allowed filmmakers to realize their wildest visions or subtly touch up landscapes, practical effects ruled the day. Take, for instance, the iconic ending of Season 2's "Will the Real ...

Noah Hawley's TV prequel to the original Alien film feature first-class action and visuals — and a stunning season finale that provides both closure and exciting possibilities for the future. CapRadio ...

This is FRESH AIR. Noah Hawley has created successful, well-received television adaptations of the Coen brothers' movie "Fargo" - five seasons to date and counting - and of the Marvel comic book ...