Hydnora is one of the strangest flowering plants ever discovered, a subterranean parasite that survives entirely by draining nutrients from the roots of other plants . It spends most of its life ...

The microbe was gathered from the agency's clean rooms, where experts build spacecraft in carefully controlled environments.

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Sega and Creative Assembly finally shared a brief teaser for their long-awaited sequel to Alien: Isolation to celebrate Alien Day 2026. The teaser, which you can watch below, is titled "False Sense of ...

There seems to be a lot of interest in mushrooms and toadstools these days. For no apparent reason, lately my bizarro YouTube algorithm has presented me with a couple of vids from mushroom-hunting ...

The fan favorite (and much longer) edit of David Fincher's film contains a different version of the much-maligned 'Alien' film. Here's what's new. By James Hibberd Writer-at-Large This version clocks ...

Extreme weather events like dust storms, floods, and high winds are spreading dangerous fungal spores. Climate change is causing fungi to become more resilient and expand into new geographic areas.

Shrishty is a decade-old journalist covering a variety of beats between politics to pop culture, but movies are her first love, which led her to study Film and TV Development at UCLAx. She lives and ...

Two newly registered federal website domains – Alien.gov and Aliens.gov – are drawing attention after records showed they were created this week by a U.S. government agency, fueling speculation as ...

Scientists have discovered a newly identified marine fungus that can infect and kill toxic algae responsible for harmful blooms. The microscopic parasite, named Algophthora mediterranea, attacks algae ...

Every month, this column returns to the fundamental question that animates serious reading: what does literature demand of us, and what does it give back? March brings three books that circle, each in ...