How to invade planet Earth: A sci-fi movie alien's guide to bringing the human race to its knees

From "Independence Day" to "Invasion of the Body Snatchers", movies and TV shows are packed with advice for anyone aspiring ...

We Could Seed Alien Life Elsewhere in the Universe—But We’ll Never Undo the Devastating Consequences

Could humans spread Earth life beyond our planet? Astrobiologists explain where extremophiles might survive and why the risks ...

We Could Seed Alien Life Elsewhere in the Universe—But We’ll Never Undo the Devastating Consequences, Scientists Caution

Thus far, our search for extraterrestrial life points toward Clarke’s former point, suggesting that our little blue dot is ...
AV Club

A new creature feature finally exposes hippos as nature's true murder machines

Sharks have long hogged the spotlight in horror cinema’s “animal attack” niche. We’ve gotten Thrash, Deep Water, and Chum in 2026 alone; last year gave us Fear Below, Dangerous Animals, Into The Deep, ...
Slate

The Catholic Church Fired an In-House Exorcist for Saying UFOs Are Actually Demons. I Can Explain.

A Catholic priest got fired from his job as an exorcist last week because he claimed that UFOs are, in fact, demons. That news reads like a bit of a genre-mashed Mad Libs, so we’ll slow down a bit: ...