As the number of exoplanets we've discovered increases, the question about life existing somewhere other than the Earth ...

Hideously bloated slug-like aliens could be coming to "wipe out" humans in a "Star Wars" invasion, an Oxford University biologist has warned. If the universe is teeming with life as he expects, these ...

They are often depicted as either little green men, bug-eyed creatures or terrifying monsters intent on wiping out all life on Earth. But if aliens do exist, what might they actually look like?

As astronomers scour the universe for traces of alien life, one researcher has revealed exactly what first contact will look like. However, that meeting won't look like the close encounters of a ...

BRITISH scientists have claimed alien lifeforms may have evolved in a similar way to the organisms here on Earth. A new study from the University of Oxford suggested that the process of natural ...

The spud's alien-like root growth has prompted some conspiracy theories.

This artist's impression shows what Brits reckon an alien would look like – with two heads, gills, and the ability to change colour. Researchers asked 2,000 people to describe what they think an ET ...

Advanced aliens could be chatting with each other using light flashes in plain sight, similar to how fireflies communicate, according to a new study that could lead to new approaches in finding ...

Professor Tim Coulson, a leading authority on alien existence, has warned that mankind could be "wiped out" by vile slug-like beings that look exactly like Star Wars villain Jabba the Hutt If the ...