Standing in front of a small crowd of Muppet enthusiasts, actress and Sesame Street veteran Jennifer Barnhart demonstrated ...

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These wildly different films explore the wondrous, and sometimes terrifying possibilities of contacting extra-terrestrial life.

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There’s no data to suggest that aliens exist. However, if we believed they existed and came to Earth, our planet would offer ...

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With 'Disclosure Day,' the director returns to a longtime preoccupation. Two Times staffers explore his ongoing fascination with extraterrestrials.

Is it an alien? A dinosaur? Is it going to kill us all? Our writer hits Ashdown Forest for the Big One Hundred celebrations – and finds its magic enchanting new generations ...

Are UFOs real? Have we been visited by aliens from outer space? Or, are these phenomena something else entirely? Recent UFO “disclosure” is provocative but provides no clear answers. Releases of never ...

Skylanders and Borderlands developers, have hatched a creature-taming game that feels fun but not fully baked.