Science fiction has imagined everything from little green men to tentacled monsters—but real biology may offer clearer clues.

Lauren is an entertainment journalist and screenwriter. Her unhealthy pop culture obsession has led to bylines at Letterboxd, The Direct, Kotaku, Gizmodo and Lifehacker Australia. On the side, Lauren ...

The best part of making a new Alien movie or TV show has got to be the chance to create a new branch of the Xenomorph family tree. At this point, it's also practically a rite of passage for the ...

A singular eyeball attached to slimy tentacles, the organism aggressively implants itself in a human or animal’s eye socket. It acts as a parasite by controlling its host’s actions, turning them into ...