Alien Invasion

E. T. Hunters Explain What Happens If Space Aliens Show Up

Posted 03.30.2012

It is conceivable that humans could someday discover aliens. We scour the cosmos looking for their radio signals, and though we're not capable of int...

Fighting Global Warming Could Stave Off Alien Invasion: Report

Posted 10.19.2011

A speculative report floats the possibility that aliens could attack Earth to stop humanity's rapid population growth. The Guardian reports that th...

UFOs: Nice Houseguests

Seth Shostak | Posted 06.18.2011

Seth Shostak

In the seemingly endless debate about UFOs, one point seems to have escaped notice -- if the aliens are here, they're about as harmless as kittens on Xanax.

Stephen Hawking: Aliens 'No Longer Interested' in Invading Earth

Andy Borowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

Andy Borowitz

Even if aliens planned to travel to Earth to warn humans against destroying their own planet, Dr. Hawking said, "If they showed up now and took a look around they'd be like, 'Oops, too late.'"

The Snatcher in the Rye

Laurence Hughes | Posted 05.25.2011

Laurence Hughes

Salinger's teenage hero, Holden Caulfield, lives on in my unauthorized novel: a mashup combining The Catcher in the Rye and Invasion of the Body Snatchers.