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Alien life could look nothing like what we expect. Here's how microbes beyond Earth might live without liquid water

Every known living thing on Earth needs water. The life-giving liquid makes up around 60 percent of each human’s body weight, ...

‘Project Hail Mary’ explores unique forms of life in space – 5 essential reads on searching for aliens that look nothing like life on Earth

“Project Hail Mary,” the movie adaptation to Andy Weir’s 2021 novel about a science teacher attempting to save the Earth from sun-eating microbes, was released in March 2026 to stellar ratings from ...
Gizmodo

How Alien Life Could Exist Without Water

Alien life could exist on hot, rocky planets, sustained not by water but by a type of salty fluid, new research suggests. Reading time 3 minutes The search for alien life usually hinges on finding the ...
The Hollywood Reporter

New ‘Alien: Earth’ Trailer Reveals Monsters Gone Wild After Spaceship With Hybrid Life Forms Crashes

More clues to the sci-fi world-building are revealed for Noah Hawley's take on Ridley Scott’s 'Alien' universe in the latest teaser before an Aug. 12 bow for the FX ...