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In the early 1990s, Kenner launched the Aliens toy line, transforming the R-rated horror franchise into a surprisingly successful action figure series aimed at kids. Debuting in 1992, the line ...

Back in the early 1990s, Kenner released a series of Aliens toys that didn't just stick to the movie‑accurate Xenomorph designs. This toy line imagined new hybrid and variant creatures by blending ...

A routine stop at a local bait store turned wild when a mantis shrimp—nicknamed the “alien of the ocean”—decided to fight ...

“Alien” mantis species Liturgusa maya may have arrived in the Galápagos as a stowaway in agricultural material, according to a study. Getty Images/iStockphoto The newly confirmed presence of an “alien ...