“Bugonia” opens not with action, but with a conversation: two men, Don and Teddy, talking about bees. Teddy explains colony collapse disorder: a phenomenon where bees abandon their queen, leaving the ...

After 132 hours of Rogue Trader, I wasn't sure I had another one in me so soon. Another dense, grimdark RPG set in the miserable far-flung future. But I love that miserable far-flung future, so ...

Abstract: Interacting with social insects within their natural environments requires robotic systems that are adaptive, precise, and minimally disruptive. Based on the queen tracking framework and ...

In this intense confrontation, Pen Guin faces a hive-mind queen who believes she owns every creature around her. She demands obedience, power, and submission, assuming her swarm makes her untouchable.

This story first appeared in Trying!, a thoughtful, funny, wide-ranging daily newsletter featuring essays from the mind of Matt Gross. You can sign up for them here. Those were simple aliens for ...

This post contains spoilers for Vince Gilligan’s new Apple TV series Pluribus. If it would make you unhappy to read them before seeing the first two episodes, keep this tab open until you watch them.

Alien: Earth is quickly becoming one of the most thrilling yet terrifying additions to the Alien franchise. Fans love the mix of suspense, sci-fi detail, and raw human drama. But as much as the show ...