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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 ...

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 ...

At a nearby booth in the exhibition hall, a psychic wearing flowing robes and a glittery headdress sits next to a giant, inflatable blue mantis. He’s a real estate agent in the D.C. metro area, but ...

“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 ...