Aquatic animals would be fish-like, and creatures that fly would have wings. If you want a sophisticated plant, then you design it as a flower or tree. He also states that evolution has produced life suitable for its environment. If this takes place on Earth, then the same process would apply on other planets. And independently, different species evolve similar features (eyes, for instance). Evolution is a streamlined process - it selects the features best suited to thrive in life. Not so, says a professor named Simon Conway Morris from Cambridge University in England. Instead, the real aliens would, due to evolutionary forces unique to their home worlds, be more bizarre than we could fathom. Not like Star Trek, where the aliens are basically humans with a few bumps and ridges, and a little different hue. If we do find intelligent life, what will it look like? For years I’ve thought that alien life would be wildly different from our own. I’ve written about why we haven’t found any evidence of alien life yet. As we discover more Earth-sized planets, the question of extraterrestrials becomes more of when we’ll find them, rather than do they exist. What more could you ask for?īut I also love the scientific aspect of the search for extraterrestrial life. Human dude gets mixed up with a bunch of renegade aliens.

Take one of my favorite TV shows: Farscape.

If there’s a book or movie with aliens in it, chances are I’ll be interested. My interest is more about fantasy (and maybe reality). I’m not one of those who believes we’re being probed by Roswell-style aliens. If anyone’s noticed, one of my minor obsessions is alien life.

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