Extraterrestrial
What would real extraterrestrials look like ?
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T.K. RandallJanuary 27, 2010 ·
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Image Credit: Henrique Senna
Aliens have been portrayed in both science fiction and popular culture for years, but what would a real alien look like ?
The answer lies in the habitat from which they originate, the conditions of their planet of origin would play a key role in shaping their physical attributes and appearance. An aquatic race for instance that might have evolved on a planet covered entirely in ocean may be quite unlike anything we'd expect and have traits more akin to species we'd find in the Earth's oceans than to the traditional concept of a small, spindly humanoid figure with large eyes.
Tentacled monsters, pale skinny humanoids, shimmery beings of pure energy... When it comes to the question of what alien life forms might look like, we are free to let our imagination roam.
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New Scientist |
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