Alien: Earth – how realistic are the extraterrestrials? Three experts rank them

By Thomas Haworth, Reader in Astrophysics, Queen Mary University of London
Chris Duffy, Lecturer in Cellular and Molecular Biology , Queen Mary University of London
Jen Bright, Lecturer in Zoology, University of Hull

The TV series Alien:Earth has introduced a number of new creatures to the much loved, albeit terrifying, Alien franchise.

But how realistic are the new aliens? That’s a question that we – a trio of scientists who are also great fans of the franchise and show – have tried to tackle with a ranking. To be clear, we are not trying to find flaws in the show. Like many fans we are simply having fun using science to analyse the creatures.

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