Natural History of an Alien, also known as Anatomy of an Alien in the US, is an early Discovery Channel mockumentary similar to Alien Planet, aired in 1998. This mockumentary featured various alien ecosystem projects from the Epona Project to Ringworld. It also featured many notable scientists and science fiction authors such as Dr. Jack Cohen, Derek Briggs, Christopher McKay, , , , Brian Aldiss, , , , , , Kevin Warwick and Dougal Dixon.