New research suggests that alien radio signals may be transformed by plasma from their home stars — and scientists on Earth ...

Where did life on Earth come from? It is one of humanity’s oldest and most fascinating questions. For centuries, people have ...

A new exoplanet model screens rocky worlds by their ability to retain atmospheres over geologic timescales, helping narrow ...

Scientists are listening in on sperm whale conversations and studying Earth's strangest microbes to prepare humanity for first contact with extraterrestrial life.

For generations, the search for life beyond Earth has focused on avoiding one of science’s biggest mistakes: claiming a ...

Steven Spielberg’s sci-fi adventure-mystery about the possibility of aliens on Earth stars Emily Blunt, Josh O’Connor and Colman Domingo Tyson has “no reason to doubt” there’s non-human species out in ...

Scientists propose building a lab on the moon to screen Mars and other space samples for alien microbes before they ever ...

Steven Spielberg's claims that aliens have already visited Earth have drawn a mixed but pointed scientists' reaction this ...

We've been looking at nature the wrong way, argues Rowan Hooper. If we stop focusing on the individual, we get a whole new picture of how life on Earth – and elsewhere – may have begun ...

Experts stress need for transparency while aiming to prevent premature announcements and protect scientists ...

Disclosure Day treats extraterrestrial life as a challenge to faith. It’s not.