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

The hunt for aliens has mainly focused on detecting weak signals that could be hidden in a huge spectrum of cosmic noise. However, a recent study has suggested that if an advanced extraterrestrial was ...

Humanity has spent eons looking up at the stars and wondering whether we're alone, or if there are others like us out there in the vast unknown. Our curiosity has only increased as we have become a ...