Shaped by a different biology or culture, other intelligent civilisations – if they’re out there – might understand the universe in a completely different way than we do. Physicist Daniel Whiteson exp ...

There is a silence in the night sky that has bothered me for as long as I can remember. ” That observation, attributed to ...

Tardigrades are practically invincible on Earth, so scientists looked to outer space in search of their kryptonite.

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Missouri isn’t exactly known for looking like the surface of an alien planet, but apparently nobody told Meramec Caverns in Sullivan about that. This underground wonderland looks like something a ...

Green Bank Telescope rules out alien signals in interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS after rigorous scientific deep search.

Does NASA have files on aliens? Jared Isaacman says no, and tells Ross Douthat on “Interesting Times” that extraterrestrials would pick a more exciting locale to visit than America’s naval bases.

Most people alive today carry fragments of Neanderthal DNA in their genome. Now scientists are gaining a more intimate ...

This is the definitive ranking of the best alien invasion movies of all time. In between those bookends, Lifeforce is one of the wildest, most unique, most incredible science fiction movies almost ...

As a moment of political theater, President Donald Trump set a trap for Democrats while challenging them in his State of the ...

Well, today is Valentine's Day, which means love and connection are on people's minds, and I recently met someone who studies one form of affection, kissing. Matilda Brindle is an evolutionary ...

Testing the biological sex of an athlete is becoming more common in sport, with governing bodies defending the practice as safeguarding fairness for women. But as the introduction of mandatory genetic ...