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

The moment of first contact with extraterrestrials is a staple of science fiction. It usually involves a frantic scientist having a Eureka moment, realising in a single dramatic instant that Earth is ...

Scientists say bad space weather may be one reason alien tech signals have not reached our telescopes in a usable form, after ...

Scientists in California have completed one of the first dedicated searches for signs of alien technology on 3I/ATLAS, the ...