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

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

In the 1982 blockbuster, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, E.T. is lured out of hiding using a trail of Reese's Pieces. But what ...

Is the rest of the cosmos a pristine environment awaiting the arrival of humanity’s “post-human” descendants? Or is advanced ...

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

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

The best way to find alien technosignatures is to look for ones that have long survived their creators, according to a new ...