We talk to astronomer Professor Jon Willis about what form alien life may take based on evidence we find on Earth ...

The scientific community tends to employ ‘confidence of life’ detection scales: a multi-step ‘ladder’ that begins with ...

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

By studying Earth's toughest microbes and complex animal "speech", scientists are reshaping how we search for – and may ...

Like the lead character of “Project Hail Mary,” some scientists are proposing ways that life might exist beyond a star’s “habitable zone,” often considered the gold standard of potential livability An ...

Over the past decade, scientists have come up with a variety of frameworks to guide their search for life in the universe. While it’s most convenient to start looking for life using the knowledge that ...