A recently discovered "super Earth" located around 25 light-years from our planet is not as massive as previously thought, ...

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

Grain-sized remnants of alien technology may get caught in solar wind and land on plants and moons close to us ...

There’s no data to suggest that aliens exist. However, if we believed they existed and came to Earth, our planet would offer ...

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

For decades, scientists have searched the skies for signs of extraterrestrial technology. A study from EPFL asks a sharp question: if alien signals have already reached Earth without us noticing, what ...