The moment of first contact with extraterrestrials is a staple of science fiction. It usually involves a frantic scientist ...

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

Researchers encountered a new species of octopus while scanning the ocean floor off the Galapagos Islands – and it may be from out of this world.

For more than a century, from George Melies’ A Trip to the Moon to Stephen Spielberg’s E.T. and Close Encounters to this summer’s blockbuster sequel to Independence Day, mass media, and the general ...

Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb examines Pentagon UFO files, urging scientific investigation into unexplained anomalies. He ...

One alien hunter believes they have found the motherload of evidence in the hunt for extraterrestrial activity on Earth. A video uploaded to the popular conspiracy theory channel Behind the Scenes ...

A new Nature Astronomy study warns that space missions are fixated on avoiding false alarms and may be quietly discarding real signs of alien life, arguing that AI will be vital for spotting subtle, ...

The afternoon of 7 August 1996 isn’t a time that sticks in many people’s minds. But if things had worked out differently, it might have been etched into our collective memory. At 1.15pm, US President ...