If humanity ever makes contact with an intelligent extraterrestrial civilization, we will have no shortage of questions.

Scientists may have found a powerful new way to hunt for alien life — not by searching for specific molecules, but by looking for hidden patterns in how those molecules are organized. Researchers ...

Alien experts claim powerful extraterrestrial life exists in the universe, which is beyond the control of any government — and could wipe out life on earth. Following Tennessee Rep. Tim Burchett’s ...

The curious minds at What If explore the potential for extraterrestrial life within the vast, subsurface saltwater oceans of Jupiter's moon, Europa.

A new study proposes detecting life in space by spotting patterns across many planets instead of focusing on one at a time. If life spreads and changes planetary environments, it could leave behind ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new study suggests alien life could be going undetected because scientists focus more on avoiding false discoveries than missing ...

Are we alone in the universe? While the search for life beyond Earth has so far turned up empty, the infamous question continues to haunt humanity’s exploration of the vast cosmos. Now, NASA’s ...

News media are currently buzzing about “SpudCell,” claiming that scientists have finally created life in the lab. CNN, for example, offered this hyped headline, “Scientists say they have built a cell ...

New Scientist tackles eight of the deepest challenges faced by science – from reality and consciousness, to free will and death, in The Big Questions special features. No human discovery could have ...