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

New research suggests that alien radio signals may be transformed by plasma from their home stars — and scientists on Earth ...

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

A new exoplanet model screens rocky worlds by their ability to retain atmospheres over geologic timescales, helping narrow ...

Steven Spielberg’s sci-fi adventure-mystery about the possibility of aliens on Earth stars Emily Blunt, Josh O’Connor and Colman Domingo Tyson has “no reason to doubt” there’s non-human species out in ...

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

We've been looking at nature the wrong way, argues Rowan Hooper. If we stop focusing on the individual, we get a whole new picture of how life on Earth – and elsewhere – may have begun ...

Steven Spielberg's claims that aliens have already visited Earth have drawn a mixed but pointed scientists' reaction this ...

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

Scientists propose building a lab on the moon to screen Mars and other space samples for alien microbes before they ever ...

Experts stress need for transparency while aiming to prevent premature announcements and protect scientists ...

EVE HEWSON: (As Jane Blankenship) What are you going to do? O'CONNOR: (As Dr. Daniel Kellner) Full disclosure to the whole world. FLORIDO: It is the latest film that Spielberg has directed about ...