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

This not-so-little piece of equipment could change astronomy forever. And it could be about to find alien life. Maybe in a matter of days. What is this powerful new tool? How could it detect life in ...

When astrobiologists are asked what aliens might look like, many now point not to distant galaxies but to some of the ...

Science fiction has long speculated about the possibility of first contact with an alien species from a distant world and how we might be able to communicate with them. But what if we simply don’t ...

Astrobiologists are raising concerns that humanity’s search for alien life may be limited by the very tools designed to find it.

That’s basic chemistry and biology. On Earth, everything from humans to cows to termites produces digestive gas. So an alien ...