Scientists have updated global guidelines for announcing possible evidence of intelligent alien life, aiming to prevent ...

Scientists involved in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence have released updated guidelines on how researchers should handle potential signals from intelligent life beyond Earth, aiming to ...

Experts emphasize transparency and caution in sharing potential extraterrestrial signals, aiming to prevent misinformation, ...

So many things had to happen for us (humans) to end up here (Earth). Our species is made possible because a water-filled planet orbits a particular distance away from a star of a particular size.

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

After retired space pioneer Haim Eshed claims aliens visited Earth, made deals with people, Isaac Ben-Israel says he went too far, but fascination with extraterrestrial life legit ...

Where are all the aliens? No, I don’t mean microbes on Mars or creatures swimming beneath the ice crusts of Europa or Enceladus, but honest-to-God intelligent aliens, capable of space travel? The ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. In today’s column, I explore a fascinating proposition about ...

News stories about the likely existence of extraterrestrial life, and our chances of detecting it, tend to be positive. We are often told that we might discover it any time now. Finding life beyond ...

Interstellar space is unforgivingly vast, but the emptiness has some advantages. The lack of atmosphere means there is no aerodynamic drag.