The Great Filter theory suggests advanced civilisations may self-destruct before contacting others, explaining the universe's ...

The “Wow!” signal is one of our best pieces of evidence for aliens, but researchers are building a compelling case for a more ...

Federal lawyers are challenging Massachusetts and Rhode Island laws that offer in-state tuition benefits to certain ...

The remains of at least 117 dogs were found on the grounds of a California “no-kill“ animal shelter, many of them with ...

An international team of cave explorers has shown that cave walls and the prehistoric rock art that adorns them can preserve human DNA for thousands of years.

Investigators have now identified human remains first discovered 28 years ago during a manhunt in a remote part of a Utah ...

When it comes to influential sci-fi franchises, Alien remains the pinnacle of the more gritty side of the genre. The franchise launched all the way back in 1979 with sci-fi legend Ridley Scott at the ...

The best way to find alien technosignatures is to look for ones that have long survived their creators, according to a new paper. Reading time 3 minutes In our search for life beyond Earth, we might ...

Steven Spielberg's claims that aliens have already visited Earth have drawn a mixed but pointed scientists' reaction this week, with astrophysicists in the UK and Australia stressing that while ...

Investigators in Washington County, Minnesota, say they've identified the human remains found in two Twin Cities lakes more than three decades ago. Denise Elaine Sexton Hartley, the youngest of 15 ...