“The universe is not as quiet as we were told.” The line belongs to a dramatic retelling of a disputed signal claim, but it captures a sober scientific problem: the first technosignature humanity ...

The researchers who scan the skies for radio signals from extraterrestrials are now rethinking their approach.

"If a signal gets broadened by its own star's environment, it can slip below our detection thresholds, even if it's there." ...

A viral podcast moment last month reignited speculation about extraterrestrials and prompted President Donald Trump’s commitment to kickstarting the release of government files on flying saucers. But ...

E.T. could be phoning home — but we’re not hearing the call. A new study published in The Astrophysical Journal argues that “space weather” could be distorting incoming transmissions from ...

Looking for molecular evidence of life on other worlds is tricky, but a test based on the reactivity of carbon compounds ...

Humans have practiced head shaping for tens of thousands of years, and anthropologists are beginning to uncover clues as to why.

This ship was huge. It was like a city-sized ship. And there was hundreds of beings on board,” said Debbie Solaris, a military veteran and one of six panelists sharing their alien encounters with a ...

Released in the United States on August 2, 2002, M. Night Shyamalan's sci-fi horror thriller "Signs" will turn 24 this year.

A new psychedelic retreat calling itself a “SETI for the mind” aims to establish two-way communication with the nonhuman entities people encounter while tripping on DMT.

Shaped by a different biology or culture, other intelligent civilisations – if they’re out there – might understand the ...