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Are we looking for alien pollution?

A look at the idea of searching for signs of pollution beyond Earth.

We Could Seed Alien Life Elsewhere in the Universe—But We’ll Never Undo the Devastating Consequences

Could humans spread Earth life beyond our planet? Astrobiologists explain where extremophiles might survive and why the risks ...

We Could Seed Alien Life Elsewhere in the Universe—But We’ll Never Undo the Devastating Consequences, Scientists Caution

Thus far, our search for extraterrestrial life points toward Clarke’s former point, suggesting that our little blue dot is ...

What would an alien diet look like?

There’s no data to suggest that aliens exist. However, if we believed they existed and came to Earth, our planet would offer ...

'These don't occur naturally': Radio signals linked to alien life may be passing Earth by undetected, new study hints

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

Ridley Scott's 'Alien: Earth' Is Officially Distancing Itself From Its Winning Formula

Alien: Earth star, Timothy Olyphant, reveals that Season 2 will take the story for the prequel series' next chapter in a very ...

The Alien Signals We're Missing: Why Stellar Plasma Is 'Smearing' Extraterrestrial Broadside Transmissions

A study suggests that stellar plasma may distort alien signals, complicating SETI's search for extraterrestrial life by ...

Alien: Isolation 2 keeps the classic horror game's uncompromising approach to raising tension

One of the best horror games of the 2010s was Creative Assembly's Alien: Isolation, but it certainly took some time for audiences to see it in its proper light. Though it initially received mixed ...

Could alien minds be conscious? A new paper says yes

A mind wrapped in skin and bone can feel like the obvious model for consciousness. But that assumption may say more about where you live than about what consciousness really requires.

10 Worst Movies That Tried To Be 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial was a global phenomenon that spawned many knockoffs, with films like Purple People Eater, Badi, ...

Biologists Want NASA to Build a Quarantine Lab for Alien Germs on the Moon

A biologist specializing in invasive species has partnered with a former Pentagon strategist in pushing NASA to construct a ...

Hidden life beneath Antarctica's dry valleys: Scientists discover alien-like ecosystems that could reshape how we protect Earth

Beneath the icy silence of Antarctica's famous Dry Valleys lies a world so unusual that it often resembles another planet.