When it comes to the search for life elsewhere in the universe, methane and other chemical compounds are seen as signs of ...

Are we alone in the universe? Consider mysterious "extraterrestrial" radio signals. Unexplained gases on other planets.

That sharp, briny smell is not the salt, it is a gas made by life, breathed out by tiny ocean creatures too small to see. For ...

The discovery bemused residents of a small town in northeastern Australia. The objects appear to be junk from a space launch, ...

Scientists may have found the strongest hint yet that life could exist beyond Earth, and the focus is not Mars but a distant ...

The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department is asking the public for help to locate a missing teenager. Nolan Xavier Wells, 18, was last seen on Saturday, July 4 ...

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

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

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

Scientists propose building a lab on the moon to screen Mars and other space samples for alien microbes before they ever ...

Jellyfish have returned to the Gulf of Maine, and some can pack a nasty sting. The large lion's mane jellyfish has been seen in the waters of New Hampshire and can wash up on the shore. "They're very ...

The deep ocean is home to one of the strangest phenomena on Earth: bioluminescence. Scientists estimate that more than 75% of ...