By studying large language models as if they were living things instead of computer programs, scientists are discovering some ...

It's the oldest question on Earth. Where did we come from? Some people may thank a creator from above, but what if the hand ...

The United States is stepping back from the most direct test yet of possible alien biology on Mars just as new telescopes and ...

A new paper posits that advanced alien civilizations may communicate through subtle flashes, like fireflies do on Earth. The ...

Humans have always been fascinated with space. We frequently question whether we are alone in the universe. If not, what does ...

While late M-stars are the easiest places to find Earth-sized planets, a new study suggests they are biological dead ends where animal life may never find enough fuel to evolve.

We live in a very exciting time: answers to some of the oldest questions humanity has conceived are within our grasp. One of ...

The proliferated architecture satellites are built by SpaceX and Northrop Grumman. All of them have reached orbit aboard ...

Scientists from the California Academy of Sciences described 72 new species last year, from elegant birds to strange sea ...

The afternoon of 7 August 1996 isn’t a time that sticks in many people’s minds. But if things had worked out differently, it might have been etched into our collective memory. At 1.15pm, US President ...