Scientists are calling for a lunar quarantine facility where samples from Mars, the Moon, and beyond would be examined before being brought to Earth. They warn that even a tiny alien microorganism ...

A siphonophore—a colonial marine invertebrate related to the venomous stinging Portuguese Man-o-war—is scanned using Deep ...

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

Teetering near endangered status, the starlet sea anemone produces “an ancient mechanism” for fighting viruses that ...

When you ask anyone to name the ultimate adversary of the Man of Steel, you will almost universally hear the same few answers pop up. People immediately point to Lex Luthor with his brilliant ...

Researchers propose turning a future NASA moon base into a quarantine station that would screen space samples before they ever reach Earth.

Deep beneath the Atlantic, an alien-like lost city of towering chimneys offers clues to life on Earth and other worlds.

The Trump administration has a history of disappointing releases of confidential material: on aliens, Covid-19 and Jefferey ...

U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has released newly declassified documents claiming U.S. funding supported more than 120 biological research facilities across over 30 countries, ...

What if signs of extraterrestrial life already exist — but our technology and methods are simply missing them? Scientists are now warning that “false-negative” results could be shaping the future of ...

Scientists are listening in on sperm whale conversations and studying Earth's strangest microbes to prepare humanity for first contact with extraterrestrial life. Tardigrades—a type of invertebrate ...