DNA may be the blueprint for life on Earth, but the deeper scientists look, the less certain it seems that the rest of the universe has to follow the same rules. From RNA worlds and synthetic genetic ...

Scientists propose a simple but powerful new method for detecting traces of alien biology, whether on Jupiter's icy moons, in ...

Imagined planets, ecosystems and creatures show how diverse alien biology could become.

Researchers say a biocontainment facility on the Moon could be humanity's last line of defense against potential future alien ...

A nutrition scientist applies metabolism, biology and food science to one of science fiction's oldest questions.

Set in the year 2120, about 20 years before Ridley Scott’s original 1979 Alien movie, the series explores a world where massive corporations are racing to weaponize alien biology. So, instead of ...