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

A gastroenterologist says altered gut bacteria have been observed in patients with neurological and psychiatric conditions ...

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

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

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

Since the 1960s, scientists working with SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) have been monitoring the universe ...

A provocative study suggests that Jupiter’s frozen moon Europa may not only be hospitable, but that life from Earth could be ...

Two scientists want NASA to build a quarantine lab for alien germs on the Moon, rather than on Earth. The pair, ...

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

With the release of Disclosure Day, Steven Spielberg’s new film about aliens, a question as old as science fiction itself resurfaces: if aliens were to arrive on Earth, would they come to conquer us, ...

A 4,000-year-old child's remains, unearthed in a Norwegian cave, offer a rare window into early farming communities.

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