New research suggests that alien radio signals may be transformed by plasma from their home stars — and scientists on Earth ...

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Scientists have updated global guidelines for announcing possible evidence of intelligent alien life, aiming to prevent misinformation, panic and confusion in the age of social media and AI.

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

Scientists have uncovered extraterrestrial material inside an Earth crater that they believe could fundamentally reshape humanity's understanding of life itself. Researchers examining the Hapcheon ...

A new SETI study suggests we may be overlooking alien signals not because they aren't there, but because their own stars are scrambling them before they escape into space. Turbulent plasma and ...

Scientists have rewritten global 'first contact' protocols for how to confirm and announce the discovery of alien ...

A look at 10 of the greatest alien sci-fi movies, from Ridley Scott's Alien to Denis Villeneuve's Arrival, none by Steven ...

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