Scientists suggest the first alien signal we detect could be a desperate cry for help from a fading civilization.

From mudstones on Mars to strange gases in exoplanet atmospheres, tentative evidence for extraterrestrial life is starting to ...

A casual viewer might assume that if you've seen one alien movie, you've seen them all. But that couldn't be further from the truth, as filmmakers throughout cinematic history have used these ...

For decades, the search for extraterrestrial intelligence has been defined more by silence than discovery, but that balance may be starting to shift. As new telescopes, algorithms, and theoretical ...

In this scenario, our first contact with aliens would be tragic. We should look for "loud shouts in the night".

Drop onto dangerously reactive alien planets where every pixel is physically simulated. Craft wild guns and abilities that ...