As Spielberg points out, the idea of disclosure has become an increasingly hot button topic among a wider number of people ...

For life to develop on a planet, certain chemical elements are needed in sufficient quantities. Phosphorus and nitrogen are ...

The combustible sedimentary rock, better known as coal, was not only crucial to the onset of advanced technology here on Earth, but it should also be key to the development of advanced E.T.s residing ...

The final trailer for the adaptation of Andy Weir's bestselling novel shows an astronaut getting a surprising new roommate ...

One group of experts now say that looking for life on water and oxygen-rich planets could be a waste of time.

But a group of experts now says that looking for life on water–rich planets could be a waste of time. Instead, they claim we should be turning our telescopes to worlds that are filled with phosphorus ...

Baker’s yeast isn’t just useful in the kitchen — it may also be built for space. Researchers found that yeast cells can ...

Astrobiologists propose that alien civilizations need accessible coal deposits to industrialize exoplanets and become detectable from Earth.

Ridley Scott's $403 million sci-fi epic that came out of nowhere is quietly surging on streaming charts. Find out where to ...

In Carlsbad Caverns, researchers found glowing cyanobacteria that thrive in darkness, suggesting new ways to search for alien ...

NASA-supported scientists have resurrected an enzyme first used by organisms on Earth 3.2-billion years ago and, in the ...

Scientists argue that limiting the search for life strictly to a star’s traditional habitable zone is too restrictive. That is in light of new climate models, and observations that suggest that liquid ...