New research suggests that life could have the time and energy to arise on Earth-like worlds in the rapidly shrinking ...

A new documentary is causing a stir by asserting the presence of alien life on Earth and claiming a US government effort to ...

There is no need to look further than Earth to find plants and animals that live extremely long lives, says one reader ...

The search for alien life is one of the most captivating scientific quests of our time. With the discovery of thousands of ...

A total of 34 senior members of the U.S. legislative, military, and intelligence communities, according to the official ...

Many biological molecules are chiral, meaning they exist in two forms that are mirror images of each other, like left and ...

HUNTING for aliens is now a little easier as scientists discover a new sign that gives away life on far-off planets. Importantly, this new signal teases the presence of alien life on distant ...

A new documentary is causing a stir for claiming that we are not alone. “The Age of Disclosure,” which premiered March 9 at SXSW in Austin, Texas, interviews 34 military and intelligence ...

In the search for extraterrestrial life, water worlds have become the focus of research. Now there is a recommendation on ...

The chemical element sulfur is essential for all lifeforms and is a building block of proteins and amino acids. By studying sulfur-based molecules in space, scientists are working to understand the ...

Astronomers are ready to search for the fingerprints of life in faraway planetary atmospheres. But first, they need to know ...

The intriguing chemistry of a rock collected by the Perseverance rover could trace to microbial activity — or not.