Imagine a world where extraterrestrial beings are not just a figment of science fiction, but a reality living among us. A ...

The expansiveness of the universe could make interstellar communication difficult, even for the most advanced civilizations.

Is anybody out there? Probably. Most stars have planets; we've discovered more than 6,000 exoplanets thus far, and the most ...

Scientists suggest advanced alien civilizations might remain undetectable, using AI and exotic communication. They also ...

The Fermi paradox goes like this: given the immense scale of the universe – trillions of galaxies, each with millions upon ...

Scientists have been searching for radio signals from hypothetical alien civilizations using radio telescopes for decades.

Daniel Whiteson and Andy Warner’s upcoming book is a philosophical exploration of the humanity behind our desire to find ...

The Fermi Paradox ponders an endlessly fascinating question: If so many worlds exist in the universe, why haven’t we detected any sign of extraterrestrial life? A possible reason, called the ...

The human brain is a marvel of neurons firing electrical impulses through complex networks of neural pathways. It can also be notoriously slow when it comes to figuring out new solutions for ...

Hunting for alien civilizations isn't a matter of just waiting around for them to show up; it's the business of combing through enormous volumes of data to look for peculiar signals. When you purchase ...

Dyson swarms—theoretical arrangements of satellites orbiting a star to harness its energy—may seem like they could be eternal once constructed, but they are still at the mercy of gravity. A new ...