As much as Steven Spielberg likes aliens, he seems to prefer holding them at arm’s length. The creatures in Close Encounters ...

A biologist specializing in invasive species has partnered with a former Pentagon strategist in pushing NASA to construct a ...

For decades, the question of whether life exists beyond Earth has been the domain of science fiction writers and late-night ...

A NASA astronaut preparing for a grueling eight-month stint in orbit reveals a plan to test for extraterrestrial life.

Something is absorbing light on the surfaces of Pluto and Saturn’s moon Titan, and figuring out what it is could be crucial ...

Grain-sized remnants of alien technology may get caught in solar wind and land on plants and moons close to us ...

The Alien franchise has become synonymous with the deadly Xenomorph, with the predatory alien race becoming utterly iconic in ...

Steven Spielberg is in his aliens exist era — but in truth, he’s been there since at least 1977. That’s when the director ...

12 years is a long wait to play the sequel to one of your favourite games of all time. During that decade-plus stretch, I’ve re-played the original Alien: Isolation multiple times, analysed its ...

The New York Knicks have built a historic 2-0 lead in the NBA Finals, becoming just the third team in history to win the opening pair of games on the road. But their advantage in the series doesn’t ...

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

We've been looking at nature the wrong way, argues Rowan Hooper. If we stop focusing on the individual, we get a whole new picture of how life on Earth – and elsewhere – may have begun ...