Are we alone in the universe? Consider mysterious "extraterrestrial" radio signals. Unexplained gases on other planets.

Are we alone in the universe? Consider mysterious "extraterrestrial" radio signals . Unexplained gases on other planets. Things mistaken for UFOs ...

In virtual experiments, AI repeatedly misread dead digital organisms as self-replicating life.

The search for life beyond Earth has always been full of surprises. Strange radio signals have sparked excitement. Odd gases on distant worlds have raised questions. Even ordinary objects have been ...

New research suggests AI can be repeatedly fooled into mistaking non-life for life.

What if an alien species had a complete evolutionary history stretching billions of years? This deep dive explores the Yaetuans, from microscopic lifeforms to a civilization capable of reaching the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pandora mission is designeed to "provide in-depth study of at least 20 known planets orbiting distant stars," according to NASA's ...

This article contains spoilers for the film Disclosure Day. As much as Steven Spielberg likes aliens, he seems to prefer holding them at arm’s length. The creatures in Close Encounters of the Third ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

SETI scientists searched the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS for radio signals that could indicate extraterrestrial technology but found nothing beyond human-made interference. Even so, the ...

Fossils unearthed in Ethiopia are reshaping our view of human evolution. Instead of a straight march from ape-like ancestors to modern humans, researchers now see a tangled, branching tree with ...