The study warns that the search for alien life could be marred by the fear of 'false positives'.

One of the longest-standing techniques in humanity’s search for life beyond Earth may be causing scientists to miss alien signals entirely, a new study finds. Since the very beginnings of the search ...

Is it the invasion of the genome snatchers? Just in case the idea of aliens walking around in human skin suits wasn’t frightening enough. An outlandish study asserts that aliens might have abducted us ...

Most people believe in life on other planets, a newly released study that canvassed respondents around the world claims. After surveying 26,492 people in 24 countries, research firm Motivaction found ...

Human activity brings with it alien species and creates excellent conditions that allow them to become established in an otherwise barren Arctic landscape. (Kristine Bakke Westergaard, NTNU via SWNS) ...

Scientists may have detected more than 10,000 never-before-seen exoplanets in a single survey, potentially tripling the number of known alien worlds in one fell swoop. The record-breaking haul was ...

A study from MIT’s Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics suggests Earth could make itself more visible to invite alien contact. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a ...

An infographic showing the average declines in abundance of key terrestrial insect groups due to invasive alien species. The extent of declines varies across species and regions. Insects are often ...