If humans vanished, evolution might not crown another primate. One unlikely marine predator has the brain, dexterity, and ...

When it comes to the search for life elsewhere in the universe, methane and other chemical compounds are seen as signs of ...

A siphonophore—a colonial marine invertebrate related to the venomous stinging Portuguese Man-o-war—is scanned using Deep ...

ROSWELL, N.M. — The world famous Roswell “incident” was no UFO but rather a Russian spacecraft with “grotesque, child-size aviators” developed in human experiments by Nazi doctor and war criminal ...

A Harvard University cosmologist who has suggested alien life forms could be sailing into the solar system disguised as meteors is leading the Trump administration’s secretive new scientific advisory ...

A polarizing Harvard astronomer known for splashy theories about alien visits has been tapped by the Trump administration to ...

Avi Loeb, a Harvard astronomer who has made headlines with his theories about alien encounters, will lead a White House ...

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

Depending on one’s age, summer reading lists can convey a sense of obligation or a feeling of liberation. For children, summer reading is often an annoying or even daunting duty, a book or two that ...

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 ...

A shocking underwater discovery reveals what may be one of Subnautica 2’s biggest secrets yet: a hidden alien base deep beneath the ocean. Strange technology, mysterious clues, and terrifying ...

Steven Rowley’s new novel, “Take Me With You,” asks who we are without our partners. By TJ Klune TJ Klune is the author, most recently, of “We Burned So Bright.” When you purchase an independently ...