Looking for molecular evidence of life on other worlds is tricky, but a test based on the reactivity of carbon compounds ...

Shaped by a different biology or culture, other intelligent civilisations – if they’re out there – might understand the ...

We may be missing alien radio signals because they have become smeared beyond the narrowband detectors that SETI utilizes, a new study suggests.

On Monday night, someone placed a peculiar bet on the prediction market Kalshi. At 7:45 p.m. eastern time, a single trader put down nearly $100,000 on the claim that, by the end of December, the Trump ...

Stellar plasma can smear alien radio signals before they escape their star system, making them harder for astronomers to detect.

We may not have found any definitive proof of extraterrestrial life just yet, despite plenty of hope among scientists. But if we were to ever come to an answer in the form of alien biology or ...

A new psychedelic retreat calling itself a “SETI for the mind” aims to establish two-way communication with the nonhuman entities people encounter while tripping on DMT.

SETI isn’t “going to meet aliens.” It’s listening for artificial radio signals and other measurable clues that point to technology. Those clues are called technosignatures—and the darkest category is ...

No one knows exactly what to expect if we encountered other forms of alien life. Would they talk like us? Look like us? Or would they be completely different? "What if, instead of encountering organic ...

What does it mean to listen to the universe? Today, the search for alien technology isn’t just about telescopes—it’s about patterns, noise, creativity, and interpretation. Scientists now use ...

For nearly five decades, Steven Spielberg has helped define what alien stories mean to movie audiences. Sometimes they arrive as cosmic miracles. Sometimes as existential threats. Sometimes as ...

Aura readers, quantum life coaches, and “starseeds” came together at the Conscious Life Expo in Los Angeles: “There’s a consensus that ‘first contact’ is not far away” In a packed ballroom in Los ...