If and when SETI discovers alien life, a revised Declaration of Principles guarantees once the discovery has been verified, ...

New SETI protocols outline how scientists should verify, share, and respond to potential evidence of alien intelligence in ...

Scientists have updated global guidelines for announcing possible evidence of intelligent alien life, aiming to prevent ...

Like the lead character of “Project Hail Mary,” some scientists are proposing ways that life might exist beyond a star’s “habitable zone,” often considered the gold standard of potential livability An ...

Could scientists be overlooking life in space?

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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 ...