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Scientists warn that alien organisms may invade Earth if biosecurity measures aren’t taken. According to a study published in the international journal BioSciences, increased space travel puts Earth ...

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To find extraterrestrial life, follow the trail of radiation. Scientists in Germany believe that they have found the most likely star systems to host alien organisms. Oxygen-rich planets hosted by ...

SEATTLE — Attention alien hunters: If you want to find life on distant planets, try looking for signs of toxic chemical cleanup. Gases that organisms produce as they tidy up their environments could ...

Recent research has uncovered a surprising twist in the search for extraterrestrial life: cosmic rays, typically seen as hazardous to life, may actually support alien life on cold, dark moons in our ...

The Moon fascinates us. The only world other than Earth upon which humans have set foot, we know a remarkable amount about it, yet countless mysteries remain. One theory, presented at Europlanet’s ...

This article was originally featured on Undark. A little over a decade ago, Jason Gleditsch was removing Asian honeysuckle when he noticed the birds. Robins and gray catbirds flocked around the ...

Alien: Earth turns its mid-season pivot into a conversation about power and risk. In the Alien: Earth episode 5, titled In Space, No One…, the story jumps back to the USCSS Maginot to explain how a ...

Scientists warn, without good biosecurity measures 'alien organisms' on Earth may become a reality stranger than fiction. Scientists are calling for greater recognition of the biosecurity risks ahead ...