In one of the most baffling discoveries of the last decade, scientists have found a clue in a cave to how life might survive ...

January brought a wide range of thoughtful science conversations featuring researchers from the SETI Institute, spanning everything from hands-on planetary defense with citizen scientists to careful ...

When astronomers announced Kepler-452b, they were not just adding another distant world to a growing catalog. They were ...

Scientists may need to broaden their horizons in their search for alien life.

For many years, astronomers have been looking for extraterrestrial life. In doing so, astronomers have narrowed their search ...

Machine learning is quietly rewriting the rules of the cosmic hunt for company. Instead of waiting to recognize familiar fingerprints of biology, researchers are training algorithms to spot the deeper ...

Despite the vast differences in human and bee brains, both of us can do mathematics. As we argue in a new paper published in the journal Leonardo, our thought experiment lends weight to the idea that ...

A "crowdsourced" project in which home computer users were enlisted to help analyze radio signals from space is ending after more than two decades.

With its long wavelength, near-infrared light is hardy enough to survive the limestone surroundings in the cavern: “The ...

According to popular media, the search for alien life involves advanced technology, space exploration and sometimes even government conspiracies and secret programs. But according to University of ...