Decades before blockbuster CGI aliens, artist Wayne Barlowe designed an entire ecosystem for his book "Expedition" — later turned into the Discovery Channel special "Alien Planet." ...

The search for alien life has been boosted after an atmosphere was detected surrounding an Earth-like planet for the first time. The discovery provides the strongest evidence yet that worlds with ...

Scientists have quietly rewritten the global rulebook for what happens if alien intelligence is ever detected, updating long‑standing 'first contact' plans in 2026 to prevent panic and confusion in an ...

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 ...