A biocontainment facility designed to protect Earth from potentially hazardous biotic contaminants from space should be part ...

In the 1982 blockbuster, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, E.T. is lured out of hiding using a trail of Reese's Pieces. But what ...

The best way to find alien technosignatures is to look for ones that have long survived their creators, according to a new ...

Consciousness may arise in systems far different than the biology on Earth we are used to, according to new research.

This article is part of Spielberg Week, Slate’s seven-day celebration of Steven Spielberg. At my press screening of Steven ...

Many have watched recently released UFO videos, but most still think the government knows more than it is saying.

While some UFO enthusiasts are excited about two 'alien bodies' displayed in Mexico's Congress, sceptics don't believe ...

The world’s first clinical trial to assess the safety and efficacy of xenotransplantation (XT), in which kidneys from ...

The group leading the charge in the search for extraterrestrial life has given the all clear: An interstellar comet looks to ...

Scientists studying mysterious glass found in northern Africa have discovered new clues that could uncover how it was created. The yellowish glass - known as Libyan Desert Glass - is scattered across ...

With that, exobiologists avoided one of the things they fear the most: the false positive—seeing the existence of life where ...